00:00Earlier, the defense spokesperson, Attorney Michael Poe, said regarding the appearance of Vice President Duterte on the impeachment trial, he
00:09said that depende daw po yun kung kakailanganin, depende sa advice nila bilang mga abogado kung kailangan na mag-appear
00:17si VP Sara doon sa mangyayaring paglilitis. Sa inyo po ba kailangan po bang nandun si VP Sara?
00:22I understand that that is her prerogative, whether to appear or not. And her non-appearance will simply be deemed
00:32as an entry of a plea of not guilty. Nevertheless, in my personal opinion, appearing before the impeachment court is
00:42likewise a constitutional duty which public officials must comply.
00:47This is what we meant by public offices in public trust, and public officials must be accountable to the people
00:54at all times.
00:56Thank you very much.
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