Cayetano flags date discrepancy in NBI affidavit on VP Sara Duterte threats

Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano questioned the timeline of the NBI’s investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats and whether other security agencies contributed to the probe. Cayetano also flagged a date discrepancy in the NBI affidavit and pressed the witness on whether the investigation was conducted solely by the NBI.
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PRESIDING SENATOR-JUDGE ESCUDERO:

(0:00:00) …Alan Cayetano, you have two minutes, sir? 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:00:02) Less than two minutes. Quick clarification lang. So, January 30, yung unang affidavit of investigation. 

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:00:11) Yes. 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:00:12) January 30, tapos February 5, yun yung sagot ng DOJ na may seven notes. 

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:00:18) Yes, Your Honor. 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:00:19) At February 5, yun din ang filing ng impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. 

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:00:26) Yes.

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:00:27) And then, which you said, wala kang knowledge doon. I’m just looking at the dates. Then, February 10, yung revised na dun sa mga, ang ginamit ng DOJ word insufficiency, yung 1 to 7, na punuan, no? Or whatever the term is. So, ang sagot ng witness, sir, sagot mo yung February 3, baka attachment lang kasi nung una yun.

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:00:52) Yes sir, I think so. 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:00:54) Pero hindi siya pwedeng attachment nung una kasi January 30 sinubmit yun. So hindi ka naman pwede magsubmit ng January 30 na attachment mo February 3. So you went 3 days or 4 days into the future kasi may 31 yung January. 

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:01:09) Well sir, siguro ang makakasagot po niyan si Agent Calilung sir since siya ang signatory doon.  

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:01:20) I don’t think you can answer it. Point ko lang, hindi logical na it was an attachment sa January 30 because wala pang February 3 nun eh. So hindi pwedeng post-dated affidavit.

(0:01:37) Second question lang, sa parehong investigative, affidavit of investigation na sinubmit, walang input doon ang PSG, ESAF, PSC, ESAF, CIDG. So kayo lang yun?

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:01:54) A statement, Your Honor, yung inattach po namin…

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:01:57) Yes. So what I meant is that questions kanina nung many here, including the Senate President, Win Gatchalian, na did you consult the investigation ng PSC, etc. So nung finile niyo ‘to, walang input directly or indirectly ang Presidential Security Command, ang ESAF, ang PNP, CIDG, and anyone else, the National Security Council. So purely NBI ‘to?

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:02:24) No personal knowledge kung merong correspondence ng ibang agency with a director. 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:02:29) Sorry, hindi kayo pwedeng walang personal kasi ikaw nag-file eh. Ikaw nakapirma dun sa affidavit. So you would know whether dun sa affidavit na yun, they had input or not. No one else could know because you’re the one who signed. 

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:02:42) Yes, Your Honor. In some part of the cybercrime division is concerned, kami po yun yung gumawa. 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:02:46) Yes. So the answer is they had no input.

WITNESS JEREMY LOTOC:

(0:02:49) Hindi ko alam kung… Well, in so far as the affidavit is concerned, amin po yun, Your Honor. Now, kung correspondence between other agencies and the NBI, hindi ko na po alam kung may usapan yung director at saka ibang… 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:03:01) Okay. Thank you, Mr. Presiding Officer. Thank you.

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