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LEILA DELIMA: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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Probing conversation on the spiritual challenges and democratic politics of former Senator Delima's tortuous journey and ultimate redemption.
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00:00.0
Alright, good evening everyone. Finally, this interview's time has arrived. I've been looking forward to this for quite some time. Today, we have with us a former senator and of course, Atty. Layla Dalima. Kamusta po kayo, Atty.?
00:15.8
Oh, I'm fine. Very exhausting. For me, the past 12 days, it's been 12 days from my date of release. I still can't get over it. I'm still getting my bearings, so to speak. You know, just adjusting to the environment. I still feel disoriented from it all. I still miss my own cell there, my own bed there, the whole surroundings. It's really very disorienting.
00:44.6
The...
00:45.1
Supposed to be...
00:45.8
The familiar things in my own home have become suddenly unfamiliar. So, I'm really still adjusting.
00:53.8
Actually, that's why, Senator, I didn't want to call it to you earlier because I know you wanted to spend time also with your family and loved ones. Of course, some of your loved ones are actually friends of mine over Twitter. We have been keeping in touch throughout the years. And as you may know, I mean, your case has been very, very close to our hearts. A lot of our common friends...
01:15.1
Yes.
01:15.8
Some people know, actually, the other year, I almost had tears in my eyes. I had to control myself when I was talking about your predicament. But there was always an element of hope. I always look forward to this moment. And it looks like some of my prognostications about things turning in a better way has turned out. But before we go into your legal case and your broader hopes for Philippine democracy, certainly, I mean, the last time we met was when you were still in detention. I remember we discussed about...
01:43.3
Yes. You paid a visit. Yeah.
01:44.2
I know. We talked about...
01:45.8
Mandela. We talked about stoicism. We talked about faith and the scripture and Bible. So it was a very spiritual meeting. And to be honest, I was very touched by our meeting noon because I saw talagang strength of character nyo. And I was also very impressed na talagang maaliwalas kayo. I mean, considering everything you were going through. So there was this kind of an almost a soulful, parang beyond afraid na kayo. There was this kind of a spiritual aura there.
02:14.7
So how did you...
02:15.8
When you arrive at that, Senator De Lima, can you tell me first about kung baka mag-lifestyle guro tayo? Like if you're going to give advice on resilience, strength, and conviction, can you tell us your journey? Because this is really one of a kind.
02:28.1
My whole ordeal has really been liberating. And it's really all just a matter of attitude. You know, the correct mindset. Setting your right mindset on a daily basis. That you get to... You've got to have your daily ordeal, your daily...
02:45.8
Things to do must be set, must be scheduled. Keep yourself busy. And always have a purpose. Because you can never tell the next day you're no longer around. And you just have to make the most of every day, of every moment in life, in detention. So my routine has been very strict on a daily basis.
03:15.8
From the waking up hours and up to the last hours of the night until I get sleepy. From readings, because I have longer hours of reading. I have longer hours of praying compared to when I was still not in detention. And appreciating everything around you.
03:42.0
Even small blessings in life.
03:44.7
Even the simplest moments.
03:45.8
Even the simplest moments in life. You get to find joy in it. Because you have a very limited environment. Physical environment. So everything there seemed to be very important to you. Everything there seemed to be valuable to you. And everything there seemed to be... It's just your whole world now. So it's all important. You're not wasting time. You now realize which are the most essential things in your life. And which ones you can do without.
04:15.8
So simple, mundane things suddenly become valuable, essential matters to you. Simply because of your very limited and constrained life. And it's a matter of psyche. It's a matter of attitude. Dealing with it properly, with the right psychology.
04:41.1
Thank you very much.
04:43.1
Senator, can we go back to this?
04:44.7
I mean, how did you arrive at this kind of disciplined routine that carried you through those very difficult years? Because it's just a prospect of uncertainty. I remember the last time we were together, we were talking, parang hindi sure na you will ever be even be granted the bail. So how did you cope with it? How did you arrive at that routine?
05:05.4
Well, almost instantly. Just a few days from incarceration.
05:12.5
I told myself, I have to be busy. I have to have this routine. I have to do something. I cannot afford to be idle. I cannot afford to entertain negativism. I cannot afford to be distressed.
05:32.7
And so there's never been any moment that I feel depressed because that's what I was trying to avoid.
05:41.5
Yes, I would.
05:42.5
I would be lonely at times. I would even cry at times, especially the first few months, thinking about my family, thinking about my home, and thinking about why it happened to me. It was initially a feeling of utter disbelief of what happened to me, of what was done to me, that I've got to accept it, that now I'm in this situation, and I've got, as I said, deal with it properly, as best as I could.
06:12.5
Yes, I would.
06:42.5
But then almost martyr-like moments. So how did that psychological transition go through? Did something switch on in you, or suddenly there was a moment of spiritual awakening? I mean, what's going on?
06:55.1
The reason I'm asking is because we have another precedent, right? See, Ninoy. Ninoy was a very ambitious, successful politician, and then things went really wrong for him. Then suddenly something else came out of him, right?
07:07.3
People talk about the young Ninoy, and then the more wise, almost prophetic kind of Ninoy.
07:12.5
Did you also go through that kind of transition, or something switched on in you?
07:17.6
Well, definitely I had a palpable spiritual growth in confinement, because I had enough time, really, to pray, enough time to read the Bible, to do contemplative prayer, to do reflection.
07:35.8
So, deep in faith.
07:42.5
I would, devotional prayers, devotional readings, a lot of those, and so spiritual awakening. I wasn't that prayerful before. I hardly read Bible before.
08:00.4
Ninoy said exactly the same thing. I think Ninoy, he had interviews with 700 Club or something. He was not really a particular pious person, and then suddenly he realized, no? Yeah, there's something else in human life.
08:11.8
Yes.
08:11.8
And human.
08:12.5
So, when I started praying, praying the rosary, contemplative prayers, and reading the Bible, the scriptures, then I could feel that spiritual growth in me, the purification process, the liberating, the feeling of liberation.
08:30.7
So, that is the awakening. That is the blessing. That is the blessing of the whole ordeal.
08:39.3
It is initially a curse, because I did not.
08:42.2
I didn't deserve to be in jail, but it turned out to be a blessing. Because of that, I became closer to God. I had conversations with God. I had intimate sessions with Him early evening after Angelus and before I wrote in my journal.
09:03.1
So, that's correct. The whole environment would lead you to that.
09:12.2
When you say liberation, spiritual liberation, is it also, you know, the fact that, you know, for year after year, you're thinking about the political landscape, you're thinking about your political survival, your political success, and then suddenly you can put all of that aside and go to the very fundamentals of what it is to live a life, you know, to be a righteous. Is it also that kind of, you know, just like casting away all of those everyday calculus and, you know, survival and all of that?
09:40.1
You're right.
09:42.2
Fundamental existence and your worth as a Christian, as a Catholic. I was born a Christian. I was born and raised as a Catholic. I'm going back to the fundamentals, because in between, in the interlude, I was not really that faithful in the sense that, yes, I would go to Sunday masses, but not, you know, all other obligations were not there.
10:12.2
We're not being observed. Now, suddenly, because again of the environment, I was forced to go back to the basics as a Christian and as a Catholic. So, wala na muna yung iba. Let's just focus on this. To me, that's more important. When I was there, that's more important. Even I see that there were a lot of things happening outside in the political world, but I said, no.
10:40.4
Pakalam.
10:42.2
Pakalam sa inyo. I want this moment. I want this situation that I have a direct line to God, that I'm very comfortable talking to Him, communicating with Him, and it feels just so good.
11:06.5
Yeah, yun nga, Senator. It's that kind of a sublime feeling.
11:12.2
It's that kind of a sublime aura that I noticed the last time we had that kind of conversation. Senator, you know, Attorney Delima, I have a question. What about the aspect, I mean, you talked a lot about, you know, recentering yourself and casting away all of those distractions and all, but what about the element of forgiveness and the element of, let's be honest, I mean, when everything turned on you, there was a lot of horrible things that happened.
11:42.2
There was a lot of horrible things being said, not only against you, but a lot of against anyone who tried to stand up to Duterte. I mean, all of us in our own little ways, you know, have been victim of that kind of Dutertismo ideology, whatever you want to call it. Of course, your case was the worst by far. And to be, I mean, honest, there were times I was wondering, di ko kilala yung mga aking mga kababayan. Like, how could they cheer on etong drug war na pumapatay ng mga ordinaryong people?
12:06.9
I couldn't believe some people who were saying horrible things about you or Maria Ressa or Riza Ontiveros. And like, parang hindi ko kilala itong bansa na ito. Hindi, eto yung mga kababayan na kilala. You get what I'm saying, Senator Delima? It was really difficult for me because mahal na mahal natin yung bayan natin. At mahal natin yung bayan natin dahil mahal natin yung mga kababayan natin. And then suddenly you're seeing this dark, ugly side of people, this mob kind of culture and all.
12:35.0
And it was really, it was not only scary, it was really disheartening and demoralizing. And I can imagine your case was thousand times worse than what a lot of us faced as anyone who dared to challenge Duterte on any issue. Can you tell us a little bit more about that, Attorney Delima? Like, how did you deal with the question of forgiveness and understanding yung kababayan natin? How could they turn that way? Because I never thought we could turn this way or I never thought I would in my lifetime.
13:03.4
So I can imagine it was probably even more shocking in your case.
13:08.9
Yes, unimaginable because, you know, the discourse that has afflicted our nation, which is the social media, you know, it has, you know, in many ways, it's even more frightening than the usual methods of cooptation and repression and even, you know, the bad habits and all that.
13:29.7
But,
13:30.5
I felt that
13:34.9
sa kabilyan niyan, hindi ko kasi kaya na hindi pa rin ako maniwala o magtiwala and have faith with our countrymen.
13:47.9
Because I knew and I felt and I believed that in the end, most of the Filipino people would still know or would still be able to discern
13:60.0
the color, you know, the color of God's name that is God's name.
14:00.2
The color of God's name.
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The color of God's name.
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The color of God's name.
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You know, the color of God's name.
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The color of God's name.
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good from the bad.
14:02.8
So in spite of that, because of the
14:04.3
various influences, and then we have the kind
14:06.5
of leader that we had since
14:08.5
2016
14:09.6
that brought up
14:11.1
that created that kind
14:14.7
of political environment
14:16.3
of hatred, of
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negativism,
14:20.4
of simply
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casting
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negative
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things about
14:27.8
certain
14:30.1
personalities, and I was
14:32.0
the chief target of that leader,
14:34.8
then you can't blame
14:36.1
some people who are
14:39.9
gullible enough to accept
14:42.2
those lies, those
14:44.0
vilifications, to believe
14:46.2
those
14:47.0
lies about you.
14:50.2
Now, as I said, I never
14:52.1
lost faith in the Filipino people
14:54.0
that in the end, they
14:56.2
would know
14:56.8
that all this are simply
14:59.3
trash.
15:02.3
You know, so
15:02.8
and the forgiveness,
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the scriptures teach us
15:07.9
to forgive
15:09.0
our enemies.
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Our scriptures even tell us,
15:13.8
teach us to love
15:15.3
our enemies, although that is a bit too difficult.
15:18.0
That is too much for me to love
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enemies. Forgiveness, I
15:21.8
think is enough, but
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forgiveness also,
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as they say,
15:26.8
is more
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for your sake
15:29.1
so that you would have
15:31.0
no further burdens
15:34.0
because if you keep
15:35.8
on instilling
15:38.8
this ill will
15:40.7
against anyone,
15:42.7
then you will suffer
15:44.4
psychologically
15:45.8
and even health-wise.
15:48.6
So, ikaw din ang magsasuffer
15:50.3
kung palagi kang may kinikimkim.
15:53.1
Yun ang palagi kong iniisip. Anyway,
15:54.8
bahala na sila.
15:55.9
Bahala, and I would always
15:58.1
pray for them.
15:59.6
God, dear God, please
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give them the grace
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to understand what is true
16:06.1
and what is good
16:07.3
and what is right. And God,
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give me the grace
16:11.4
to forgive these people.
16:15.0
So, that's
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my, that's how I
16:17.9
took it.
16:19.9
I mean, of course, I mean, even in the
16:22.0
scripture, you know, we see how the Israelites
16:24.3
sometimes were led,
16:25.9
I mean, when Moses was
16:28.0
just receiving the Ten Commandments,
16:30.0
a lot of things were happening down there, right?
16:32.2
And, of course, what happened also to Jesus
16:34.0
Christ, no? I mean, the kind of
16:36.1
mob attack and the horrible
16:38.1
things done to him, you know, before his
16:40.2
martyrdom,
16:42.3
right? So, we have a lot of that.
16:44.7
But, you're also right. I mean,
16:46.0
for me, attorney, one of the ways
16:48.1
I tried to understand this was
16:49.9
grievance, no? I mean,
16:52.0
I think a lot of our Kababayan were just so frustrated
16:54.3
with a lot of things that didn't go right.
16:55.9
This is not necessarily on, you know, the Aquino
16:57.9
administration or your
16:59.8
tenure. It's just, you know, all the
17:01.7
broken or half-fulfilled promises
17:03.9
after the collapse of the Marcos dictatorship.
17:06.3
So, ako sabi ko, marami diyan
17:08.0
mga, ano lang, frustrated lang sila
17:09.9
and that has, unfortunately, made them more susceptible
17:12.1
to this politics of hatred
17:14.0
and fear and grievance that
17:16.0
Dutertismo represented.
17:17.8
But, similar to you, I get your point,
17:20.9
Senator Dalima,
17:21.8
which is, you know, this is an
17:23.6
unfortunate face, but perhaps it's
17:25.9
part of the maturation of our democracy
17:27.7
and maturation of, you know, political
17:29.9
consciousness among yung mga Kababayan natin.
17:32.0
I mean, I can tell you personally, like,
17:34.2
six, seven years ago, I would have
17:35.8
doubted that, you know, people, thousands of people
17:37.7
would be interested in political analysis
17:40.1
in the way we do. And now, I see more and more people
17:41.9
interested. So, unfortunately, it was a difficult
17:44.0
transition process, but I think it was
17:45.8
unfortunate, or perhaps, it's just inevitable.
17:48.3
It's part of the maturation
17:49.9
process. Now, Senator Dalima, I have
17:51.8
another question. I mean,
17:53.8
obviously, you know, we can talk about Jesus Christ,
17:55.9
and what he had to go through, you know, to
17:57.8
fight for truth, and to fulfill
18:00.1
his destiny.
18:03.3
But, obviously,
18:04.0
there were also, you know, political figures
18:05.9
like Mandela, among others, who also went
18:07.9
through very, very difficult moments,
18:10.3
and eventually, they came out triumphant
18:12.1
and became a kind of an archetype
18:14.3
of martyr, political leader,
18:16.2
and democratic icon all at once.
18:18.4
To what degree were you inspired
18:19.9
by the experiences of these people, without, of course,
18:22.1
anyone being presumptuous? I mean, we're just
18:23.8
talking about role models
18:25.9
that you were, biographies, were there
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biographies you were reading of
18:29.0
heroes?
18:30.8
Mandela, of course, were top of the list.
18:33.4
Were top of the list. I cannot cite
18:35.5
any other, because I've been reading a lot,
18:37.7
and there's been really a lot of
18:39.5
role models. And anyone
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who would stand for truth,
18:43.6
anyone who would stand for
18:45.3
democracy, there are several
18:47.3
democracy icons, there are several
18:49.4
who would stand up for
18:50.6
social justice. So,
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I would not really, I'm not
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that type of person who would
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just be citing
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my, you know,
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my role models.
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I would want
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that I take examples
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from even from ordinary people
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who take
19:11.4
leap of faith
19:13.6
who would
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take extra steps
19:16.9
to make a difference
19:19.2
in society.
19:21.5
Now, if we can go back,
19:23.4
backslide to our discussion on
19:25.4
the state of democracy
19:27.3
and then the political
19:28.7
climate, I'd like to
19:30.9
see
19:32.7
that
19:34.1
what's happening now is
19:36.6
actually kind of
19:38.7
normalization.
19:40.8
The political state of our country
19:42.8
is a process of normalization
19:44.9
after
19:46.0
after the
19:49.1
major populist
19:51.5
disruption that was
19:53.5
the Duterte regime.
19:55.4
See, this is
19:57.6
a time to strengthen
19:59.7
the institutions
20:01.7
that Duterte
20:03.2
destroyed. And again,
20:05.5
that's why I've been
20:07.4
commending
20:08.7
this administration
20:10.8
in its respect for the rule of law
20:13.8
and the judiciary
20:15.2
because it would aid
20:17.6
greatly in restoring the people's
20:19.5
faith in the judiciary.
20:21.7
And I
20:23.5
hope that
20:25.0
the people
20:26.2
have seen the cost
20:29.4
of a social
20:31.3
experiment with a leader
20:33.3
like Duterte
20:35.5
because Duterte
20:37.2
has set back
20:38.4
the Philippines
20:40.0
more than the number of years
20:42.7
of his term as president.
20:45.6
He has demolished a lot of
20:47.2
institutions and
20:49.1
national symbols
20:50.3
and even cultural values.
20:54.5
So,
20:55.0
I
20:56.0
all administrations
20:59.4
after Duterte
21:01.3
must commit
21:03.1
to wipe out
21:05.7
that disease
21:06.9
which had
21:08.1
enveloped
21:10.9
our national polity
21:13.1
in 2016
21:14.6
because that to me is a
21:17.1
malaise, a malaise
21:18.5
that should never happen
21:21.2
again.
21:23.2
And so,
21:25.0
this talk about
21:26.7
his running for the Senate
21:29.1
and even to be
21:31.1
vice president
21:31.9
if
21:33.4
Bipisara is impeached
21:35.6
I've read about it in the papers
21:37.2
God forbid
21:40.4
I know that there's still
21:42.9
remnants, I know that it's still there
21:45.1
the thirst
21:47.0
of our people for quick fix
21:49.3
solutions
21:50.4
and that is why
21:52.4
there's this
21:53.8
this
21:54.0
um
21:55.0
it's
21:57.3
a frightening revelation
21:59.9
during the time of Duterte
22:01.6
it's a frightening
22:02.8
revelation
22:05.6
and
22:08.1
all
22:09.4
people
22:10.9
accept
22:13.0
what it could accept
22:14.8
from a leader
22:15.8
even if it's something
22:17.5
that violates
22:19.6
or breaks
22:21.8
the rule of law.
22:22.7
So,
22:25.1
it's frightening
22:25.8
because the people
22:27.0
are willing
22:28.0
to accept
22:29.9
the kind of
22:31.1
a setup
22:32.0
which is very injurious
22:34.1
to democracy.
22:37.4
I mean,
22:38.1
we talked about, of course,
22:39.1
Mandela in South Africa
22:40.2
and all.
22:40.6
I mean, we just had Argentina
22:41.8
electing their
22:42.8
latest version of a populist
22:44.5
right-wing populist.
22:46.2
There's still a chance
22:47.3
that someone like
22:48.1
Donald Trump may still
22:49.2
come back to power
22:50.1
in the United States.
22:51.6
I mean,
22:51.9
I mean,
22:52.4
at the very least,
22:53.0
I don't know if
22:53.3
this should make us
22:54.7
feel better
22:55.6
but it looks like
22:56.7
Senator De Lima is like
22:57.7
this is a global
22:58.7
malaise, right?
22:59.7
It looks like people are
23:00.8
losing faith
23:01.8
in democratic institutions
23:03.0
whether it's in Argentina
23:04.3
or in the United States.
23:05.8
In Netherlands,
23:06.5
they just also elected
23:07.4
a far-right
23:08.0
populist government.
23:10.2
So,
23:10.5
bukang hindi ito
23:11.1
unique sa Pilipinas, right?
23:12.7
This is like the flavor
23:13.7
of the decade
23:14.7
if I can put it that way.
23:16.6
What do you have to say
23:17.6
about that,
23:18.2
Senator De Lima?
23:18.6
Should that make us feel better
23:19.8
or that just
23:20.8
underscores
23:21.7
the enormity
23:22.4
of challenge
23:23.0
we face
23:23.7
in fledgling democracies
23:25.1
like the Philippines
23:25.9
as we try to fight
23:27.4
for
23:28.1
civility
23:29.2
and civil rights
23:30.1
at the same time?
23:31.7
We just have to
23:32.5
continue doing that.
23:33.4
We just have to be
23:34.1
to continue asserting
23:35.5
the values,
23:37.6
the ideals
23:38.3
of democracy,
23:39.9
of rule of law,
23:41.0
of justice,
23:42.1
notwithstanding
23:43.0
the trends
23:44.2
that we're seeing
23:44.9
worldwide
23:45.8
because
23:46.8
we know
23:48.7
which is a better
23:49.7
system
23:50.7
with all its loopholes
23:52.4
with all its pitfalls
23:53.9
with all its imperfections
23:55.7
it's still
23:56.7
democracy
23:57.7
that is
24:00.8
the ideal
24:01.6
governmental
24:02.8
setup.
24:04.3
All others
24:05.6
may be able
24:07.4
to address
24:08.4
certain
24:09.4
certain fleeting
24:10.6
problems
24:11.8
and challenges
24:12.7
of a particular
24:13.6
state
24:14.5
but
24:15.5
it won't
24:16.9
it won't last
24:17.7
because
24:18.5
it
24:19.3
yields
24:20.4
it produces
24:21.3
further
24:21.7
more serious
24:23.7
problems
24:24.6
in a country.
24:26.6
Sir,
24:27.2
I'm sorry
24:28.3
I'm not
24:28.6
I'm not forcing you
24:30.4
to be a political analyst here
24:31.5
but are there like
24:32.3
successful cases
24:34.3
or are there like
24:35.5
inspirational movements
24:36.8
or leaders
24:37.4
that you think
24:38.6
could
24:38.8
you know
24:39.6
show us the way forward
24:41.7
whether here
24:42.6
in the Philippines
24:43.1
in Asia
24:43.7
in the US
24:44.4
in the West
24:45.0
are you looking at certain
24:46.6
let's say gold standards
24:47.9
or kind of
24:48.6
best practices
24:49.5
perhaps to push back
24:50.6
against
24:51.1
this authoritarian
24:52.3
populist
24:53.2
Dutertismo
24:53.9
kind of
24:54.7
social political
24:55.6
I'm sorry
24:56.3
I have nothing
24:57.7
in mind
24:58.5
I have no one in mind
24:59.6
at the moment
25:00.4
I just have to
25:02.1
I'm so sorry
25:04.4
I know
25:06.4
I know
25:07.0
I know
25:08.2
I was just wondering
25:08.9
while you were in
25:10.1
you know
25:10.5
in detention
25:11.1
whether
25:11.4
I mean
25:12.2
what were you reading
25:13.2
I mean
25:13.6
without forcing
25:14.7
a lot
25:15.1
all sorts
25:16.3
all types of genre
25:17.5
right
25:18.6
certain stuffs
25:19.4
spiritual stuffs
25:20.8
and
25:21.1
even
25:21.7
romantic stuffs
25:24.1
detective novels
25:26.0
etc
25:26.7
all types
25:27.5
and I read
25:28.5
several books
25:29.4
at a time
25:30.2
so
25:31.3
and
25:38.0
given to me
25:39.4
by my visitors
25:40.1
so I have a hard time
25:42.0
choosing which ones
25:43.4
to read
25:43.8
first
25:44.6
and
25:45.5
because I have so many choices
25:47.0
a lot
25:48.4
various types
25:49.5
there's a
25:50.2
variety of books
25:50.3
there's a
25:50.8
variety of them
25:51.7
is there like a five
25:54.6
favorite
25:55.9
I mean
25:56.3
I know it's so hard
25:57.2
when you have read so much
25:58.3
I mean
25:58.5
a friend of ours said
25:59.5
one thousand books
26:00.6
from his side
26:01.8
I mean
26:02.5
if they're like top five
26:03.7
you can choose
26:04.4
and recommend
26:05.0
I don't have my list
26:06.1
I have a list
26:07.4
but I don't have it now
26:08.5
top of your mind
26:09.3
top of your mind
26:10.2
I don't have it
26:17.0
I don't have it
26:17.5
or are there like
26:18.1
authors
26:18.6
or figures
26:19.6
or something
26:20.1
that you want
26:20.6
people to read
26:20.6
or something like that
26:20.8
or people to check out
26:21.4
if they're going also
26:22.3
through difficult moments
26:23.2
maybe not as difficult
26:24.1
as yours
26:24.6
but you know
26:25.6
I'm sure
26:26.5
that's why I said
26:27.2
lifestyle guru
26:28.1
because you know
26:28.8
next time
26:29.3
I'll check out my list
26:33.0
if you forward it to me
26:34.2
now
26:34.7
I have another question
26:36.1
of course
26:36.5
we are seeing
26:38.8
some positive movements
26:40.0
in terms of your case
26:41.7
can you tell us
26:43.3
a little bit about
26:43.9
what are the next steps
26:44.8
you're looking forward to
26:45.7
I mean
26:45.9
many would say
26:47.1
that it looks like
26:48.1
your full vindication
26:49.1
is almost inevitable
26:50.6
but obviously
26:51.2
you don't want to be complacent
26:52.5
can you tell us
26:53.8
a little bit about
26:54.5
what are you looking forward to
26:56.0
in terms of the legal
26:57.0
cases still
26:58.4
still against you
26:59.5
and
26:59.7
are you cautiously optimistic
27:01.3
this will be resolved
27:02.3
in the near future
27:03.5
so that your full vindication
27:04.8
is official
27:05.8
more or less
27:06.4
although I think
27:07.4
almost everyone believes
27:08.6
with exception of some groups
27:10.4
some cult group
27:12.1
everything was really
27:13.6
politically motivated
27:14.8
as far as
27:15.3
charges against you
27:16.1
are concerned
27:16.6
is it very confident
27:18.6
about the last
27:20.2
remit
27:20.5
remit
27:20.5
about this
27:21.4
last case
27:22.5
now I'm given
27:23.1
provisional liberty
27:24.0
and
27:25.4
we're just waiting
27:26.9
for the formal offer
27:27.7
of evidence
27:28.3
of the prosecution
27:29.1
and then if the court
27:30.7
resolves it
27:31.6
we will file
27:32.2
our demurrer
27:32.8
to evidence
27:33.5
and if it's granted
27:35.1
then the case is dismissed
27:37.2
that is tantamount
27:38.3
to acquittal
27:38.9
we are confident
27:40.3
because
27:41.5
after the presentation
27:43.0
of their
27:43.7
bail evidence
27:45.1
the bail
27:45.9
testimonies
27:47.3
nothing of essence
27:49.8
or nothing
27:50.4
of significance
27:51.2
could be added
27:52.2
to the evidence
27:53.7
that represented
27:54.4
during the bail hearings
27:55.6
and nothing could be added
27:57.9
as to be discussed further
27:59.3
in the judgment
28:01.2
of the court later
28:02.5
as would
28:03.7
reverse
28:05.1
or change
28:06.8
its
28:07.7
finding
28:08.7
of insufficiency
28:10.2
of evidence
28:10.9
its finding
28:11.9
of no conspiracy
28:13.3
because the charge
28:14.8
is illegal
28:15.4
conspiracy
28:16.1
to commit
28:17.1
illegal
28:17.9
drug
28:18.8
trading
28:19.5
so
28:20.4
if
28:22.1
at the bail
28:23.9
stage
28:24.5
of the case
28:25.6
the court
28:27.4
already found
28:28.3
no
28:29.2
strong evidence
28:30.8
and if
28:32.2
nothing more
28:33.2
significant
28:34.4
was presented
28:35.8
in the course
28:37.0
of the presentation
28:37.7
of the evidence
28:38.4
in chief
28:39.0
then
28:40.6
the conclusion
28:46.2
would be the same
28:48.0
right
28:49.0
almost
28:49.6
no
28:49.9
sufficient
28:50.7
evidence
28:51.6
because the prosecution
28:53.1
is a proof
28:53.9
if it failed to do so
28:55.3
at the bail stage
28:56.3
what more
28:57.2
this time
28:58.3
so
28:59.2
we are
29:00.0
confident
29:00.9
but still
29:02.0
cautiously
29:02.8
optimistic
29:04.0
yes
29:04.6
about
29:04.9
no room for complacency
29:06.8
on that front
29:07.4
thank you also
29:08.4
attorney delima
29:09.2
I mean
29:09.5
you being a lawyer
29:10.4
also helps
29:11.0
explaining
29:11.9
why you're cautiously
29:13.5
optimistic on this front
29:14.9
now
29:15.4
certainly
29:16.5
I mean
29:17.1
let's talk about
29:19.0
tormentors
29:19.9
right
29:20.2
I mean
29:20.5
is the next
29:21.2
phase here
29:21.9
to go against
29:22.9
of course
29:23.8
it's one
29:24.2
I mean
29:24.6
there are many
29:25.3
unfortunate
29:25.8
unfortunately
29:26.6
many people
29:27.2
fell for
29:27.9
all of the
29:28.4
black propaganda
29:29.4
and worst
29:30.0
and vulgarity
29:30.9
that was deployed
29:31.6
against you
29:32.2
but there's some
29:33.8
people who knew
29:34.4
very well
29:35.0
that this was
29:35.4
fake news
29:36.1
this was
29:36.9
a politically
29:37.5
motivated move
29:38.7
and yet
29:39.3
they enabled it
29:40.4
or they were
29:41.1
orchestrating it
29:42.4
are you
29:43.4
gonna
29:43.8
is the next
29:45.0
step here
29:45.4
for senator delima
29:46.3
to go after
29:47.2
the tormentors
29:47.8
because you talk
29:48.3
about democracy
29:49.4
and
29:49.7
institutions
29:50.3
democracy
29:50.9
and institutions
29:51.5
do not
29:52.0
just you know
29:52.8
come out of nowhere
29:53.5
you have to fight
29:54.3
for them
29:54.8
and one of the ways
29:55.9
is to fight
29:56.5
against people
29:57.2
who are undermining
29:58.1
our judicial institutions
29:59.7
yung mga
30:00.1
binababo yung mga
30:01.2
institutions natin
30:01.9
yung justice system natin
30:03.7
is that the next step
30:04.7
senator delima
30:05.4
I mean
30:05.7
sino ba sila
30:07.3
dapat umanda na sila
30:09.2
definitely
30:10.4
absolutely
30:11.0
we will file
30:11.8
cases against them
30:12.8
they have to be
30:13.8
held accountable
30:14.6
or
30:16.0
um
30:19.7
I promise
30:22.7
yeah
30:25.2
state
30:25.7
aside from
30:26.4
you know
30:27.2
I can already
30:28.2
and there will be
30:29.1
some others
30:30.0
that have to be
30:31.0
held accountable
30:31.6
for being
30:32.0
responsible
30:32.8
for this
30:33.9
the prosecution
30:34.9
for persuading
30:36.4
for coercing
30:37.2
for coming up
30:38.4
with those
30:39.0
fabricated evidence
30:40.1
those trumped up
30:42.1
um
30:42.5
testimonies
30:43.5
from the
30:44.6
PDL
30:45.9
witnesses
30:46.6
so they use
30:47.9
operators
30:48.5
they use
30:49.1
handlers
30:49.7
who approach
30:50.9
who talk
30:51.7
to these witnesses
30:52.9
for them
30:53.8
to falsely
30:54.4
testify
30:55.0
against me
30:56.3
so they
30:58.1
got
30:59.3
to be
31:00.8
held
31:02.0
accountable
31:03.7
definite
31:05.5
or
31:06.9
specific
31:07.9
legal actions
31:10.3
and as to
31:11.3
when it will be
31:11.8
filed
31:12.0
that's also
31:12.7
being discussed
31:13.9
yeah
31:15.3
again of course
31:16.6
senator delima
31:17.5
I didn't want to
31:18.4
um
31:18.7
pretty
31:19.6
your your
31:20.5
legal strategy
31:21.2
you know
31:21.5
I just wanted
31:22.0
to say
31:22.4
the reason
31:23.7
I'm asking
31:24.2
this uh
31:25.1
senator delima
31:26.0
is because
31:26.4
you know
31:26.7
there's a
31:27.3
tendency
31:27.7
you know
31:29.2
I'm not
31:29.5
going to
31:29.7
name this
31:30.0
that people
31:30.4
you know
31:30.6
they face
31:31.3
injustice
31:31.7
and then
31:32.2
their case
31:32.7
gets resolved
31:33.4
and then
31:34.4
they kind
31:35.2
of
31:35.6
you know
31:36.1
just say
31:36.4
okay at
31:36.8
least
31:36.9
I move
31:38.2
on right
31:39.4
when in fact
31:39.8
we know that
31:40.5
what's happening
31:41.4
to you
31:41.7
senator delima
31:42.5
is part of a
31:43.2
more systemic
31:43.9
fundamental problem
31:44.9
right
31:45.2
had we had
31:46.2
strong institutions
31:47.1
and strong
31:47.6
democracy to
31:48.3
begin with
31:48.7
I don't
31:49.0
think
31:49.6
they could
31:50.3
have pulled
31:50.7
off what
31:51.2
they have
31:51.5
pulled off
31:51.9
against you
31:52.4
it exposed
31:53.1
the fragility
31:53.8
of our
31:54.1
institutions
31:54.5
so so
31:55.3
the reason
31:55.5
why I'm
31:55.8
asking is
31:56.3
because
31:56.5
if you
31:57.3
go after
31:57.8
your
31:58.1
tormentors
31:58.7
and try
31:59.1
to also
31:59.6
make sure
31:59.9
justice is
32:00.5
served
32:00.7
this is
32:01.3
in the long
32:02.0
run good
32:02.5
for our
32:03.0
institutions
32:03.4
right
32:03.7
this is
32:04.1
a process
32:04.7
of repairing
32:05.4
the damage
32:06.2
that was
32:06.6
inflicted
32:07.1
by the
32:07.7
duterte
32:08.0
legacy
32:08.5
right
32:08.9
that's why
32:10.6
I said
32:11.0
this is
32:11.6
the time
32:12.2
to strengthen
32:13.6
the institutions
32:14.9
and to restore
32:16.2
the faith
32:17.1
of our
32:17.8
people
32:18.2
especially
32:19.2
in our
32:20.0
justice system
32:20.8
the cooptation
32:22.4
must end
32:23.1
the cooptation
32:24.4
of institutions
32:25.4
must end
32:26.6
because the
32:28.3
judiciary
32:28.6
all that it
32:29.4
needs is
32:30.2
for its
32:31.0
independence
32:31.5
to be upheld
32:32.6
and it can
32:34.0
be expected
32:34.6
to do
32:37.2
its mandate
32:37.8
properly
32:38.7
in dispensing
32:39.8
justice
32:40.7
Senator
32:42.6
Delima
32:42.9
just to
32:43.8
ask on this
32:44.6
I mean
32:44.8
you were
32:45.5
the justice
32:46.0
secretary
32:46.5
back in
32:47.1
the day
32:47.5
um
32:48.2
what
32:49.2
what
32:49.2
00:00.0
33:19.180 --> 33:20.180
33:20.2
you know
33:21.2
I've been
33:22.2
I've been
33:22.9
pushing for
33:23.3
that
33:23.6
you know
33:25.5
investigators
33:26.6
should not
33:27.0
be
33:27.3
to not
33:27.8
just be
33:28.2
filing
33:28.5
cases
33:29.0
with weak
33:29.5
evidence
33:29.9
and one
33:30.8
way to
33:31.4
do it
33:31.8
is for
33:32.4
the prosecutors
33:33.1
to get
33:33.9
involved
33:34.3
as early
33:35.3
as the
33:35.6
case
33:36.0
build up
33:36.8
and I
33:37.4
think the
33:37.8
current
33:38.1
secretary
33:38.8
of justice
33:39.4
is also
33:40.1
adopting
33:41.2
that
33:41.6
and I'm
33:42.3
I think
33:42.9
you also
33:43.2
issued
33:43.6
a department
33:45.1
circular
33:45.5
in that
33:46.6
in that
33:47.3
respect
33:47.7
that is
33:48.6
important
33:49.6
because
33:50.6
um
33:51.1
you know
33:51.7
if there
33:52.5
is high
33:53.2
conviction
33:53.7
rate
33:54.1
and
33:55.2
then there
33:56.0
is certainty
33:56.6
of punishment
33:57.4
and that
33:58.4
is a
33:58.9
major
33:59.6
deterrent
34:00.3
a big
34:00.7
deterrent
34:01.3
to crimes
34:02.4
the commission
34:03.2
of offenses
34:04.7
and then
34:05.6
the delays
34:06.1
is a
34:07.2
perennial
34:07.6
problem
34:08.5
now
34:09.4
there are
34:10.2
of course
34:10.7
supreme
34:11.1
court
34:11.4
circulars
34:12.1
mandating
34:13.3
um
34:14.4
mandatory
34:15.7
mandating
34:16.5
continuous
34:17.1
trials
34:17.6
but this
34:18.4
is
34:18.9
not
34:19.9
being
34:20.4
complied
34:21.6
with
34:21.8
or
34:21.9
observed
34:22.4
strictly
34:23.4
so
34:24.2
it's
34:24.8
a matter
34:25.4
also
34:25.9
of
34:26.1
appointing
34:28.0
good
34:28.5
people
34:29.7
in the
34:31.0
judiciary
34:31.6
efficient
34:34.7
and upright
34:36.2
members
34:37.3
meritocracy
34:38.2
crucial
34:39.0
yes
34:40.1
meritocracy
34:40.5
should always
34:41.3
be based
34:41.9
on
34:42.5
meritocracy
34:43.4
we
34:44.1
I've
34:45.0
always been
34:45.7
advocating
34:46.6
for that
34:47.8
um
34:48.4
and and
34:50.4
when it comes
34:50.8
to our
34:51.1
judiciary
34:51.9
in terms of
34:52.9
you know
34:53.0
like your
34:53.4
backlog of
34:54.2
cases
34:54.5
I mean
34:54.9
I think
34:55.3
the Philippines
34:55.7
has one of
34:56.1
the worst
34:56.4
cases in
34:57.0
terms of
34:57.4
you know
34:57.6
congestion
34:58.1
of the
34:58.4
penitentiary
34:59.0
system
34:59.4
in terms
35:00.3
of
35:00.5
pre-trial
35:01.0
detainees
35:01.4
including
35:01.7
yourself
35:02.0
right
35:02.4
I mean
35:02.6
more than
35:02.9
50%
35:03.5
based on
35:03.9
the numbers
35:04.3
I saw
35:04.6
in 2019
35:05.2
I mean
35:06.0
this is
35:06.4
like
35:06.6
Central
35:07.1
America
35:07.6
level
35:08.0
I mean
35:08.2
it's one
35:08.5
of the
35:08.7
worst
35:09.0
on earth
35:09.5
and
35:09.8
and also
35:10.6
in terms
35:11.0
of
35:11.2
you know
35:11.6
like a
35:12.0
single
35:12.2
judge
35:12.6
has to
35:13.0
deal
35:13.4
with
35:13.6
more
35:13.8
than
35:13.9
700
35:14.4
cases
35:15.0
per year
35:15.5
I mean
35:15.7
these numbers
35:16.4
were so bad
35:17.0
that I
35:17.3
memorized
35:17.6
it
35:18.0
like I
35:18.6
mean
35:18.8
so I
35:20.0
mean
35:20.1
how can
35:20.4
you have
35:20.7
a functioning
35:21.1
democracy
35:21.6
if the
35:22.0
judicial
35:22.2
institutions
35:22.7
are so
35:23.2
overwhelmed
35:23.8
with
35:24.8
responsibilities
35:25.4
and
35:26.0
perhaps
35:26.8
there's
35:27.5
so much
35:28.0
capacity
35:28.6
gap
35:28.9
I had
35:29.6
conversations
35:30.2
with
35:30.6
former
35:31.2
Supreme
35:31.9
Court
35:32.2
Chief
35:32.6
Justice
35:32.9
Sereno
35:33.3
on this
35:33.7
but I
35:34.2
want to
35:34.4
take on
35:34.6
your
35:34.8
point
35:35.0
in terms
35:36.1
of
35:36.4
the
35:36.9
former
35:37.4
Justice
35:38.9
Secretary
35:39.4
what is
35:40.0
your
35:40.1
take
35:40.3
on
35:40.4
that
35:40.6
in
35:40.8
terms
35:40.9
of
35:41.1
strengthening
35:41.4
the
35:41.8
judiciary
35:42.6
overall
35:43.3
in
35:43.7
terms
35:43.8
of
35:44.3
manpower
35:45.6
in terms
35:46.3
of
35:46.7
institutional
35:47.3
power
35:47.9
I'm
35:48.4
sorry
35:48.6
I'm
35:49.5
abusing
35:49.9
you
35:50.1
on
35:50.2
this
35:50.4
case
35:50.7
but
35:50.8
it's
35:51.0
just
35:51.2
you're
35:51.7
such
35:52.0
an
35:52.4
experienced
35:52.8
person
35:53.3
unfortunately
35:53.7
on
35:53.9
both
35:54.2
sides
35:54.5
of
35:54.7
this
35:54.9
case
35:55.2
that
35:55.5
I
35:55.9
couldn't
35:56.3
I go back
35:57.8
really to
35:58.4
appointing
35:58.9
the right
35:59.2
people
35:59.7
if you
36:00.6
have the
36:01.0
right
36:01.2
people
36:01.6
insulated
36:02.2
from
36:02.5
politics
36:03.3
insulated
36:04.5
from
36:04.9
any
36:05.2
other
36:05.5
considerations
36:06.2
other
36:07.0
than
36:07.4
their
36:08.1
credentials
36:08.7
their
36:09.4
qualifications
36:10.2
as
36:11.4
members
36:12.0
of
36:12.2
the
36:12.3
bar
36:12.5
as
36:13.1
members
36:13.5
of
36:13.9
the
36:14.1
bench
36:14.4
then
36:15.1
we
36:15.5
can
36:15.8
expect
36:16.4
an
36:17.0
efficient
36:17.7
actually
36:18.4
functioning
36:19.1
effective
36:20.1
judiciary
36:21.2
and a
36:22.0
justice
36:22.3
system
36:22.8
that
36:23.3
truly
36:23.6
works
36:24.0
I
36:24.5
always
36:24.8
go back
36:25.3
to
36:25.4
that
36:25.7
because
36:26.4
we
36:26.8
have
36:27.0
all
36:27.2
the
36:27.3
kinds
36:27.8
of
36:28.1
rules
36:28.8
and
36:28.9
regulations
36:29.5
we
36:30.2
have
36:30.4
the
36:30.5
laws
36:30.9
we
36:31.3
have
36:31.5
the
36:31.6
rules
36:31.9
of
36:32.1
procedure
36:32.5
all
36:33.5
we
36:33.7
need
36:34.5
are
36:35.1
people
36:35.6
with
36:36.4
the
36:36.6
right
36:36.9
intellect
36:39.0
and
36:40.4
the
36:40.5
right
36:40.9
motivation
36:42.2
to
36:43.5
fulfill
36:44.3
their
36:45.0
job
36:45.4
properly
36:46.3
and with
36:47.6
excellence
36:48.4
it's
36:51.3
a basic
36:52.0
thing
36:52.4
for me
36:53.0
so it's
36:54.2
just
36:54.3
the
36:54.7
basics
36:55.1
that's
36:55.7
that's
36:56.0
your
36:56.2
position
36:56.8
senator
36:57.5
dalima
36:57.9
that if
36:58.3
we
36:58.5
just
36:58.8
do
36:59.0
the
36:59.2
basic
36:59.6
diligence
37:00.5
the
37:00.8
meritocracy
37:01.5
and all
37:02.0
this
37:02.7
should
37:02.9
carry us
37:03.7
through the
37:04.0
day
37:04.2
no
37:04.4
and
37:05.0
unfortunately
37:05.4
perhaps
37:05.8
those
37:06.1
basics
37:06.5
were not
37:06.8
done
37:07.1
and there
37:07.3
was an
37:07.6
adulteration
37:08.3
and
37:08.5
bastardization
37:09.2
of
37:09.5
the
37:10.0
system
37:10.2
now
37:10.4
just
37:11.3
just
37:11.6
in
37:11.7
this
37:11.9
case
37:12.2
senator
37:12.5
dalima
37:12.9
I
37:13.0
mean
37:13.6
former
37:14.0
spokesman
37:14.8
and
37:15.0
some
37:15.3
would
37:15.4
say
37:15.6
former
37:16.1
human
37:16.4
rights
37:16.7
lawyer
37:17.2
has
37:17.7
implied
37:19.0
that
37:19.5
your
37:20.3
you know
37:20.8
your
37:21.0
current
37:21.5
situation
37:22.2
improvement
37:22.8
your
37:23.1
case
37:23.3
had to
37:23.6
do
37:23.7
something
37:24.0
with
37:24.3
you know
37:24.6
favorite
37:25.0
student
37:25.4
of
37:25.7
yours
37:25.9
now
37:26.1
overseeing
37:26.5
your
37:26.7
case
37:26.8
what
37:27.1
do
37:27.2
you
37:27.3
have
37:27.4
to
37:27.5
say
37:27.7
about
37:27.9
those
37:28.1
kinds
37:28.3
of
37:28.6
accusations
37:29.5
yeah
37:29.9
in
37:30.9
the
37:31.1
first
37:31.5
place
37:31.9
I
37:32.2
don't
37:32.6
ever
37:32.9
remember
37:33.5
that
37:34.3
this
37:34.7
judge
37:35.1
has
37:35.5
been
37:35.6
my
37:35.8
student
37:36.2
yes
37:37.0
I
37:37.2
was
37:37.6
a
37:37.7
professor
37:38.0
of
37:38.3
law
37:38.6
and
37:38.9
I
37:39.1
taught
37:39.4
many
37:43.2
but
37:43.4
not
37:43.7
all
37:44.0
honestly
37:44.9
I
37:45.6
don't
37:45.9
remember
37:46.5
this
37:47.1
judge
37:47.5
as
37:48.2
a
37:48.6
student
37:49.1
right
37:51.2
but
37:57.5
if
37:58.5
he
37:58.8
was
37:59.2
a
37:59.5
student
37:59.8
how
38:00.4
could
38:00.6
Harry
38:00.9
must
38:01.2
stop
38:01.5
peddling
38:01.7
lies
38:02.2
right
38:03.1
he
38:03.5
must
38:03.6
stop
38:03.9
like
38:06.6
someone
38:07.0
say
38:07.2
they're
38:07.4
not
38:07.6
surprised
38:08.0
by
38:08.2
this
38:08.3
and
38:09.0
certainly
38:09.3
what do
38:10.0
you have
38:10.2
to say
38:10.5
in terms
38:10.8
of
38:11.0
repairing
38:11.3
the
38:11.6
institutions
38:12.0
in
38:12.2
terms
38:12.3
of
38:12.5
the
38:12.7
,
38:13.0
now
38:13.6
you
38:13.8
have
38:14.0
President
38:14.4
Marcus
38:15.6
Jr.
38:15.9
also
38:16.1
saying
38:16.4
that
38:16.5
perhaps
38:16.8
the
38:17.0
Philippines
38:17.3
will
38:17.6
be
38:17.7
open
38:18.0
to
38:18.4
ICC
38:19.2
investigations
38:19.9
in the
38:20.2
Philippines
38:20.5
how
38:20.7
important
38:21.1
do you
38:21.4
think
38:21.5
that
38:21.7
is
38:22.0
in
38:22.9
terms
38:23.2
of
38:23.5
making
38:24.1
sure
38:24.3
that
38:24.5
human
38:24.7
rights
38:25.0
and
38:25.2
democracy
38:25.7
is
38:26.4
upheld
38:26.7
in
38:26.9
the
38:27.0
Philippines
38:27.3
or
38:27.5
are
38:27.7
you
38:27.8
encouraged
38:28.4
by
38:28.8
some
38:29.1
indications
38:29.6
that
38:29.9
there's
38:30.0
more
38:30.2
push
38:30.6
for
38:31.1
proper
38:31.5
look
38:31.9
into
38:32.4
atrocities
38:33.9
in
38:34.1
the
38:34.2
previous
38:34.5
administration
38:35.1
I
38:35.8
see
38:36.0
this
38:36.2
as a
38:36.5
very
38:36.7
positive
38:37.2
development
38:37.7
a
38:38.0
very
38:38.2
positive
38:38.8
step
38:39.3
I've
38:39.6
been
38:39.8
pushing
38:40.2
for
38:40.4
that
38:40.7
that
38:41.2
they
38:41.4
allow
38:41.9
the
38:42.5
ICC
38:43.0
investigation
38:44.3
not
38:44.9
withstanding
38:45.5
our
38:45.7
withdrawal
38:46.1
from
38:47.0
the
38:47.8
Rome
38:48.3
statute
38:48.7
or
38:48.9
ICC
38:49.4
in
38:49.7
fact
38:49.9
I've
38:50.1
been
38:50.3
pushing
38:50.6
for
38:51.4
the
38:51.6
restoration
38:51.9
of
38:52.4
our
38:52.6
ICC
38:53.4
membership
38:54.5
which
38:55.2
was
38:55.5
unilaterally
38:56.2
withdrawn
38:56.7
by
38:57.5
the
38:57.7
former
38:58.0
president
38:58.6
because
38:59.0
of
38:59.2
self
38:59.4
interest
38:60.0
in
39:00.6
order
39:00.8
to
39:01.2
insulate
39:02.2
himself
39:02.7
or
39:03.3
to
39:03.5
evade
39:04.0
accountability
39:04.9
now
39:05.9
this
39:06.3
is
39:06.8
a
39:07.0
very
39:07.3
good
39:07.7
development
39:08.2
now
39:09.4
this
39:09.7
is
39:09.8
not
39:10.0
necessarily
39:10.6
an
39:10.9
indictment
39:11.5
of
39:11.6
the
39:11.7
justice
39:12.0
system
39:12.5
it's
39:14.9
just
39:15.3
that
39:15.8
since
39:16.8
it's
39:17.4
being
39:17.7
perceived
39:18.3
or
39:18.5
since
39:19.0
the
39:19.6
ICC
39:20.2
have
39:21.1
seen
39:21.6
no
39:22.5
local
39:23.5
domestic
39:24.8
or
39:25.0
no
39:25.3
local
39:25.9
jurisdiction
39:26.7
no
39:27.4
local
39:28.3
authority
39:29.7
investigating
39:31.2
those
39:32.4
with
39:32.9
highest
39:33.3
responsibility
39:34.3
for
39:34.9
this
39:35.1
drug
39:35.3
war
39:35.6
killings
39:36.1
then
39:36.9
it
39:38.2
decided
39:39.0
to intervene
39:40.2
because
39:40.8
that is
39:41.4
that is
39:42.8
its
39:43.1
mandate
39:43.6
so
39:44.9
there is
39:45.6
no
39:46.0
violation
39:46.7
at all
39:47.3
of the
39:47.8
principle
39:48.3
of
39:48.5
complementarity
39:49.4
because
39:50.2
the
39:50.4
principle
39:50.8
of
39:51.0
complementarity
39:52.1
says
39:52.6
that
39:53.4
if
39:54.1
the
39:55.4
domestic
39:56.9
authority
39:57.7
is
39:58.7
able
39:59.3
to
40:00.4
do
40:00.9
its
40:01.1
own
40:01.6
investigation
40:02.8
of the
40:03.8
crime
40:04.2
of a
40:04.5
crime
40:04.7
cognizable
40:05.5
by the
40:06.3
Rome
40:06.5
statute
40:07.0
then
40:07.5
the
40:07.6
ICC
40:08.2
need
40:08.7
not
40:09.1
intervene
40:10.0
now
40:10.9
they're
40:11.5
not
40:11.7
seeing
40:12.1
that
40:12.4
so
40:13.8
what's
40:14.1
wrong
40:14.4
with
40:15.0
the
40:15.3
ICC
40:15.8
continuing
40:16.8
with
40:17.6
its
40:17.9
probe
40:18.4
so
40:18.9
it's
40:19.4
a very
40:20.2
laudable
40:21.3
initiative
40:22.2
on the
40:23.1
part
40:23.4
of the
40:24.0
congressman
40:24.7
the
40:25.4
members
40:25.6
of the
40:26.0
house
40:26.4
who
40:27.0
filed
40:27.8
the
40:27.9
resolution
40:28.3
of
40:28.6
course
40:28.8
it's
40:29.0
just
40:29.3
really
40:29.6
because
40:30.7
it's
40:31.0
the
40:31.1
decision
40:31.5
ultimately
40:32.2
it's
40:32.4
the
40:32.5
decision
40:32.9
of
40:33.0
the
40:33.1
executive
40:33.6
but
40:34.4
it's
40:34.7
the
40:34.8
expression
40:35.5
of
40:36.4
the
40:36.6
sins
40:37.0
of
40:37.8
congress
40:38.4
if
40:39.2
it
40:39.6
would
40:39.8
pass
40:40.2
the
40:41.6
legislative
40:42.7
mill
40:44.0
and I
40:45.5
hope
40:45.8
it
40:46.4
would
40:46.6
it
40:47.0
would
40:47.2
be
40:47.5
ultimately
40:48.7
formally
40:49.6
adopted
40:50.4
by the
40:51.3
house
40:51.7
and also
40:52.6
by the
40:53.7
senate
40:54.0
because
40:54.6
it would
40:55.0
have
40:55.3
such
40:55.9
a
40:56.0
persuasive
40:56.8
effect
40:58.2
on the
40:59.2
executive
40:59.6
it's
41:00.6
high
41:00.8
time
41:01.3
for
41:01.8
them
41:02.1
to
41:02.6
rethink
41:03.0
and
41:03.8
reconsider
41:04.3
their
41:05.1
initial
41:05.6
position
41:06.4
of
41:07.2
no
41:07.6
intervention
41:08.3
from the
41:09.1
ICC
41:09.6
and
41:10.9
last
41:11.3
point
41:11.5
thank you
41:13.0
so much
41:13.3
I'm
41:14.3
sorry
41:14.6
I know
41:14.9
you're
41:15.1
so
41:15.3
exhausted
41:15.7
I don't
41:15.9
want to
41:16.1
overwhelm
41:16.5
you
41:16.6
with so
41:16.9
many
41:17.1
questions
41:17.5
the
41:18.5
thing
41:20.1
is
41:20.3
of
41:20.5
course
41:20.7
one
41:21.0
of
41:21.1
the
41:21.2
other
41:21.4
legacies
41:21.8
of
41:22.0
the
41:22.1
desert
41:22.4
era
41:22.8
is
41:22.9
the
41:23.1
weaponization
41:23.9
of
41:24.8
any
41:26.1
kind
41:26.4
of
41:26.6
supposedly
41:27.2
legitimate
41:27.8
restrictions
41:28.3
on
41:28.8
absolute
41:29.5
freedom
41:30.6
of
41:30.8
expression
41:31.1
cyber
41:32.0
law
41:33.3
and
41:33.7
cyber
41:34.5
libel
41:34.8
law
41:35.1
among
41:35.2
others
41:35.6
and
41:35.8
there
41:36.0
was
41:36.1
a
41:36.3
lot
41:36.4
of
41:36.5
fear
41:36.7
that
41:36.9
this
41:37.1
was
41:37.6
weaponized
41:38.3
under
41:38.5
the
41:38.6
previous
41:38.9
administration
41:39.5
and
41:39.7
one
41:40.2
of
41:40.4
the
41:40.6
victims
41:41.5
is
41:41.9
people
41:43.4
like
41:43.6
congressman
41:44.1
Walden
41:44.4
what
41:45.0
do
41:45.4
you
41:45.5
have
41:45.6
to
41:45.7
say
41:45.9
about
41:46.1
those
41:46.3
cases
41:47.0
this
41:48.3
alleged
41:49.0
weaponization
41:49.7
and
41:49.9
some
41:50.0
people
41:50.2
are
41:50.4
saying
41:50.5
perhaps
41:50.9
this
41:51.1
has
41:51.2
to
41:51.3
be
41:51.6
taken
41:52.3
to
41:52.5
the
41:52.6
supreme
41:52.9
court
41:53.3
and
41:53.6
perhaps
41:54.5
push
41:54.9
for
41:55.1
decriminalization
41:56.0
of
41:56.4
cyber
41:57.0
libel
41:58.3
among
41:58.5
others
41:59.0
in
42:00.3
order
42:00.5
to
42:00.6
make
42:00.8
sure
42:00.9
that
42:01.1
this
42:01.2
kind
42:01.4
of
42:01.5
abuses
42:01.8
do
42:02.0
not
42:02.1
happen
42:02.4
what
42:02.6
is
42:02.7
your
42:02.9
take
42:03.2
as
42:03.4
a
42:05.0
legal
42:05.5
mind
42:06.0
and
42:06.2
also
42:06.4
someone
42:06.7
was
42:06.9
a
42:07.0
former
42:07.2
justice
42:07.5
secretary
42:07.9
and
42:08.1
someone
42:08.7
was
42:08.9
also
42:09.1
a
42:09.3
victim
42:09.5
of
42:10.1
the
42:10.3
weaponization
42:10.9
of
42:11.4
legal
42:12.8
institutions
42:13.3
and
42:13.7
laws
42:14.2
I am
42:15.3
all
42:15.5
for
42:15.8
the
42:15.9
decriminalization
42:16.8
of
42:18.4
cyber
42:18.9
law
42:19.3
of
42:20.4
cyber
42:20.8
libel
42:21.2
and
42:22.3
libel
42:22.9
whether
42:23.8
it's
42:24.1
cyber
42:24.4
libel
42:25.5
or
42:26.2
under
42:30.7
the
42:33.1
revised
42:33.6
position
42:34.4
but
42:34.8
not
42:35.0
criminalization
42:36.3
but
42:37.0
you know
42:37.5
the
42:37.7
punitive
42:38.3
aspect
42:39.4
of it
42:40.4
because
42:41.0
right
42:50.6
to
42:50.9
free
42:51.2
expression
42:52.3
when I
42:52.6
was there
42:53.0
but
42:53.7
it was
42:54.7
never
42:54.9
taken up
42:55.4
but I
42:56.0
think
42:56.4
some
42:58.0
senators
42:58.5
had already
42:59.0
filed
42:59.4
a similar
43:00.5
measure
43:02.2
and even
43:02.9
in the
43:03.2
house
43:03.5
I hope
43:04.4
they
43:05.0
would
43:05.3
seriously
43:06.2
consider
43:06.6
that
43:07.0
and
43:07.6
would
43:07.7
pass
43:08.1
that
43:08.4
and
43:09.2
it's
43:09.5
it's
43:09.9
not
43:15.0
at
43:15.2
all
43:15.6
conducive
43:18.0
to
43:18.6
the
43:18.8
environment
43:19.3
of
43:19.9
free
43:20.7
expression
43:21.5
if
43:22.5
these
43:23.8
kinds
43:24.2
of
43:24.5
laws
43:24.9
persist
43:25.7
criminalization
43:27.1
or
43:27.5
criminalized
43:28.4
cyber
43:30.4
libel
43:34.0
and
43:35.2
libel
43:36.6
under
43:37.0
the
43:37.4
revised
43:37.8
penal
43:38.2
code
43:38.5
and
43:40.3
attorney
43:41.1
are you
43:41.6
optimistic
43:43.4
that perhaps
43:44.2
we'll move
43:44.7
on the
43:44.9
right
43:45.1
direction
43:45.5
in terms
43:45.9
of making
43:46.3
sure
43:46.5
that there's
43:46.8
a correction
43:47.4
or
43:47.7
amendments
43:48.8
necessary
43:50.2
or making
43:50.7
sure that
43:51.0
people who
43:51.3
were
43:51.6
somehow
43:52.2
victims
43:52.7
of this
43:53.2
in the
43:53.5
past
43:53.7
administration
43:54.4
will also
43:55.4
have
43:55.7
their
43:56.2
moment
43:56.4
of
43:56.6
justice
43:56.9
in the
43:57.2
coming
43:57.4
months
43:57.7
or
43:58.0
years
43:58.1
I'm
43:58.6
asking
43:59.3
whether
43:59.5
you
44:00.8
getting
44:01.6
closer
44:02.0
to
44:02.5
getting
44:03.0
the
44:03.1
justice
44:03.4
you
44:03.6
deserve
44:03.9
is
44:05.2
perhaps
44:05.8
part
44:06.3
of
44:06.4
the
44:06.5
bigger
44:06.8
wave
44:07.4
of
44:07.9
correction
44:08.7
of
44:09.4
the
44:09.7
abuses
44:10.1
that
44:10.4
happened
44:10.6
in
44:10.8
the
44:10.9
past
44:11.2
or
44:15.6
perhaps
44:16.0
are
44:16.2
you
44:16.3
cautiously
44:16.8
optimistic
44:17.4
that
44:17.7
the
44:18.0
environment
44:18.5
seems
44:18.8
to be
44:19.1
conducive
44:19.7
yes
44:23.0
I'm
44:23.7
I can
44:24.9
see
44:25.1
that
44:25.4
we
44:25.7
have
44:25.9
now
44:26.2
an
44:26.4
environment
44:26.9
to
44:27.8
reassess
44:28.7
all
44:29.7
those
44:30.2
draconian
44:30.9
measures
44:31.9
that
44:32.9
should
44:33.3
never
44:33.6
be
44:33.8
considered
44:34.4
again
44:35.4
in the
44:37.7
stream
44:38.0
of
44:38.2
consciousness
44:39.0
under
44:40.2
Philippine
44:40.7
politics
44:41.7
so
44:43.4
I'm
44:44.3
confident
44:44.6
and I'm
44:45.5
optimistic
44:46.0
that we
44:47.3
have the
44:47.8
right
44:48.0
environment
44:48.5
now
44:49.0
to
44:49.7
rectify
44:50.4
all
44:51.1
those
44:51.4
and
44:53.4
lastly
44:53.8
I forgot
44:54.2
actually
44:54.5
to ask
44:54.9
this
44:55.1
Senator
44:55.7
Delima
44:55.9
you had
44:56.4
this
44:56.8
very
44:57.4
close
44:57.9
call
44:58.2
situation
44:58.8
during
44:59.4
the
44:59.6
pandemic
45:00.0
right
45:00.4
that you
45:00.7
were
45:00.8
held
45:01.1
hostage
45:01.7
by
45:02.1
one
45:02.3
of
45:02.5
the
45:02.6
detainees
45:03.1
inside
45:03.5
yes
45:04.8
my
45:05.2
goodness
45:05.5
I'm
45:06.0
sorry
45:06.3
I don't
45:06.6
want to
45:06.9
bring
45:07.4
back
45:07.7
the
45:07.9
trauma
45:08.3
but
45:08.5
we
45:09.1
were
45:09.3
really
45:09.6
worried
45:10.0
about
45:10.3
what
45:11.0
was
45:11.2
going
45:11.4
on
45:11.7
there
45:11.8
I
45:11.9
mean
45:12.0
to
45:12.4
what
45:12.6
degree
45:12.7
can
45:12.9
you
45:13.0
share
45:13.3
about
45:13.5
that
45:13.7
without
45:13.9
I'm
45:14.3
sorry
45:14.5
I don't
45:14.6
want to
45:14.8
bring
45:14.9
back
45:15.1
your
45:15.3
trauma
45:15.6
but
45:15.9
it
45:16.3
just
45:16.5
tells
45:16.9
the
45:17.2
depth
45:17.8
of
45:18.1
your
45:18.5
trial
45:19.9
over
45:20.7
the
45:20.9
past
45:21.1
few
45:21.3
years
45:21.5
it's
45:21.8
not
45:22.0
just
45:22.2
being
45:22.5
behind
45:22.9
bars
45:23.2
but
45:23.4
you
45:23.9
were
45:24.1
almost
45:24.4
victimized
45:26.9
I
45:27.0
really
45:27.2
thought
45:27.5
it
45:29.2
was
45:29.4
my
45:29.6
end
45:29.9
really
45:30.4
it
45:31.3
was
45:31.4
a
45:31.6
serious
45:32.0
incident
45:33.7
really
45:34.9
um
45:35.6
oh
45:37.5
it
45:39.0
was
45:39.1
a
45:39.3
Sunday
45:39.6
early
45:40.3
morning
45:40.7
I
45:41.9
was
45:42.1
praying
45:42.5
the
45:43.1
rosary
45:43.6
at
45:44.6
about
45:44.8
630
45:45.4
I
45:46.4
had
45:46.6
opened
45:47.0
already
45:47.3
my
45:47.6
quarters
45:48.2
my
45:48.6
cell
45:49.4
because
45:50.3
the
45:51.9
sun
45:53.1
is
45:53.9
off
45:54.6
because
45:58.2
I
45:59.2
opened
46:00.1
my
46:00.4
there's
46:01.4
light
46:01.6
already
46:02.0
outside
46:02.6
now
46:03.6
those
46:04.5
detainees
46:06.4
are
46:06.8
supposed
46:07.2
to be
46:07.4
in a
46:07.7
separate
46:08.0
compound
46:09.2
also
46:10.1
locked
46:10.6
and
46:12.1
all
46:12.4
but
46:13.7
they
46:14.1
had
46:14.4
the
46:14.8
guard
46:16.0
who
46:16.4
brought
46:16.8
breakfast
46:18.4
and
46:19.4
it was
46:22.2
a
46:22.3
security
46:22.7
labs
46:24.0
so
46:24.9
this
46:25.4
guy
46:25.9
this
46:26.7
guard
46:27.0
almost
46:27.4
died
46:27.8
he
46:28.4
was
46:28.6
stabbed
46:29.0
by
46:29.8
this
46:30.1
detainees
46:31.6
and
46:32.8
well
46:33.5
fortunately
46:34.1
the one
46:35.0
assigned
46:35.7
of the
46:37.1
tower
46:38.8
was
46:40.0
vigilant
46:40.4
enough
46:40.9
was alert
46:41.4
enough
46:41.8
that he
46:42.2
saw
46:42.5
what was
46:43.1
happening
46:43.5
so he
46:44.6
shot
46:44.9
them
46:45.2
the two
46:45.7
of them
46:46.0
only two
46:46.9
out of the
46:47.4
three
46:47.6
but the
46:48.5
third one
46:49.3
managed
46:50.8
to
46:51.1
survive
46:53.3
the
46:54.0
shooting
46:55.6
from the
46:56.8
guy
46:57.2
in the
46:58.2
tower
46:59.0
and he
47:00.1
was able
47:00.9
to climb
47:01.5
because that
47:02.1
was as I
47:03.1
said it
47:03.5
was a
47:03.9
locked
47:04.2
compound
47:05.0
there was
47:07.2
a barbed
47:07.9
barbed
47:08.8
wire
47:09.2
but this
47:10.1
guy
47:10.4
climbed
47:11.0
over that
47:11.8
fence
47:12.3
ran
47:12.9
towards my
47:13.9
own
47:14.3
compound
47:15.0
and since
47:16.8
he saw
47:17.5
that my
47:18.4
quarters
47:18.8
was already
47:19.4
open
47:19.9
he entered
47:21.1
and then
47:22.4
with a
47:23.4
with a
47:25.0
improvised
47:26.8
knife
47:27.2
he grabbed
47:28.3
me
47:28.7
he put
47:30.5
his
47:30.9
knife
47:32.2
here in my
47:33.0
chest
47:33.3
consistently
47:35.0
all the time
47:36.0
the knife
47:37.1
was here
47:37.9
and he was
47:39.3
saying
47:39.8
pinatay na ho
47:41.3
yung dalawang
47:41.7
kasama
47:42.2
kailangan
47:42.7
sumama
47:43.1
kayo sa akin
47:43.7
ikaw lang
47:44.4
ang paraan
47:46.3
para makalabas
47:47.2
ako
47:47.5
ng buhay
47:48.5
di ko
47:49.0
but he was
47:50.9
manhandling
47:51.6
me also
47:52.0
he was
47:52.3
pushing me
47:53.1
I would
47:53.9
drift
47:54.5
and I
47:56.0
had some
47:56.8
hematoma
47:57.5
here
47:57.9
and I
47:58.7
and he
47:59.7
was demanding
48:00.4
for certain
48:00.9
things
48:01.6
he was
48:02.2
demanding
48:02.7
for media
48:03.9
he was
48:04.9
demanding
48:05.4
for
48:06.0
a
48:08.0
plane
48:09.7
C-130
48:11.1
to go
48:12.5
to
48:12.7
Sulu
48:14.1
he was
48:15.1
demanding
48:15.6
for
48:16.2
a
48:18.0
getaway
48:18.3
vehicle
48:19.0
hammer
48:20.5
vehicle
48:21.3
I said
48:21.7
I could
48:22.0
not
48:22.3
sabi niya
48:23.1
hingin mo yan
48:25.1
sabi mo sa kanila
48:26.9
dalhin dito
48:27.9
kung taong
48:28.7
ako nang
48:29.9
Sulu
48:30.7
sasama kita
48:33.0
hindi ko yan
48:34.4
hindi ko yan
48:35.3
hindi ko yan
48:36.8
ma
48:37.1
mahihingi sa kanila
48:39.6
I'm not in a position
48:40.7
to
48:41.8
demand for that
48:43.4
and then he was
48:45.0
asking for my
48:46.0
cellphone
48:46.5
because he said
48:47.4
he's gonna
48:47.8
call for
48:48.9
he's gonna call
48:50.7
someone
48:51.2
I said I don't
48:52.2
have
48:52.5
cellphone
48:53.4
he said
48:54.4
no
48:54.8
imposible
48:57.7
na wala kang
48:58.6
cellphone
48:58.7
no
48:59.2
I really don't have
48:60.0
cellphone
49:00.3
even if
49:00.7
you kill me
49:01.7
you won't see
49:02.9
any cellphone
49:03.5
here
49:04.0
um
49:05.2
papatayin kita
49:06.7
kung hindi mo
49:07.4
ilalabas
49:08.1
ang cellphone
49:09.2
there were
49:09.9
several
49:10.3
several times
49:12.0
he would say
49:12.4
that
49:12.7
papatayin kita
49:13.4
papatayin kita
49:14.4
and all
49:15.6
and then
49:16.2
I was
49:16.6
I really got
49:17.5
scared
49:18.1
when he said
49:19.8
when he started
49:21.3
praying
49:22.3
because he said
49:23.9
mom it's already
49:25.1
it's almost
49:26.1
7 10
49:27.1
if it's
49:28.5
if it's
49:29.2
7 30
49:30.1
na hindi pa
49:32.9
nila binibigay
49:34.6
yung mga
49:35.0
hinihingi ko
49:35.9
papatayin kita
49:38.0
isasama na kita
49:39.6
and then
49:41.4
around
49:42.9
7 15
49:43.8
that's when
49:45.5
he started
49:46.0
praying
49:47.4
in Islam
49:49.5
and he said
49:51.7
mom
49:52.0
mukhang
49:52.8
walang
49:53.4
mayayari
49:54.2
dun sa mga
49:55.3
request ko
49:56.0
so ito na
49:57.5
ito na
49:58.5
pasensya na
49:59.5
mamamatay na tayo
50:01.0
isasama kita
50:03.2
so we prayed
50:03.9
so I knew it
50:05.1
so that's it
50:05.8
that's the time
50:06.5
so I started praying
50:07.8
bahala na kayo
50:09.2
Lord
50:09.5
bahala na kayo
50:10.2
sa pamilya ko
50:11.0
and my additional
50:12.3
request was
50:13.2
please Lord
50:14.2
make it quick
50:15.0
I do not want
50:17.2
to suffer
50:17.8
no
50:19.0
no
50:19.5
quick
50:20.9
no
50:21.9
no
50:22.2
you know
50:24.3
ah
50:25.0
ah
50:28.5
I'm bleeding to death
50:30.5
so make it quick
50:32.7
just one
50:33.5
and that's it
50:35.8
just once
50:36.5
and then
50:37.0
that's it
50:37.6
but then
50:39.5
he made a mistake
50:40.7
of asking for water
50:42.0
and it so happened
50:44.2
the director was there
50:45.6
he was the one
50:46.4
he was the one
50:47.6
negotiating
50:48.5
with him
50:49.8
and the director
50:51.6
was saying
50:52.8
dito ka sa labas
50:53.8
so we can talk
50:54.7
but he said
50:55.2
no alam ko
50:55.8
papatayin niyo ako
50:56.7
because he doesn't want to
50:58.0
he didn't want to leave me
50:59.5
because I was
51:00.2
I was just on a
51:01.4
I was sitting down
51:03.2
with my hand tied
51:04.4
blindfolded
51:05.5
with my feet tied
51:06.8
and with his
51:08.2
with a knife
51:09.2
here
51:09.7
consistently here
51:10.7
always
51:11.2
you know
51:11.5
sometimes
51:12.1
he would push it hard
51:13.7
and I would shout
51:15.0
I would scream
51:15.8
wag naman ganyan
51:17.0
ang sakit
51:17.5
ang sakit
51:18.1
and so
51:19.2
ah
51:20.4
when he asked
51:22.2
for that water
51:23.0
that's when I said
51:24.0
as I said
51:24.9
he made a mistake
51:26.5
because you know
51:27.3
you know
51:27.7
abot na sa kanya
51:28.6
the director
51:30.8
Pes Pes
51:31.5
had the chance
51:32.3
of
51:33.4
shooting him
51:34.7
nakareli na pala
51:36.7
si director Pes Pes
51:37.9
he had with him
51:38.8
a hidden
51:39.8
a short
51:41.4
small firearm
51:42.8
so when he was
51:44.7
he was
51:45.9
handing over
51:47.1
the glass of water
51:49.0
medyo
51:51.1
lumayok yung
51:52.9
knife
51:54.3
dito sa chest ko
51:56.3
agave
51:56.7
agave
51:57.7
so
51:58.5
I almost died
51:59.7
I really
52:00.5
I thought
52:01.4
it was my end
52:03.2
it was terrible
52:05.4
I didn't see when
52:06.6
I
52:06.8
since I was blindfolded
52:08.4
and I
52:09.6
I did not
52:10.6
oh I didn't know
52:11.8
yeah
52:12.1
I was blindfolded
52:14.0
my hands were tied
52:15.4
my feet were tied
52:16.7
and I was sitting
52:17.8
so
52:19.2
I did
52:21.1
I didn't even know
52:22.3
that
52:23.4
when
52:24.0
he was being handed
52:26.0
that water
52:26.8
that
52:27.7
that the officer
52:29.0
was ready to
52:30.2
shoot him down
52:32.0
I just heard
52:33.7
the next thing I knew
52:34.9
the next thing
52:36.3
that happened was
52:37.7
four consecutive
52:39.6
shots
52:40.5
close range
52:41.7
I did not see
52:43.3
the guy
52:44.0
fall
52:44.9
when he was shot
52:46.5
so it was an instant death
52:48.2
for the guy
52:49.3
and I was taken out
52:50.4
I never saw him
52:52.0
because my blind
52:53.2
uh
52:53.9
hold was uh
52:54.9
was taken out
52:56.7
when I was
52:57.7
out already
52:58.4
from my quarters
52:59.7
so it was a harrowing
53:01.4
experience
53:02.4
so they had to bring me
53:04.2
to the hospital
53:04.9
for several days
53:06.1
for examination
53:07.5
and I had uh
53:09.3
trauma here
53:11.3
chest trauma
53:13.6
I'm sorry
53:16.0
Senator for asking that
53:17.5
because that was one of the
53:19.0
the moments
53:20.1
like lahat kami
53:20.8
we were extremely worried
53:22.0
about you
53:22.7
and we were also extremely
53:23.7
about
53:24.1
thinking about
53:25.2
I mean what are the
53:26.1
broader implications here
53:27.4
you've got
53:27.7
god forbid
53:28.2
sir delima
53:30.4
do you think
53:30.9
that was a
53:31.5
lapse
53:32.1
talaga
53:33.0
was that like
53:33.7
a complete accident
53:34.5
or you're wondering
53:36.2
maybe there was a foul play
53:37.4
or some
53:38.0
some
53:38.4
wishy-washy things
53:39.7
happening
53:40.1
I mean have you
53:40.7
reflected on that aspect
53:42.2
um
53:43.0
because some were
53:43.5
wondering if you were
53:44.3
properly
53:44.7
thinking about it
53:45.8
I've been thinking about it
53:46.9
there is a theory
53:48.3
about it
53:49.1
it may not
53:49.8
you know it's
53:50.7
first
53:51.6
was I
53:52.9
did they really
53:55.3
intend to
53:56.1
make me
53:57.7
a hostage
53:59.5
a hostage
54:00.2
and I think
54:01.5
yes
54:02.0
because how could they
54:03.9
how could they have
54:05.6
gone out
54:09.0
or how could they ever think
54:10.4
of coming out
54:11.2
of
54:11.5
the custodial center
54:13.2
without a human shield
54:14.9
and who would be
54:16.6
the best choice
54:17.5
for a hostage
54:19.5
and I'm the
54:21.2
most high profile
54:22.8
detainee there
54:24.5
but as to
54:27.0
whether
54:27.4
it's something else
54:30.5
there's something else
54:32.7
or someone else
54:33.6
behind it
54:34.3
it remains to be
54:35.7
a speculation
54:36.4
it's hard to prove
54:37.9
but
54:39.1
it's a possibility
54:41.8
but only a speculation
54:43.8
at this point
54:45.0
um
54:46.5
and
54:47.0
Senator Delima
54:48.4
do you think after
54:49.1
I mean after
54:49.8
surviving
54:50.8
yet another ordeal
54:52.0
like that
54:52.6
you think God
54:54.1
was telling you
54:54.7
that you have a mission
54:55.9
that there's this
54:56.7
another child
54:57.4
after in your life
54:58.2
I mean usually
54:58.8
when you survive
54:59.8
something as close as that
55:01.1
you come
55:01.9
I mean
55:02.3
you were already going
55:03.4
through a lot of
55:04.1
spiritual awakening
55:05.2
and transformation
55:05.8
but I mean
55:06.4
this is
55:06.9
next level right
55:08.1
I mean
55:08.3
did you feel that
55:09.4
maybe God really has a mission
55:11.2
for me
55:11.6
that I have to really
55:12.4
fight for something
55:13.3
and be someone after this
55:14.6
very close
55:15.4
I always believe
55:17.5
that if it's your time
55:18.5
it's your time
55:19.6
and since
55:20.8
I survived it
55:22.2
so I do think
55:23.8
that
55:24.1
siguro nga
55:24.9
siguro nga
55:26.0
meron pang
55:27.2
dapat akong gawin
55:28.8
meron pang
55:29.5
kailangan gawin
55:30.9
I do believe that
55:32.8
I survived it
55:34.6
so that means
55:35.5
it's not yet
55:36.3
my time
55:37.4
and probably
55:38.7
I still have
55:40.2
some mission in life
55:42.2
Thank you very much
55:44.8
Senator Delima
55:45.5
I wanted to ask you more
55:46.7
about what's next
55:47.7
and all of that
55:48.3
but I know you want to rest
55:49.6
there's
55:50.2
the dust has not
55:51.3
completely settled yet
55:52.4
so I'm sorry
55:52.8
I don't want to come off as
55:53.7
parang inabukso
55:54.6
yung openness mo
55:56.1
and your kindness
55:56.8
and generosity
55:57.5
for sharing your time with me
55:59.3
I'm so sorry
56:00.1
if I brought back
56:00.9
some of this trauma
56:01.6
but let me tell you
56:02.8
Senator Delima
56:03.5
lahat kami nagmamahal sayo
56:05.1
we have been praying for you
56:06.3
you don't know
56:07.2
how happy we are
56:08.7
I mean
56:09.0
just the word joy
56:10.1
doesn't even capture
56:10.9
having this opportunity
56:12.0
having this conversation with me
56:13.4
and God willing
56:14.4
and inshallah
56:15.1
in the near future
56:16.1
we can have a chance
56:16.9
to catch up together
56:17.8
in person
56:18.4
and you know
56:19.8
yeah
56:20.9
I mean
56:21.3
I would love that
56:23.0
I would love that
56:23.8
you're such an inspiration
56:25.2
Senator Delima
56:26.1
I really
56:26.8
mean it
56:27.3
I really really mean it
56:28.3
Senator Delima
56:28.9
you're such an inspiration
56:30.1
I mean
56:30.4
I was not born
56:31.4
until after ETSA
56:32.6
so I didn't have a chance
56:33.7
to you know
56:34.7
see the Ninoy Aquino
56:36.5
moment and all of that
56:37.7
thank you for all
56:39.3
the compassion
56:39.9
thank you
56:41.0
it is solidarity
56:42.5
Senator Delima
56:43.4
remember I said
56:44.0
something about
56:44.6
you know
56:45.2
the fight for democracy
56:46.5
is a fight for solidarity
56:47.8
you know
56:48.2
we have many heroes
56:49.1
who have their own heroism
56:50.3
and all
56:50.6
but it's really about
56:51.2
bringing people together
56:52.4
and I hope that you
56:53.5
will be the center of gravity
56:54.6
for a new generation
56:56.2
of you know
56:56.7
great heroic leaders
56:57.8
we have had
56:58.3
maraming salamat
56:59.3
thank you so much
57:00.3
Senator Delima
57:00.9
everyone is praying
57:01.9
for you
57:02.5
everyone loves you
57:03.2
and everyone is expressing
57:04.4
their best wishes for you
57:06.4
so please take care of yourself
57:07.5
and please forgive me
57:08.6
for abusing you
57:09.7
it's been a pleasure
57:13.3
and I do want to see you also
57:14.8
in person
57:15.9
God willing
57:17.1
God willing
57:18.0
thank you so much
57:18.8
thank you so much
57:19.8
thank you
57:20.3
praise for you
57:21.0
talk to you soon
57:21.7
thank you so much
57:22.4
God bless you