lets study the conviction and acquittal of Jinggoy Estrada and what does this mean for our country. May hustisya pa ba?

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Hello mga kababayan, nandito tayo ngayon sa Daejeon, Korea.

At nabalik na ang kaso ni Jinko Estrada at yung pag-acquit sa kanya on the case of plunder

at saka yung pag-convict sa kanya on the case of bribery and indirect bribery.

And it has a sentence of 8 to 9 years for direct bribery and 2 to 3 years for indirect bribery.

Ngayon pag-aralan natin yung kaso at ano ba yung desisyon ng korte

at tignan nga natin kung paano nakarating dito.

Unang-una pag-usapan natin yung acquittal niya on the plunder issue.

On first glance, I'm sure may mga iba sa inyo na na-trigger at sumamahan law

at tingin nyo anong klaseng sistema meron natin sa Pilipinas

at kailan ba talaga mauhuli itong mga corrupt na politiko natin

at mauhuli ba talaga sila o iba ba talaga ang batas natin dito

pag makapangirihan ka kumpara sa isang tao na walang kapangirihan o walang pera.

Okay, yung pagka-acquit sa kanya kasi I think is a technicality.

Dahil pag pinakinggan mo yung desisyon at kung bakit nila dinesisyon na i-acquit si Jingoy

isa sa mga sinabi nila ay they don't believe na Jingoy stole or plundered more than 50 million pesos

kasi may threshold yung plunder case.

Kailangan yung na-plunder mo na pera ay above 50 million pesos.

Pag below 50 million.

Hindi ka pwede ma-charge with plunder.

So it's a technicality and I actually believe that that law is flawed.

Kasi for me, kahit na 50 million, 30 million, 20 million o 100 million

ang ninakaw mo sa kaba ng bayad, kailangan ka matanggal sa pwesto mo

at kailangan ka maparusahan dahil plunder is plunder regardless of the amount in my opinion.

Pero according to our law at ang gumawa ng ating batas ay ating mga politiko,

I think it favors them by doing these kinds of laws to protect them

so that they can do all of these things

and that's the unfortunate thing about the laws in the Philippines.

The people that are voted to create these laws

are the very people that create laws for their own interest

and to protect themselves so that they can enrich themselves.

That is the unfortunate thing with politics.

Now, is Jingoy corrupt or not?

Well, hindi natin masabi.

According to the law, hindi daw siya corrupt.

Right?

But historically, tignan na lang natin kung ano ba yung kanyang kayamanan, kanyang lifestyle.

Ikaw na lang maghusga.

Kayo na maghusga kung anong tingin niyo sa kanya.

Kung mabuti ang tao ba yan o hindi.

Kung corrupt ba siya o hindi.

Base na lang sa kanyang kayamanan bilang isang politiko at ang dami niyang pera.

At ano ba talaga trabaho niya?

Kaya mo bang gumama ng ganyan bilang isang politiko?

Yan na lang isipin mo na lang at kayo na maghusga.

Okay.

Next.

Maraming paraan kasi ang ating mga politiko para makalusot at magawa ang kanilang mga corrupt ways sa ating bansa.

And I'll give you some example of how they can get away with corruption na hindi nakikita ng batas.

Okay?

One way is this.

For example, merong contractor or kumpanya or organisasyon na gusto makipag-deal o may ginagawang project with the government.

And it requires...

It requires the approval of a politician like a senator or congressman.

Ang mangyayari dito ay hindi directly sasabihin ng politiko sa organisasyon or sa kumpanya na gusto niya ng kickback.

Ang magsasabi nun ay yung mga tao niya.

At yung pagsabi nun, of course, is done in private between two people.

So walang witness.

Yun ang una.

Pangalawa.

Pag magkaroon na ng bayaran with regards to the money.

It's not done through bank transfers, obviously.

Kasi mauhuli yun.

Everything is done through cash.

Okay?

Next.

Pangatlo.

Hindi lang done through cash.

Ang pag-deliver pa ng cash is done in secrecy.

Paano yun?

Yung bagman o yung magdadala ng pera ay pupunta sa isang lugar.

Could be the house or a residence or a place designated by the politician.

At iiwan lang yung pera.

With nobody in the room.

So walang magtatanggap ng pera.

And so hindi mo alam.

At wala kang ebidensya.

At wala kang...

Hindi mo pwede masabi na nabigay mo yung pera dito sa politiko na to.

Kasi hindi mo naman nakita.

Kasi iniwan mo lang sa isang kwarto yung pera.

And then, two, three days later, suddenly, ma-approve na lang yung project mo.

Ganon.

Makukuha mo na lang yung contract na inaantay mo.

Pero wala kang makikitang connection.

And that's where it's difficult.

It's difficult to prove unless gumawa ka ng entrapment.

At yun yung mahirap dito sa corruption sa Pilipinas.

At bakit mahirap huli yun yun.

Another thing is when you ask the politician directly about, you know,

let's say for example may deal kayo ng isang politician.

Kung magaling yung politicians, tinanong, okay na ba tayo sa usapan natin?

De-deny nila lahat yan.

Sabihin na, hindi ko alam kung anong pinagsasabi mo.

Basta kung anong usapan yun ang tao ko, yun na yun.

That's how they do it.

Another way they do these corrupt practices is this.

For example, you have a contractor that is dealing with a politician.

Tapos may gusto siyang kontrata.

Ngayon, let's say nakuha niya, bago niya makuha yung kontrata,

they're gonna play golf, for example.

Sa golf game nila, magkakaroon sila ng pustahan.

Tapos sabihin ng politiko, oh sige, I bet you can't do a hole-in-one.

I'll bet you 50 million pesos na yung magagawa yan.

Tapos,

yung contractor,

hindi niya magagawa yung hole-in-one, obviously.

Natalo siya sa pustahan eh.

So ano gagawin niya?

Susulatan niya ng check eh.

Talo siya.

Binigay niya yung check o nagbigay siya ng cash.

Talo siya sa pustahan eh.

Pustahan lang yun eh.

Over a game of golf.

Pero coincidentally, the week later,

biglang na-approve yung project niya.

Pero how do you connect that?

Kasi you're looking at it from a stance of

they're just playing golf as buddies.

Mayaman sa mayaman.

So yun, nag-exchange money lang.

Tapos next thing you know,

they got the contract.

They got the contract.

Maraming iba't-ibang mga paraan

para maging corrupt sa Pilipinas.

At yung mga matatagal ng mga politiko

ay mas magaling dito.

Ngayon, pag-usapan naman natin

yung kaso ng bribery.

Funny nga eh.

Nung tinanong si Jingoy about it,

kung anong tingin niya dun,

sagot lang niya,

I'm not my lawyer.

I don't know what it's all about.

Ganyan-ganyan.

Alam mo, kung hindi ka guilty,

sabihin mo lang, hindi.

Walang bribery.

Hindi nangyari yun.

Diba?

The fact na hindi ka makasagot ng derecho

really means that you're hiding behind the law,

the very law

that the very politicians created to protect them.

And,

will we ever see him go to jail?

Ah, we've seen him go to jail

and he was granted bail.

Surprisingly enough.

Ngayon, eto na.

He's sentenced

and they're going to appeal it daw.

But in the meantime,

what's the ironic thing is this.

The Senate,

who he's a part of,

has not acted

to take him out of the Senate.

Kasi in reality,

when you're a senator,

you should be clean.

You should not have any cases

or convictions.

And he already has a conviction.

Sabihin mo na nga,

it's not final yet.

Kasi they want to appeal it.

But a conviction has been made.

And in that case,

kailangan siya temporarily

to not be allowed

to participate in the Senate.

And dapat talaga

i-call na yan ng majority leader

or Senate leader

na tanggalin si John.

Tanggalin si Jingoy

from any positions that he holds

and from participating in the Senate.

Like they did with the Lima, right?

Who was acquitted, by the way,

with trumped up charges.

So it's so funny

how politics works.

And it's so sad

how our politics works.

And when you see

how politicians

deal with these things,

I am still hopeful

that one day,

magbabago din to,

maging improve to us

as we go along.

But for now,

this is what we have to deal with.

And we have to be vigilant

and we have to always

stay aware

and abreast of what's going on

in politics

para lang

hindi nila iisipin

na kaya nilang gawin lang to

kahit kailan nilang gusto.

And that's my take on this.

And I hope that

you guys

come up with your own ideas

and thoughts on this.

And you may agree

or disagree with me.

Wala tayong problema dun.

And I'm okay with listening

to all sides

and hearing perspectives.

Kaya I'd love to hear

from all of you

kung ano singin nyo

dun sa akwetal niya

on the plunder charge.

And do you believe he's innocent?

Or do you believe

he just gamed the system?

And on the conviction

of bribery

and on indirect bribery.

Ano din si Tingin Diyo doon?

I'd love to hear

from all of you

just write it in the comment section below.

At I'll see you guys

in Manila when I get back.

For now,

this is Chris Tan.

And makita tayo muli

sa susunod na video.

Salamat.