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7. Also, according to Doble, there were 14 of them assigned to
wiretap conversations of some personalities especially some
opposition personalities and even government officials and that one
of such officials was Comelec Commissioner Garcillano whose cell
phone number was provided to them by their boss.
8. Lito also informed me that after Doble gave the tape to him, Doble
expressed concern about his family in case something happened to him
because of his act of releasing the tape to us. Considering the sensitive
nature of his revelation and the risk he took, I contacted some good
Samaritan friends of mine to help provide him and his family with
financial assistance, I was elated when they were able to raise P1 Million.
9. On May 6, 2005, I met Doble and Lito at Borromeo Grill along
Borromeo St. in Quezon City. During our meeting. I asked him why he
decided to give the tape to me considering that this was classified
material and he said that he considered it a civic duty to exposé what he
thought was an illegal and immoral act on the part of the President of the
Philippines and a Commissioner of the Commission on Elections.
10. Because of my plan to make the tape public, I asked Doble to take a
leave of absence from ISAFP. Since we were fearful of Doble's and my
security, Doble agreed to have a video taken in a QC Hotel where I was
temporarily billeted. We proceeded to the Hotel and during the video
recording, Doble narrated the circumstances behind the taking of the
tape recording and his entrusting the tape to me through Lito. With
Doble at the time were his brother and his wife, whom he introduced to
me as Mayet. After the video recording, I handed Doble the amount of P1
Million which, I told him, were donations from well meaning friends who
admired him for his courage and civic responsibility.
11. Because I believed I had the duty to make the contents of the tape
public since they involved public interest, I had earlier made copies of it
and one of which I sent to Sen. Tatad whom I knew had access to some
Catholic Bishops. I also sent a copy each to two ranking military officers
who are both known to me. However, I did not indicate that the tapes
came from me in view of the confidential and explosive nature of its
content. Before taking steps to make the tape public, I had to look for
someone who could arrange for sanctuary for us and Mr. Doble.
12. Sometime after, I was introduced to Rez Cortez who, I was told
personally knew prominent bishops and priest. Cortez brought us at the
Sto. Domingo Church as a sanctuary. Lito, Doble, Mayet and I stayed
there overnight.
13. The following day, Rez Cortez and Sen. Tatad arranged for my
meeting with Bishop Bacani for me to reveal what I knew about the
tapes.
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