• 2 months ago
After her surprise appearance, Vice President Sara Duterte refused to take oath during the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 19 stating that "there's a difference between a witness and a resource person"

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Transcript
00:00May I request the COMSEC to administer the oath of the invited guests and the
00:08resource persons. Thank you, your honor. To all the resource persons invited,
00:20kindly stand up and raise your right hand, please.
00:24Representative and resource persons from the Office of the Vice President, COA and
00:32DBM. Thank you, thank you ma'am. Mr. Chair? Yes, the Honorable Vice President. When you sent a
00:39letter to the Office of the Vice President, you attached a copy of the
00:45rules in aid of legislation. Yes, ma'am. Yes, sir. It was stated there that only witnesses were
00:55allowed to take part in the oath. You said that we are resource persons.
01:01We are considered as resource persons. You are. That's why. Yes, ma'am. All of us were allowed to take part in the oath.
01:10Yes. It was stated in your rules, witnesses. It was stated here in the table, resource persons.
01:18All of you are considered as resource persons and witnesses. All of you are resource persons.
01:25None of us is considered as resource persons. Right. Yes. In your rules, only witnesses are allowed to take part in the oath.
01:39None of you are considered as resource persons.
01:52Ma'am, that's just a term. But you are also considered as resource persons.
02:01Yes, sir. We are resource persons. You are also a witness and resource person.
02:07You did not say that I am a witness. You said here, resource persons.
02:13What was stated in your rules, witness.
02:16In the meantime, Comsec, please proceed with the outtaking of the other witnesses.
02:23To all the other witnesses and or resource persons, please stand up and raise your right hand,
02:29inviting the DBM, the CUA, and other staff from the Office of the Vice President, Your Honor.
02:35Okay. Please raise your right hand.
02:38Do you solemnly swear that the statements you will give before this committee shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
02:47I do. The oath has been administered, Your Honor.

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