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... Maraming maraming salamat. Yung disbarment case ng SC is something I have not really paid attention to because I have not been practicing my profession as a lawyer since 2015.

... And so I am not really affected with this kind of decision. Yung maraming tanong dati, marami akong interviews yesterday and today. Yesterday there were about 9 interviews by the media and today it's about 12.

... Merong pinakakomun na tanong, yung tinatanong nila kung ako daw ba may regrets sa mga actuations ko particularly noong campaign. Sabi ko nga wala sapagkat at the time kaya naman ako nagkaroon ng outburst noon particularly dito sa isang reporter na nagkakalat ng kasinungalingan kay BBM...

... In the campaign I mean. Sinisiraan niya yung aming prinsipal na candidate. Therefore pati kami naapektuhan. Alam nyo naman ang mga tao, ang mga Pilipino napakadaling papaniwala sa mga paninira. So I had to do something to counter it. At the time I was really mad dahil na puro kasinungalingan yung tinalalabas.

... Kasi kung yan ay naging contribution ko upang mapatahimik ang mga paninira at kasinungalingan at isa yan sa naging dahilan sa pagkapanalon ni President BBM, then ako ay nagtagumpay at ako ay masaya.

... So the answer on poverty alleviation, eh tagumpay na rin sa akin yun dahil ito ay pagkakataon ko upang maglingkod sa ating mga kababayan, upang makapag-contribute ako ng aking nalalaman at adikain upang makatulong sa ating mga kababayan.

So hindi ako nalulungkot dyan. In fact, masaya ako dahil kasi this is my opportunity to give back to our kababayans the enjoyment that I have in my fortunate simple life.

... I already issued a statement that this is nothing to do with my position as Secretary of the Presidential Advisor on Poverty Alleviation or what we call PAPA.

So itong tungkol dito sa this parliament I will just leave it to my lawyer and one of them of course is Atty. Marco Lentino para harapin yan. This is something personal which should not affect the way I should perform my obligations to the President and to the Philippine people of my being a Secretary for the PAPA.

Q. Congratulations for being appointed as the Presidential Advisor on Poverty Alleviation. With regards to your appointment, what are the marching orders of the President considering this is one of the biggest challenges, poverty alleviation is one of the biggest challenges to the Marcos administration?

A. President Marcos was the key speaker and he discussed this priority of the administration is also a focus on poverty alleviation. So after several days lumabas siya appointment ko. So he is really serious on this program of the Marcos administration for the poverty alleviation.

So ako naman ay talagang gusto ko naman manilbihan sa bayan and ako naman ay nabihayaan ng magandang mga pangyayari sa buhay. So this is a payback time. Pwede naman ako maglingkod na.

Q. Sir, what specific orders were given to you considering that poverty alleviation is also a responsibility being done already by NAPC and DSWD?

A. Okay. After the issuance of the appointment, I haven't talked to President Marcos yet and as I understand that there is already a program for poverty alleviation and probably I would just synchronize and I will supervise and synchronize these programs.

And create a better way of approaching this problem. Kasi ang talagang expertise ko is corporate management. I have managed several companies. I have acted as director of several companies, big corporations.

And my expertise actually is not more of a lawyer but a corporate executive. So therefore I can do this job.

Q. Sir, do you feel that this is just political accommodation, the position that has been given to you because you were one of the most loyal to the UNITEAM during the campaign period?

A. With skills or capability. Pero yan naman napatunayan natin yan sa larangan ng business and corporate world na tayo ay may nalalaman. Kaya ganoon.

Yun sa mga critics naman, yung mga nagsasabi na dapat daw ay bawiin yung aking appointment, maging presidente muna sila. Hindi naman sila presidente. The power to appoint belongs to the president. So therefore kung congressman ka lang, more le, lalo pa party list ka lang, tumahimik ka. Magpresidente ka muna.

Q. Sir, yung pagiging mainitin daw po ng ulo ninyo and most of the time being emotional is for some people.

So there are still bad optics for the Marcos administration. Balak nyo po bang baguhin ito or you are just misunderstood?

Ito yung nagalit. It's okay to spread the lie. Pag may nagalit, yung nagalit ang babalikan nyo. Is that a responsible journalism? Dapat kayo mismo ipunahin nyo yan. Because the integrity of journalism is also being damaged by those kinds of people. Low life.

Ito yung tapang as journalist. Pagkakasingalingan, ayaw nyo magsalita. Pag may nagagalit, tsaka nyo kami pupukuyogin. Ang buong klase yan.

Q. How do you appreciate this profession as a lawyer?

Ito yung sabihin ng judge, 10.30 na tayo mag-hearing. So you're losing time dahil sa ganyan. So I've done with that. That's why I engaged into business and consultancy. Doon na lang ako nag-focus. And I found out mas malaking kita.

Q. Why the need to file a motion for reconsideration if you have no plans anyway?

Ito pa na pwede ka mag-file ng motion for reconsideration or readmission anytime. In fact, although there is a rule, 5 years rule, pero may maraming instances yan na ginagrant naman yung on exceptional circumstances, ginagawa naman yan.

Q. If I will be given an opportunity to explain, then I am confident that this will be turned around?

Because I did not upload it. It was sent privately. O sila yung nag-upload. In fact, it was dismissed by the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office and they filed a motion for reconsideration. And still it was dismissed.

Q. Are you focused and very busy with poverty alleviation projects? And of course, your duty as Secretary?

I am proud to say that yung suspension ng disbarment na yan is not because of stupidity on the knowledge of the law. And I did not steal anything. I did not steal the property of my client.

Wala akong nilokong tao. It's just that meron akong pinagalitan na reported na puro kasingalingan ang sinasabi. So I can sleep soundly. Wala akong minakaw.

Hindi naman ako nang-agrabyado ng mga kliyente para sabihin na si Atty. Lariga doon ay isang masamang abogado. In fact, nangyayari pa nga maraming instances na nag-aabono pa ako sa kaso kasi mga kliyente ko walang pamasahe, walang pagkain. Ako pa nag-aabono.

Well, let's leave it to the motion for reconsideration. Kasi hindi naman yan ganyan ang findings ng Prosecutor's Office. Hindi na ako magbibigyan ng comment yan tungkol sa merits ng case na yan because I am focused now on performing the job of a Secretary of the PAPA.

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