Are Jessica Francisco and Mary Ann Maslog the same person?
Senators questioned during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, October 8, the real identity of Jessica Francisco who is allegedly the same person as Mary Ann Maslog.
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00:00So now, I would like to ask Jessica Francisco, but we also know her as Mary Ann Maslog.
00:08So I will address you as Ms. Maslog, even if you want to refer yourself as Ms. Francisco.
00:17So Ms. Maslog, Madam Chair, before we continue, can we make a formal declaration from the resource person
00:29who she really is, what is her identity? Before we start questioning her.
00:35Yes, Senator De La Rosa.
00:37Jessica Francisco or what's the other name?
00:40Mary Ann Maslog.
00:42Mary Ann Maslog.
00:43It's hard, isn't it? It's not just one person we determine the identity, it's two.
00:48Okay, so ma'am, what is your name? Who are you?
00:54Good afternoon, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, good Senators.
00:59I'm Jessica Francisco.
01:02Okay, that's her answer.
01:04I'm Jessica Francisco, sir.
01:08Okay, that's her answer, Senator De La Rosa.
01:11Where did you get that name, Maslog?
01:14There are articles, including investigative articles, that are coming out in the media
01:23based on linking to previous cases where this person was identified as a former or her real name as Mary Ann Maslog.
01:36And she was arrested, Madam Chair?
01:38Yes, Senator.
01:40She was arrested or she was detained? I don't even know her status right now because she is Mary Ann Maslog.
01:48Yes, Senator Joel.
01:51And for the record, to Senator De La Rosa's question,
01:55Mary Ann Maslog is the unidentified textbook scammer, but Jessica Francisco is their new name.
02:06So there, Senators De La Rosa and Joel.
02:09It's hard to start investigating a person, Madam Chair,
02:12when we haven't established her real identity to start to begin with.
02:17So are you really the Mary Ann Maslog who was involved in the textbook scam and there's a story that she died?
02:29Your Honor, I invoke my right to keep silent because we have a case right now.
02:40No, no. You cannot invoke that right because if you say there's a Supreme Court ruling there,
02:49there's no sub judicial rule cannot apply in legislative inquiry in aid of legislation.
02:57You cannot invoke that right.
02:59That's why we need to clarify this because we're like fools here.
03:03We're asking you as Jessica Francisco and you're also Mary Ann Maslog.
03:10Let's clarify this because this committee is fooling us if you don't tell us your real name.
03:18Senator De La Rosa, maybe we can ask the NBI?
03:22NBI?
03:23Attorney Magno, please establish the identity of the resource person.
03:27Attorney Magno, please.
03:31Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Honorable Senators.
03:35On September 25, our Fraud and Financial Crime Division conducted an operation
03:43against a certain Dr. Jessica Francisco
03:48and allegedly one who is Mary Ann Maslog.
03:54In this particular case, they were able to confirm through a forensic that this
04:05Jessica Francisco and Mary Ann Maslog is one in the same person.
04:10What particular forensic evidence can you provide this committee?
04:17Stating that he's one in the same person.
04:20It is a fingerprint analysis, Madam Chair.
04:29So if that is so, you confirm that she is really Mary Ann Maslog?
04:35As far as the dactyloscopy report, it was made by our expert, Madam Chair.
04:47Madam Chair, I am inclined to believe that this committee should
04:55treat this information coming from the NBI as official.
05:00Yes, Senator De La Rosa.
05:00So for me, you are not Jessica Francisco.
05:04You are, as far as this committee is concerned, you are Mary Ann Maslog.
05:11Yes, Senator De La Rosa.
05:12Am I correct, Mary Ann?
05:14Please remove your...
05:17Am I correct to assume that you are Mary Ann?
05:20Sir, right now we have an identity hearing on the 28th and on 29th of October in Sandigan Bayan.
05:30That's why I invoke my right to keep silent, sir.
05:34I don't think your invocation of that privilege is applicable to this committee.
05:43I am telling you, if you keep on invoking that, I will presume that you are
05:52uncooperative to this inquiry, Madam Chair.
05:56Yes, thank you, Senator De La Rosa.
06:00The Chair agrees that...
06:01And please come, could we change the nameplate to that of Mary Ann Maslog?
06:08Yes, in the same way that we really held and defended the dactyloscopy analysis of the NBI
06:16in the case of Guo Huaping, why should we not do the same for Mary Ann Maslog?
06:23Remembering also what the dactyloscopy experts said that
06:27each of our fingerprints on each finger is unique
06:30and does not match anyone else.
06:34So, I concur.
06:36Yes.