Cayetano presses Matibag on NBI basis for believing Duterte affidavit

Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano pressed NBI Director Melvin Matibag to clarify how the bureau assessed and eventually believed the affidavit used as a basis for its investigation. Matibag said the affidavit was later used as one of the bases for establishing a pattern of violence after it went through the NBI’s investigative process.
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PRESIDING OFFICER ESCUDERO:

(0:00:00) What is the pleasure of Senator Judge Cayetano? 

SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:

(0:00:02) Just on your ruling, may be clarified because the question was, pinaniwalaan mo ba? Ang sagot nya, hindi kaagad. So the councel was asking for yes or no. I just want to be clarified. Hindi pinaniwalaan agad, does that mean afterwards pinaniwalaan mo na? Or never mo pinaniwalaan? Just so that the record is clear. Just that clarification. 

PRESIDING OFFICER ESCUDERO:

(0:00:23) Thank you, Senator Judge Cayetano, Alan. Witness so please answer…

WITNESS MATIBAG:

(0:00:27) Yes, Your Honor. Kaya ko nga po ikine-kwento yung buong pangyayari para po makita kung paano po kami dumating dun sa punto na ginamit po doon sa pattern of violence yung pong abidibit na ito.

PRESIDING OFFICER ESCUDERO:

(0:00:41) So, liwanagin ko po, Director Matibag. 

WITNESS MATIBAG:

(0:00:43) Opo. 

PRESIDING OFFICER ESCUDERO:

(0:00:44) Hindi nyo agad pinaniwalaan noong simula. Pinadaan nyo rin sa inyong SOP sa imbestigasyon. Kalaunan, pinaniwalaan na ninyo at sa ngayon, pinapaniwalaan po ninyo yung nakasaad dun sa dokumentong iyon. 

WITNESS MATIBAG:

(0:01:00) Kalaunan po, ito ay ginamit na namin na isa sa basehan po dun sa pattern of violence. Pagkatapos po namin idaan sa proseso po.

PRESIDING OFFICER ESCUDERO:

(0:01:07) So, pinaniwalaan nyo na, pinang hawakan nyo na? 

WITNESS MATIBAG:

(0:01:10) Sa ngayon po, tama po, Your Honor. 

PRESIDING OFFICER ESCUDERO:

(0:01:11) Okay.

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