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THE CHAIRPERSON. Mga ano yun? I fast-forward na natin.
MR. BALMES. Sir, thats the last part.
THE CHAIRPERSON. Ten minutes pa, eh, ten minutes pa.
MR. BALMES. Opo.
THE CHAIRPERSON. Saang portion yung murder na sinasabi mo?
MR. BALMES. Sa bandang dulo, Sir. Iyun nga, Sir, dini-discuss nila ngayon
na may piata. Apparently its the relative of Jaybee Sebastian. Then they will be
digging up bodies also.
THE CHAIRPERSON.

Okay, sige. Ten minutes, ten minutes. Anyway, we

are still buying time wala pa yung mga witnesses. But what we will do is ,as we still
buy time, we will go to other matters like PDEA and sige, so please continue.
Video Presentation
THE CHAIRPERSON. Sec., have we covered the crucial portion? I think that
is what you wanted to present.
MR. AGUIRRE. Yes, Mr, Chair.
THE CHAIRPERSON. To abbreviate
MR. AGUIRRE.

I just would like to call the attention of the Members of the

Committee that in the end there is an acknowledgment there that the producer of
this Discovery Channel, expressed

its gratitude to the Department of Justice.

Meaning to say, that this, that the making of this video is with the blessings of the
Department of Justice. It will be shown at the end of the
THE CHAIRPERSON. Anyway, it is all there. We can take note of that, we
can share that to the Members of the Committee but more or less, the Members of
the Committee is made aware already of what is happening or what has happened
in the Bilibid Prison during those crucial times.
Majority Floor Leader. May we request the

Anyway, we now have again the

Majority Floor Leader on how the

Speaker had acted on our request.

REP. FARIAS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Head Executive Assistant
of the Speaker has already delivered to the Secretary of Justice the signed approval

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Speaker for

admission of Witness Protection Program of six

persons(Technical Problem) their consent to be covered by the program.

MR. AGUIRRE. I confirm, Mr, Chair, the receipt by the DOJ of the individual
immunity of the six witnesses, Your Honor.
REP. FARIAS. For the record, may I read into the record the letter of the
Speaker addressed to six individuals. Jovencio Ablen, Herbert Colangco, Rafael
Ragos, Noel Martinez, Rodolfo Magleo and Jaime Pacho. It says, Dear Mr. Ablen.
Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Justice pursuant to section 4 of
Republic Act 6981 that your testimony is needed in the legislative investigation in aid
of legislation in regard to House Resolution No. 105, entitled, RESOLUTION
CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION

IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE

PROLIFERATION OF DRUG SYNDICATES AT THE NATIONAL BILIBID PRISON,

I hereby

grant approval for your

Witness Protection Security

and

admission with your

Benefit Act.

express consent to the

Under Section 12 of the

aforementioned Act, you shall be entitled to immunity from any and all criminal
prosecution for the offense or offenses in which your testimony will be given or used
and all the rights and
that

benefits provided under Section 8 of the same law provided

you shall tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the

truth in the said

legislative investigation. Signed Pantaleon D. Alvarez, the Speaker.

THE CHAIRPERSON. So having
REP. JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR. Mr. Chairman.
THE CHAIRPERSON.

obtained the necessary immunity and approved by

the Speaker no less then we may now proceed with the presentation of the witness.
But before that
REP. ATIENZA. Mr. Chairman, before we proceed, we were made to watch
a forty-minute documentary on whats going on in the New Bilibid.
Sino po ba ang Sekretaryo noong kinuha itong pelikulang ito? Sino po ba ang
namamahala ng Department of Justice? It was not mentioned here.
MR. AGUIRRE. It was Secretary Leila De Lima who was the Secretary of
Justice at that time. It was, I believe, during the term of General Pangilinan as the
BuCor head. This was General Pangilinan was the Director of the BuCor from
July 28, 2011 to December 21, 2012. So it must have been taken during that time.

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---- ---------------------REP. ATIENZA. Are we to accept now that hindi na po nganyayari ito sa
Bilibid under the new administration?
MR. AGUIRRE. Yes, Mr, Chair.
MR. AGUIRRE. Yes, Mr, Chair
THE CHAIRPERSON. That is covered by another presentation.
MR. AGUIRRE.

We would like to request that we be allowed the short

presentation by the SAF.

THE CHAIRPERSON. How short is short?
MR. AGUIRRE. It will now deal on what is the condition.

(MS. JOSEPHINE F. AROMIN TOOK OVER)