The House quad-committee (quad-comm) cited Police Col. Hector Grijaldo for contempt a second time in a hearing Tuesday, Jan. 21 wherein the Philippine National Police (PNP) official was utterly emasculated by solons.
But it was obvious why the congressmen ran out of patience on Grijaldo, whose demeanor Tuesday was far from what he exhibited during a Senate hearing last year.
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But it was obvious why the congressmen ran out of patience on Grijaldo, whose demeanor Tuesday was far from what he exhibited during a Senate hearing last year.
READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/21/tawagin-mo-yung-kakampi-mo-grijaldo-gets-verbal-beatdown-from-quad-comm-cited-for-contempt-anew
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00:00by the
00:10at the time of opening in the
00:11dead women of them up all
00:13user of the memo that Mister
00:15Lamont
00:17the doubles the
00:19number seven
00:21When I entered the end room, I saw two lawyers of Colonel Garma standing inside the room.
00:30One of the lawyers approached me and then asked me what we were going to talk about.
00:37And you said, I said that I do not know.
00:44Number eight, after a while, Congressman Dan Fernandez entered the room and he asked me to
00:52sit beside him on the right side. Then Congressman Abate entered the room and sat on the far end
01:01chair on my right. One of the lawyers of Colonel Garma stood at my back.
01:07Point of order, I did not see that.
01:10I can make a statement, make that statement if you go and tell him.
01:21Point of order, Mr. Chairman.
01:22Point of order.
01:22What is the point of order?
01:24I don't see any reason why our guest keeps on invoking his right against self-incrimination
01:32when Deputy Speaker James Suarez was not asking
01:34the
01:38committee, and I'm not asking
01:40you anything incriminating, it
01:42was just merely reading a
01:44portion of his affidavit.
01:46So I don't like, Mr. Chair, that
01:48this committee, that our
01:50resource person may impress upon
01:52the public that we are here to
01:54corner him and to incriminate
01:56him.
01:58Please stop that.
02:00Mr. Chair, it's not right to
02:02invoke self-incrimination when in fact
02:04DSJJ is not asking you
02:06any questions, but merely reading his
02:08affidavit. Maybe the message
02:10Mr. Chair is showing
02:12the public,
02:14that we are cornering him here.
02:16I'm sorry, Mr. Chair, but
02:18I have to manifest this.
02:20I think his invitation to the Senate was to
02:22discuss about EJK and illegal drugs.
02:24And nowhere in his affidavit
02:26did he mention anything about illegal
02:28drugs and
02:30EJK. He did
02:32not share any
02:34inputs
02:36or his knowledge on illegal drugs.
02:38His participation in that Senate
02:40inquiry was merely to besmirch the
02:42reputation of some of the chairmen
02:44here. And as a result,
02:46attempting
02:48to degrade the integrity
02:50of the QUADCOM. So please,
02:52I hate to admonish
02:54men in uniform.
02:56I have the highest respect for our
02:58policemen. But please,
03:00Colonel,
03:02stop invoking your right against self-crimination.
03:04Nobody's asking you any committing questions
03:06here. If I confirm
03:08the testimony of Colonel Garma
03:10about DDS in 1999,
03:12since I was
03:14not a member of the PNP at that time,
03:16and I have no knowledge as to the
03:18reward system. Additionally, I
03:20said that the work of policemen
03:22are noble, that requires
03:24great sacrifice, even
03:26without reward or award.
03:28It is our moral obligation
03:30and a call of duty to serve our country
03:32and our people.
03:34If I may continue,
03:36Colonel Grijaldo.
03:40At Sinabimo,
03:42Congressman Dunn asked me,
03:44Colonel Garma,
03:46anong masabi mo
03:48sa kanya tungkol
03:50kay Barayuga?
03:52I politely
03:54told him I cannot comment on the
03:56case when I respectfully
03:58answered him, Sir, mahirap yan.
04:00Kasama kami sa nag-i-investiga
04:02at hindi ko alam
04:04kung anong
04:06kinalaman niya at may investigasyon
04:08din kami, baka may incriminate
04:10ako, Sir.
04:12Tama po ba ito, Colonel
04:14Grijaldo?
04:16Your Honor,
04:18I will stand by with my statement
04:20in the Senate under oath, Your Honor.
04:22Again,
04:24the resource person
04:26is out of order.
04:28Let it be of record
04:30that he is continuously
04:32disrespecting this committee
04:34by refusing
04:36to answer appropriately
04:38to the questions propounded by the
04:40member.
04:42Alamo,
04:44Colonel, if I may,
04:46DSJJ,
04:48binibigay ka namin ang pagkakataon dito.
04:50Noon nasa Senado ka
04:52ang tapang-tapang mo. Bakit dito ay
04:54magtapang ka rito?
04:56Ipakita mo yan, the same candor,
04:58the same tapang
05:00na pinakita mo doon.
05:02Di ba?
05:04Bakit
05:06hindi mo gawin yan dito ngayon?
05:10Nagtatago ka sa likod
05:12ng right against self-incrimination.
05:14Tinatanong sa'yo
05:16a relevant question.
05:20Matapang ka lang doon sa Senado
05:22kasi may kakampika.
05:24Dito ka magpakita ng tapang mo.
05:26Hindi yung nandito ka lang.
05:28Alamo,
05:30ang mahirap kasi sa'yo,
05:34gusto lang nating malaman
05:36ang katotohanan sa likod nito.
05:38Andahin mo nang ginawa.
05:40Dinamay mo ba yung mga kasama?
05:42Hindi dahil sa kasama namin sila,
05:44kundi hindi tama ang nangyari
05:46at ginawa mo.
05:48Mr. Rijaldo,
05:50babalikan ko lang,
05:52totoo ba
05:54o hindi
05:56na merong
06:00pumilit sa'yo
06:04na magsalita
06:08na hindi naaayon
06:10sa katotohanan
06:12dito sa quad ko.
06:14Your Honor, I would like to invoke my right
06:16for self-incrimination, Your Honor.
06:18Mr. Chair, point of order.
06:22What is the point of order,
06:24Congressman Malaco?
06:26The resource person has not answered
06:28my question a while ago,
06:30and he's still invoking his right
06:32against self-incrimination,
06:34which is improper.
06:36Even the Supreme Court decision says so.
06:40You're just telling me
06:42your ignorance of the law.
06:46Your Honor,
06:48I would like to invoke my right
06:50against self-incrimination,
06:52which is improper.
06:54Even the Supreme Court decision says so.
06:56Your Honor,
06:58I would like to invoke my right
07:00against self-incrimination,
07:02which is improper.
07:04Even the Supreme Court decision says so.
07:06Your Honor,
07:08I would like to invoke my right
07:10against self-incrimination,
07:12which is improper.