Record of the Senate - Integrated Bar of the Philippines

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 67Mr. Roy. To my knowledge, Mr. President.The Presiding Officer. —the complainant.Mr. Roy. That is right, Mr. President.The Presiding Officer. While we have been respecting the interparliamentary relation betweenthe House of Representatives and the Senate, I am willing to sign a subpoena to include him toappear here, if he wants to appear as your witness.Mr. Roy. Thank you very much, Mr. President.The Presiding Officer. In connection with this dollar account.Now, after the testimony of these persons as your witnesses, then you will present the Chief Justice.Mr. Roy. He will be one of the other witnesses in this. We may present other witnesses.The Presiding Officer. Yes.Mr. Roy. But we will present the Chief Justice.The Presiding Officer. You will present the Chief Justice.Mr. Roy. Yes, yes, Mr. President.The Presiding Officer. All right.Mr. Roy. Definitely.The Presiding Officer. Continuance granted.Mr. Roy. Thank you very much.The Presiding Officer. What is the pleasure of the Prosecution?Representative Tupas. Yes, Your Honor.The Presiding Officer. Yes.Representative Tupas. We just want to state three things for the Prosecution.First is the request that will be filed by the Defense as manifested this afternoon that some ofthe complainants or all of the complainants in that case filed with the Ombudsman be subpoenaedand including the honorable Ombudsman herself, we just reserve our right to file our comment on that.But we are happy with that manifestation made by the Defense today.Second, the Defense has mentioned about the motion request filed by the Prosecution today andaccording to the Defense it is a motion for us to allow the Presiding Officer to receive some documents.We just want to correct that, Your Honor, that as of this afternoon we filed this motion and request.This is actually a motion that we are praying that we be furnished a copy of the letter of Mr. HarveyQue and attached document as submitted to the Presiding Officer. So, we just want to clarify that thatis the motion filed by the Prosecution. It is not a motion asking the Senate President or the PresidingOfficer to receive the documents.And, lastly,...