FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

REP. ESCUDERO. (Continuing)… identified at this time.” At nong pinilit
po kayong sabihin kung sino itong “she” na ito, ang sabi po ninyo
doon sa press con ninyo, “This is privileged communication.”
Kilala n’yo po ba o hindi yung pinagmulan ng tape na sinabi
n’yong original?
MR. BUNYE. Hindi po natin nakikilala ito pong source ‘no, at ito po
ay … ang atin lang pong pagkakakilanlan po ito ay ito po’y galing
sa isa…nakalagay po sa envelop, brown envelop at wala naman
pong pangalan ‘no? Wala pong pangalan dito po sa…nakalagay
lamang po ay yung dalawang tape na meron pong marka na…
REP. ESCUDERO. Sino po yung tinutukoy n’yong “she” doon sa
inyong sinabing statement?
MR. BUNYE. Palagay ko po ay yan po ay typographical error ‘no, or
he, it might be a he or it might be a she. But ang point ay …
uulitin ko po ano, ito po ay dinala doon sa aming bahay sa
Alabang. We don’t know. We cannot be sure, but this, together
with the bunch of papers, were eventually brought to the Office.”
(emphasis supplied)
And when Rep. Chipeco further zeroed in on whom he was referring to on
June 6 as the source of the tapes, Mr. Bunye simply resorted to saying that was
just his “first impression.” He repeated this tack when asked who the “political
leader” was.
“REP. CHIPECO. … Tanong ko po, Mr. Secretary – unang una – sino ba
ang inyong source na sinasaad dito sa inyong press statement
ng June 6?
MR. BUNYE. Ah, iyan po ay initial impressions at akin pong
ipinaliwanag kung paano po nakarating ito pong tape na ito sa
ating tanggapan at afterwards how we later turned this over to
the National Bureau of Investigation.
REP. CHIPECO. No, you said the source – he must be a person, Mr.
Secretary. Who is that person?
MR. BUNYE. Your Honor, I am not – I do not know frankly – ah –
what we know is this envelope which contained the tapes
were delivered to my house in Alabang and this – together with
the other papers were delivered to my office.
xxx xxx xxx
REP. CHIPECO. Well, again, Mr. Secretary, another point. You said
the he is a political leader who happens to be the one talking
to the – to the President. Who is this political leader, Mr.
Secretary, that you stating in your press- press statement?
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