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FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

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sinasabi mo? Iyon lang narinig mo.<br />

MR. MENDOZA. Pero sa amin sa Batangas po, talamak po ang<br />

jueteng. Marami pong tumataya doon araw-araw.<br />

SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. All right. But this is not an inquiry about<br />

Batangas. This is an inquiry about laws about jueteng. Now, let’s<br />

go to your affidavit. You said “From April to June, I was assigned<br />

as chief security officer <strong>for</strong> Commissioner Garcillano.” At<br />

maraming masama ang sinasabi mo tungkol sa iyong dating boss<br />

na pinakisamahan mo ng halos siguro isang taon. Ngayon, ang<br />

tanong ko sa iyo ay ganito. Bakit ka naghintay ng halos lampas<br />

ng isang taon para ibulgar mo itong mga sinasabi mong<br />

masamang gawain ni Commissioner Garcillano lalong-lalo na<br />

alam mong wala siya rito? Please do not deduct this;<br />

Committee Secretary, from my five minutes.<br />

MR. MENDOZA. Your Honor, pagod na pagod na po ako after that<br />

election. Pagod na pagod na po ako sa pagsasabi sa religious<br />

group. I even relayed this to Pastor Jojo Gonzales to in<strong>for</strong>m<br />

Bro. Eddie Villanueva that he was really cheated last election<br />

dahil ang binoto ko po noon ay ang - ang pinabobotohan ko po<br />

noon ay Si Bro. Eddie Villanueva dahil I am a...<br />

SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. I understand the gist of your answer<br />

now.<br />

MR. MENDOZA. Yes, ma’am. Then.<br />

SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. I am sorry, but I have to control this,<br />

otherwise, I will run out of five minutes, ha. Ang tinatanong<br />

ko lang sa iyo ay bakit, why did you not go public? Mukhang …<br />

xxx xxx xxx<br />

... go public. Mukhang kinausap mo lang pribado itong mga taong<br />

ito. Now, my next question refers to your Paragraph 2 if you have<br />

a copy of your affidavit. You said, “I distinctly heard Commissioner<br />

Garcillano telling us Bong Pineda already gave P300 million to<br />

support President Arroyo’s success in the election.” My question is<br />

this, ikaw ba’y nandodoon nang binigay ni Bong Pineda ang pera<br />

kay President Arroyo? Were you an eyewitness?<br />

MR. MENDOZA. Wala po ako doon sa...<br />

SEN. DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO. Did you ever see President Arroyo<br />

during the entire campaign period close-up, well, apart from<br />

the fact that she was on stage or was in a motorcade?<br />

MR. MENDOZA. Nakita ko lang po siyang kausap doon ni<br />

Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano sa loob ng rest house ni...<br />

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