SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:
(0:00:01) May I just ask through the Presiding Officer, is 10 minutes enough?
PROSECUTOR DEFENSOR:
(0:00:07) Your Honor, we will be raising our request to make it at least 15 minutes per party.
SENATOR-JUDGE ALAN PETER CAYETANO:
(0:00:12) Sorry, I’ll just use myself as an example. I want to draw the line between a fishing expedition, and this is definite, right? And of course, if you can answer it in your presentation, better, I don’t have to ask questions anymore. And I can tell you very honestly, I’m really interested in this issue. So may I ask my dear colleagues, can we, since we don’t have any other witness tomorrow, I think it will go faster if we give them more time and ourselves less time. Maybe 15 or 20 minutes each and then…
(0:00:48) Maybe, Mr. President, Mr. Presiding Officer, you said three minutes rebut. I mean, can we give them more time to rebut each other? I’d rather they be rebutting each other than rebutting us. But I think this will really be an issue that will educate all of us and it’ll really be good for the impeachment court and the Filipino people. May I ask?
PRESIDING SENATOR-JUDGE ESCUDERO:
(0:01:11) The Honorable Defensor, 15 minutes?
PROSECUTOR DEFENSOR:
(0:01:12) Yes, Your Honor, 15 minutes per argument and 10 minutes per party on rebuttal, Your Honor.
PRESIDING SENATOR-JUDGE ESCUDERO:
(0:01:17) So 15 and 10?
PROSECUTOR DEFENSOR:
(0:01:18) Yes, Your Honor.
PRESIDING SENATOR-JUDGE ESCUDERO:
(0:01:19) How about counsel for respondent?
DEFENSE VINLUAN:
(0:01:21) We will just submit, Your Honor, to the discretion of this Honorable Court.
PRESIDING SENATOR-JUDGE ESCUDERO:
(0:01:25) 15 minutes for the oral arguments-in-chief and then 10 minutes by way of rebuttal and surrebuttal, and a reminder to the senator-judges. Each senator-judge can speak for a maximum only of 10 minutes and for a total of one hour for each side.
(0:01:45) Meaning to say, decide to grant the motion and decide not to grant the motion. So kindly discuss also among yourselves to make use of the time with respect to taking up and tackling your position if you are for or against the motion so that the period of time will be maximized. Senator-Judge Sotto is recognized. Yes, sir?
