FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
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known address, with June 27 as his deadline <strong>for</strong> submission of counteraffidavit<br />
June, 2005 – Atty. Alan Paguia submitted to, and the House played, his copy of the<br />
Garci Tapes<br />
June 22, 2005 – Mr. Bunye changed his earlier position and this time denied that<br />
President Arroyo’s voice was ever wiretapped, attributed the contradiction<br />
between this and his June 6, 2004 statement to the fact that the latter was just<br />
based on his “first impression,” and explained that he had referred, on June 6,<br />
2004, to an “original” (as distinguished from a “spliced” version) because he<br />
relied on the labels “original” and “altered” respectively attached to the said<br />
tapes which had been anonymously delivered to his house and from there to his<br />
office in the morning of June 6, 2004.<br />
We quote his testimony during the House of Representatives joint<br />
Committee hearings of June 22, 2005:<br />
“MR. BUNYE. Hindi po natin matukoy, but ito po ay dumating sa<br />
aking tanggapan nung umaga ng June 6.<br />
CHAIRMAN GOLEZ. Morning of June 6, and then?<br />
MR. BUNYE. Ganito po yung nangyari, dahil inusisa ko po kung paano<br />
nakarating itong dalawang CD na ito, ay yung nakagawian na po<br />
na mga gusto pong magpadala sa akin ng mga liham, ng mga<br />
dokumento na hindi po nakakarating sa Malacañang na<br />
pinapadala po doon sa bahay ko sa Alabang. At kapag naiipon na<br />
po ito ay yung isa ko pong aide ay dumadaan po duon sa Alabang<br />
at kinukuha po these bunch of papers. Kaya’t nung morning of<br />
June 6 ay andoon na po kasama po iyon doon sa bunch of<br />
documents or papers that were on top of my desk. At…<br />
CHAIRMAN GOLEZ. At nung alas-dos ng hapon, June 6, binanggit<br />
mo na merong dalawang tape, sa iyong presscon, may isang<br />
altered at may isang genuine.<br />
MR. BUNYE. Ah, totoo po yan.<br />
CHAIRMAN GOLEZ. Ibig ninyong sabihin, Mr. Secretary, sa loob ng<br />
ilang oras nalaman mo kung ano ang genuine at kung ano ang<br />
altered? Anong technology ang ginamit mo, Mr. Secretary,<br />
para malaman kung ano ang altered at kung ano ang …<br />
MR. BUNYE. Alam po ninyo, nung atin pong matanggap itong CDs<br />
na ito nakalagay po sa brown envelope at nung akin pong<br />
buksan ay meron markings na po ano, kung sino man po ang<br />
nagpadala nitong tapes nito sa akin ay siya na po yung gumawa<br />
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