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00:00Retired Police Official Jove Espinido went back to his old statements
00:04against Senator Laila de Lima about the believed drug trade.
00:09It happened during a hearing of the Quad Committee in the Chamber
00:12where De Lima was also present.
00:14Jonathan Andal witnessed it.
00:20Up to Php 15,000 per person who is killed
00:23is what is obtained under the reward system of the DBS
00:27or Davao Death Squad
00:28which started back in the 80s.
00:31That's what former Senator Laila de Lima said
00:33when she was in front of the Quad Committee of the Chamber
00:35based on their investigation when she was the Chief of the Commission on Human Rights.
00:38After the summary execution of targeted victims,
00:42the DDS members would regroup at their safe house and divide the reward.
00:47During that time,
00:49MRRD sometimes personally gave out the kill orders
00:54and the reward money directly to the assassins themselves.
00:59The MRRD is about who is Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
01:03and the fund came from the Intel Funds of the Office of the Mayor.
01:07Ani de Lima, this Davao model,
01:09was the one who fought the drug war during the Duterte administration
01:13and was trusted by the former Police Officer
01:15and the former PCSO General Manager Ruyina Garma in the Quad Committee.
01:19We are trying to get the money from Duterte
01:21but she has already denied that there is a reward system in the war on drugs.
01:25In her first appearance in the Quad Committee,
01:28she mentioned her previous appearance in the House hearings in 2016.
01:32I attended this hearing with a deep sense of irony.
01:35I was also involved in the drug war of Duterte.
01:39And I felt sorry that it should have been stopped.
01:43But in spite of the bad luck,
01:46no one listened to me,
01:48especially since we have a majority of Senators and Congressmen.
01:52In front of de Lima was the retired Police Colonel Jovi Espinido
01:56who used to listen to him.
01:58Just like another person who listened to de Lima,
02:00Kerwin Espinosa,
02:01Espinido went back.
02:03Are you retracting all the testimonies that you gave
02:08against Senator de Lima during that Senate investigation?
02:12Yes, Your Honor.
02:14There's also a testimony coming from
02:17Kerwin Espinosa
02:19that you and him were instructed to talk with each other
02:23to make sure that your testimonies against Senator de Lima
02:27is consistent.
02:30Do you confirm this?
02:32Yes or no?
02:34I confirm.
02:36Espinosa first said that Senator Bato de la Rosa
02:39was the one who ordered de Lima to be detained in the Belibid drug trade.
02:44Meanwhile, Espinosa denied it.
02:47The Senator has yet to make a statement.
02:49Former President Duterte was also invited to the Quad Cong hearing.
02:52But he said yesterday that he won't be able to go
02:55because he feels bad.
02:57Some Congressmen want a medical certificate as proof.
03:00No medical certificate confirming that indeed
03:03the former President will be excused
03:06in today's hearing because of his medical situation.
03:10We don't give him special treatment.
03:15But in this particular case,
03:17in deference to him being the former President,
03:20I would like to ask for your understanding
03:24to extend a little bit of the courtesy that is due to him.
03:28A congressman wants the former President to be cited in contempt
03:32if he doesn't attend the next hearing.
03:35A lot is said if it's not under oath or if it's not in the right place.
03:39But when it's called for a formal hearing,
03:42it's the same old story.
03:45And there are a lot of reasons
03:47so that our questions won't be answered properly.
03:53In his letter to the Quad Cong,
03:55the former President said that he's ready to attend the hearings
03:58after November 1.
04:00Duterte is also one of those who will be invited
04:02to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing
04:04about the drug war on Monday.
04:06Delima, Espinosa, Espinido,
04:09retired Police Colonel Regina Garma,
04:11former NAPALCOM Commissioner Edelberto Leonardo,
04:14and the families of the victims are also invited.
04:16According to De La Rosa, the former President told her
04:18that he will attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing
04:21no matter who will lead it.
04:23Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel
04:25is the one who will preside over the hearings.
04:27Duterte used to be Duterte's ally,
04:29but now he's in another faction of PDP Laban.
04:31Our personal relationships are blurred.
04:33Everything is blurred.
04:35What we will do is follow the evidence.
04:38Senate President Chiza Escudero said
04:40that he will give full authority to the former President.
04:43Escudero also said that there is no reason
04:45for Senator De La Rosa and Senator Pong Go
04:47to have indefinite leaves.
04:49He called on the group of two Senators,
04:52especially PNP Chief De La Rosa,
04:54when the drug war started.
04:56Go is the Special Assistant to the President
04:58when Duterte was the Admin.
05:00De La Rosa said that she will not leave.
05:02She said that she needs to confront the liars.
05:05GMA Integrated News is still trying to
05:07catch Go's panic.
05:09Pimentel said that this will not affect
05:11the credibility of the investigation
05:13even if De La Rosa and Go are there.
05:15For GMA Integrated News,
05:17I'm Jonathan Andala,
05:18your Saksi.
05:30Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:32when Duterte was the Admin.
05:34Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:36when Duterte was the Admin.
05:38Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:40when Duterte was the Admin.
05:42Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:44when Duterte was the Admin.
05:46Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:48when Duterte was the Admin.
05:50Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:52when Duterte was the Admin.
05:54Go is the Special Assistant to the President
05:56when Duterte was the Admin.
05:58Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:00when Duterte was the Admin.
06:02Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:04when Duterte was the Admin.
06:06Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:08when Duterte was the Admin.
06:10Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:12when Duterte was the Admin.
06:14Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:16when Duterte was the Admin.
06:18Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:20when Duterte was the Admin.
06:22Go is the Special Assistant to the President
06:24when Duterte was the Admin.
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