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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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.