KILOSBAYAN FOUNDATION and BANTAY KATARUNGAN ...

Supplemental Resolution
OMB-L-C-04-0922-J - Kilosbayan Foundation and Bantay Katarungan Foundation vs Benjamin Abalos, et al.,;
OMB-L-C-04-0983-J - Sen. Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr., FIO vs Benjamin Santos Abalos, et al.,;
OMB-C-C-04-0011-A - Sen. Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. vs. Luzviminda Tancangco, et al.,;
OMB-L-A-04-0706-J - Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., FIO vs Eduardo Dulay Mejos,
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invitations were given to resource persons and witnesses requiring them to
testify and present relevant documents and papers that would shed light on
the legal, financial, and technical aspects of the automated election system
under Republic Act 8436 (RA 8436) in order to determine criminal liability
of public and private respondents.
Accordingly, this investigating panel conducted twelve (12) public
hearings beginning 13 July 2006 to 23 August 2006.
In this public hearings the following material witnesses and resource
persons appeared: Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro of the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST); Undersecretary Fortunato Dela Peña
(DOST); Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman and
Solicitor General Alfredo Benipayo; Engineer Rolando T. Viloria (Metals
Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC), DOST); Engineer
Fred Liza (MIRDC, DOST); Engineer Nelson Celis (Chairman, Technical
Ad Hoc Evaluation Committee (TAHEC); Atty. Ray Espinosa (President of
ePLDT); Peter Tan (President of WeSolv, Philippines); Ms. Helen T.
Marquez (COO of ePLDT).
Parenthetically, Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., one of the
complainants in this case, did not appear in any of said public hearings
despite notice, while Atty. Emilio Capulong appeared for complainant
Kilosbayan Foundation and Bantay Katarungan during the first three (3)
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