- Office of the Ombudsman press briefing (May 15, 2026) - Replay — GMA News

[0:00] It was a great news that I would like to hear from you all. [0:36] We need to be able to take care of ourselves. [0:42] Six months, microphone. [0:44] Good afternoon, Isa. [0:45] Umali po from DCWP. [0:46] Ano po katagali yung preventive system? [0:48] Six months. [0:49] Six months. [0:51] And nakausap nyo na rin po ba si Sen. Sgt. at Arms of Blasca? [0:55] Hindi. [0:56] Hindi ko makinakausap. [0:58] Pero pinadala ko na ang order sa Senado para matanggap nila kagad [1:05] sabagkat ang usapan nito ay napakaseryosong usapan. [1:08] Sa isang opisina na itinatag ng ating saligang batas, [1:14] ang mga pangyayaring ito ay hindi katanggap-tanggap. [1:17] Lalo-lalo na na siya ay gumaganap bilang Sgt. at Arms [1:21] at siya pa nagpaputok unang-unang putok ng barel. [1:24] It's worrisome if we allow this to go unpunished and just ignore it. [1:29] We cannot ignore something of this magnitude. [1:31] Sir, Dr. Yanes Capanti of Germanious Online. [1:38] Sir, yung six months preventive suspension without pay, [1:42] would that be correct? [1:46] Ano ba yung nakalili sa atin? [1:49] Hindi. [1:51] Preventive suspension, I don't know kung may pay or no pay. [1:53] No pay? [1:54] No pay? [1:55] No pay. [1:58] Sir, meron ba siyang given the preventive suspension? [2:01] Kasi ano yan eh? [2:02] Pwede nga i-apel yan. [2:04] Kaya lang nag-iimbestiga tayo. [2:06] Hindi tayo pwede maglagay ng tao na maaaring maka-influensya sa mga bagay na kailangan natin mabungkal dito sa Senado. [2:18] At siyempre, kaya nga tayo na bi-preventive suspension para walang undue influence sa investigasyon. [2:25] Kagaya niyan, yung usap-usapan sa CCTV na rinig natin, may isang pinon na rin tayong in-issue para ibigay sa atin ang CCTV na Senado nung gabing yon para makita natin ang buong pangyayari. [2:39] Sana naman ay walang nawawala na footage sapagkat may mga allegations tsaka meron mga nagsasabi baka tinago na yung mga CCTV footage. [2:55] Sana naman walang cover-up dito. [2:57] Sir Camille po from TV. [2:58] At ano yan, ang investigasyon ito, kasama lahat, kasama ang NBI dito na ating investigahan, kasama rito ang osaa, kasama rin yung mga polis na nagpunta ron sa lugar na yon para malaman natin ang buong pangyayari. [3:13] Ang buong pangyayari mula sa perspektibo ng gobyerno. [3:17] Overall governance ito eh. [3:19] Ito ay executive department, legislative department, tayo constitutional body kinakailangan. [3:25] Ito na ang talagang tungkulin na binibigay sa atin ng salikang batas. [3:29] Sir, what about Sen. Robin Padilla? [3:32] Ako, General Applaus, the last person na nakiklina kasama po. [3:39] Kasama yan sa investigasyon. [3:41] Kasama siyempre si Sen. Robin Padilla. [3:44] At hihingi natin ang versyon ng pangyayari sa lahat. [3:48] Pati kay Sen. Jinguay Estrada kasi nga merong insinuations na sinabi niya na itago yung CCTV. [3:55] Kung ano ang tono nun, malalaman natin. [3:58] Pag may nawala dyan, baka namang siyang mapaghinalaan. [4:01] Kaya gusto natin magpaliwanag ang lahat. [4:04] Yung construction of justice yung nangyayang. [4:10] Definitely, no? [4:11] Hindi lang yung construction of justice eh, no? [4:14] Yung discharge of firearms is disturbing. [4:18] Yung pahaputok ng barel. [4:19] Nasa loob ko ng building? [4:21] At yung pinupuputokan ay law enforcement. [4:25] That's so ironic na ang law enforcement. [4:27] Pag pupuputokan mo ng warning shot. [4:30] Ano yun? [4:31] Siya ba ang ano? [4:32] Hindi ko alam. [4:33] Hindi ko naiintindihan saan sila nang gagaling sa bagay na yun. [4:36] Part of the MP also be lumalabas, at least sa version nila is, [4:49] there was like no communication between what's happening inside the GSIS building [4:54] and the Senate building. [4:56] May... [4:58] Andunan, may naka-embed naman na, may naka-embed doon ng reporter. [5:02] Nakita ko yung footage dun eh. [5:04] At least we will subpoena the footages of all the networks [5:09] and all of those who were present in the... [5:11] Para naman magkatulungan tayo rito. [5:13] Para maalam natin lahat. [5:15] Efective itong preventive suspension ko? [5:18] Now. [5:19] Now. [5:21] Effective today. [5:29] Sir, how about the Senators who decided to be with Senator De La Rosa overnight? [5:37] Kasi yung... [5:38] Ayun. [5:39] Titingnan natin yan. [5:40] Hindi ba ano yun? [5:41] Hindi ko lang yun? [5:42] We have to look at the whole context. [5:43] Titingnan natin yan sa buong context. [5:45] Kasi nga, parang ano eh, parang maraming suspecha ang tao. [5:50] Kaya natin ginagawa ito. [5:51] Para maalay natin ang fierce ng tao na magkakaroon ng whitewash [5:55] o hindi tayo nikikilos ang ombudsman sa bakay na to. [5:58] Siguro tayo lang talaga ang pwedeng kumilos dito nung gusto na walang bias kasi. [6:04] Di ba? [6:05] Ang problema dito ay may kanya-kanya tayong dahilan sa iba't ibang departamento. [6:11] Pero dito sa ombudsman, ito yung ating tungkulin na malaman, at alamin, at ipagbunyi sa tao, ipaalam sa tao yung mga pangyayari. [6:20] Mula sa ating perspektibo. [6:23] Sir, your last ano? [6:25] Sir Joseph po. [6:26] Sa GMA. [6:27] How are you? [6:29] Sir, una muna. [6:30] May, I'll just pick up from your point. [6:31] Sabi niyo po, it's worrisome na pag nilagay natin ganung klaseng tao, [6:35] dun sa, in that position and in that power, can we elaborate on the difference to… [6:40] Santo, Santo. [6:41] Yung kanin nga po, kay… [6:42] Ang plas ka? [6:43] Apo. [6:44] Kasi nga, worrisome yun. [6:45] Kasi nga, papuputokan mo ang law enforcement. [6:48] Ano siya? [6:49] Mas mataas ang law enforcement? [6:50] Is he higher than law enforcement? [6:53] He's supposed to help the Senate maintain the rules of the Senate, pero para paputokan mo ang law enforcement, ibang usapan yan. [7:04] Eh, hindi natin tinotolerate yung ganyang behavior. [7:07] We do not tolerate that. [7:08] Sir, so technically, the ombudsman is going to, is conducting an investigation into what happened. [7:16] Yes. [7:17] Yes. [7:18] We already formed a panel. [7:20] Actually, buko na ba yung panel natin? [7:23] In the process. [7:24] We're in the process of forming a panel that will be complete by the end of the day para mag-issue na kami na subpoenas for next week. [7:33] As early as next week? [7:34] As early as next week. [7:35] Okay. [7:36] For what possible violations? [7:39] Narami eh. [7:40] Di ba… [7:41] Obstruction, sir? [7:42] Obstruction of justice yung isa sa pinaka mabigat diyan. [7:47] Failure to maintain public order and safety. [7:49] With the Senate premises. [7:50] Tsaka… [7:51] Aiding and abetting a criminal. [7:54] Oh, yun din. [7:57] Aiding and abetting a criminal. [7:59] Or fugitive from justice. [8:00] At least three, sir. [8:01] At least three. [8:03] Marami yan. [8:04] Marami tayong makikita nitong gross neglect of duty. [8:06] Marami yan. [8:07] Marami. [8:08] You can throw the book at them eh. [8:09] Kasi unforgivable para sa akin. [8:11] Mahirap patawarin yung ginawa nilang yun. [8:13] Nagpapatok ng barel sa loob ng premises ng enclosed building. [8:26] Maslarong delikado yun. [8:27] It could have hit somebody. [8:29] I'm sure yung mga kapatid nyo sa Hanap Buhay. [8:30] Yung mga kaibigan natin sa media. [8:32] There were… [8:33] Many of them were shell-shocked by the kind of rukus caused by the gunfire. [8:40] Hindi biro yun. [8:42] Alam nyo ang… [8:44] Na-embed sa utak natin, sa consciousness natin pagka bubutok ang barel. [8:49] Wala may gusto nun. [8:50] Wala may gusto nun. [8:51] Would you like to comment on allegations or insinurations that it's a show staged? [8:59] Well, we will find out. [9:02] That's why we are conducting the investigation. [9:04] There are allegations na ito'y ginawang moro-moro, scripted. [9:08] Tingnan natin kung scripted dito. [9:10] We will find out from the facts. [9:12] As we are able to gather everything properly. [9:15] Sir, last on the media… [9:16] So, we will ask our friends from media to submit their own affidavits [9:21] para ma-narrate nila yung pangyayari. [9:24] Together with the footages of day two. [9:26] Announce nyo siya considered as pang no guest nato? [9:29] Yes, notice na rin sana yan sa mga kapatid natin sa media. [9:32] Notice na rin sa buong osaa. [9:34] Kasi uuay silang naman yan eh. [9:38] Yung mga osaa na karir. [9:43] I'm sure mayroon di silang sasabihin tungkol dito. [9:46] Mga karir people. [9:47] For the meantime, last question. [9:48] So, sir, if there's going to be an investigation, [9:50] can we get a list of those who will be invited maybe for… [9:54] You can imagine it already. [9:56] Kasi nga the senators. [9:59] Senators? [10:00] Kasama senators. [10:01] We will have a day with them. [10:02] Nakausabin sila. [10:03] Para malaman natin. [10:04] Out of due respect also to the positions. [10:07] If you can name the senators that medyo nasa risada. [10:10] Everybody who was present. [10:12] Everybody who was present. [10:13] Everybody who was present. [10:16] And those who came before and after. [10:19] Para malaman natin lahat. [10:20] We will ask them. [10:23] We will ask our friends in media. [10:25] We will ask the PNP. [10:26] We will ask the DILG. [10:28] We will ask the NBI about this. [10:30] Baka mag-overlap lang to sa DOJ investigation. [10:34] But we can deal with that. [10:35] I will talk to the Secretary of Justice. [10:38] Kahit i-joint namin ito na investigation, pwede. [10:41] Wala akong problema ron. [10:42] Kaya lang nga siyempre, the NBI is under the DOJ. [10:45] Baka mas maganda kung dito na talaga naka-center yung investigation. [10:49] But they will be assisting us in that regard. [10:52] Okay? [10:57] Sir, meron po ba tayong update on the filing of flood control or infrastructure cases? [11:07] Maraming nangyayari. [11:09] Many things are happening. [11:10] Maraming nahihinog na. [11:12] At you will find out in due time. [11:15] Within the month, maraming kami ipafile. [11:17] Within next month, maraming ipafile. [11:19] Merong mga tingin namin mahihinog pa ng early July. [11:22] Pafile din namin. [11:24] Pero tuloy-tuloy yan. [11:25] Ni tumitigil ang trabaho nito. [11:27] People go to work here everyday to precisely to attend to that. [11:31] Kasi nga yun ang trabaho namin eh. [11:34] That's the job that we swore to undertake when we accepted our positions here. [11:41] On the subject of the legality or the validity of the arrest warrant, would you like to comment on the conflict? [11:50] Is this conflict? [11:51] It is a presumption of regularity based on 9851, the public act of 9851. [11:56] It is for the court to stop it because it's the executive's function to serve it. [12:02] First of all, yung sinasabi na lang na parang medyo 9851 and then the Rome Statute of Article 58, 59? [12:11] Wala yan. [12:12] Wala yan. [12:13] The Rome Statute will not apply here as much as 9851. [12:16] No, no. [12:18] Yung Rome Statute does not anymore apply to this case. [12:23] This is a purely local matter. [12:26] Hindi ito nagpupunta sa ICC. [12:28] Ito'y dito sa ating bansa. [12:30] Well, that's one reason. [12:33] Yeah. [12:35] But 9851 is the prevailing law. [12:38] Is the prevailing law. [12:39] Okay? [12:43] Sir, meron po ba kayong bagong request for a Ph.D.? [12:48] Wala pa kaming request. [12:51] Pero maraming kaming binabantayan ngayon. [12:53] We're guiding a lot of things. [12:55] We're in constant touch with our investigators who are also in touch with the AMLA, [13:03] with the Anti-Money Laundering Council, so that we are on the track of, [13:09] we're trying to follow the money. [13:11] Yung pa rin sa flood control, we're trying to follow the money. [13:15] Yung pa rin eh. [13:17] Yung pa rin eh. [13:18] Yung pa rin eh. [13:21] Yung pa rin eh. [13:22] In the end, that's what matters here. [13:23] Kunti lang sir. [13:24] Medyo na excited na kami sa'yo. [13:25] Marami. [13:26] May global list na ba sir? [13:27] Kunti lang. [13:28] Yung SPRC sir, Blue Ribbon. [13:29] Binigay na ni Senator Langson to. [13:31] Yes. [13:32] There are several recommendations there. [13:34] Will you, how are you going to use the report? [13:36] No, we will know. [13:37] We will validate everything. [13:39] We have, it's a guide to us. [13:42] It's a guide for us to use. [13:43] Not necessarily adapt. [13:44] Not necessarily adapt. [13:45] Because we have to find out through our own sources. [13:48] And of course, we have to follow the evidence. [13:52] So yung special panel of investigators, which allegedly issued recommendations already. [13:59] Can we get an update on it? [14:01] What do you mean? [14:02] What special panel? [14:03] On the speaker Martin? [14:05] Basta ongoing work diyan. [14:07] Ongoing work. [14:08] It's a very active case right now. [14:11] Every day, we're working on that case. [14:13] Hindi kami tumitigyan. [14:14] No subpoenas. [14:15] We have issued subpoenas. [14:16] But we're not revealing the persons in receipt of the subpoenas. [14:23] Because, let's put it this way. [14:28] What we are up against is big money. [14:30] Who can afford all the lawyers and even their own private investigators. [14:33] Who may want to throw a monkey wrench into the judicial process. [14:37] So, we have to play by our own rules for us to be effective in this job. [14:46] Sir, kung may subpoena, may PIL? [14:49] Andiyan na yan. [14:51] Wala. [14:52] Papasok na yan diyan. [14:53] Kasi yung subpoena power naman, kahit sa fact-finding, we have subpoena powers. [14:56] Sir, Teba Talman? [15:09] We're on that. [15:10] We're working our way through it. [15:12] Sooner than later. [15:17] So, yung kailangan ng speakers, sir, wala pa siya sa PIL? [15:24] Malapit na rin. [15:25] Yung unang kaso niya, nandiyan na. [15:27] Yung money laundering, nandiyan na. [15:30] But there are other accounts of money laundering that we're filing before the other main cases that we filed. [15:35] May main case pa yun eh. [15:36] Sir, yung mga pending mo kayo? [15:37] Ongoing. [15:41] Kaya lang, you know, we don't want to get in the, we don't really want to din out the noise of impeachment. [15:50] Impeachment is a constitutional process as we are a constitutional body. [15:54] We give you respect to that process. [15:56] Kaya ayaw namin makihalo sa ingay ng impeachment. [15:59] But ito, wala kaming choice. [16:01] Kundi lumabas kasi yung magputok ng baril na yun at nagkaputokan sa loob ng Senado at nawala yung isang taong [16:08] kailangan makausap ng accountability officers ng ating bansa at ng mundo, [16:16] ay meron tayong problema. [16:18] Diba? [16:19] Kailangan lumabas kami dito sa bagay nito. [16:21] Kung hindi lang nangyari yan sa Senate, hindi ako lalabas dito. [16:24] Kaya lang, ito, urgent itong nangyaring ito. [16:27] Kasi nagkaputukan nga eh. [16:29] Hindi natin pwedeng panampasin itong pagkakataong ito [16:32] na merong taong sinasabi sa law enforcement, [16:35] mas mataas ako sa inyo, [16:36] pagkapatok ng baril sa kanila. [16:37] Sino siya? [16:39] Anong karapatan niyang gawin yun? [16:42] Diba? [16:44] Mas mataas ka sa law enforcement. [16:45] Sino ka. [16:46] Not even the President will do that. [16:47] Who has the power? [16:51] Not even us. [16:52] Nobody here can say that. [16:53] Do that. [16:54] And when you try to be above the law, [16:56] then you have a problem. [17:02] Mr. [17:03] Ano po yun sa dapat na mas naging akubang action po sa sitwasyon na yun? [17:09] They should have kept the peace. [17:11] Ikaw unang kapatok. [17:12] Ano yun? [17:13] Diba? [17:16] Sergeant at times pa? [17:17] Ikaw mag-uumpisa? [17:18] Kung baka sa away, ikaw na kong simula eh. [17:20] Diba? [17:21] You cause the commotion. [17:22] By discharging a firearm. [17:25] Discharging a firearm is very dangerous. [17:27] It could have hit somebody. [17:29] Nasa first floor ka ng Senate. [17:32] Hindi. [17:33] Sa level na yun, [17:35] pag pinutok mo sa baba, may tao. [17:37] Pag pinutok mo sa taas, may tao. [17:39] E pang ricochet yan doon, [17:42] hindi may tinamaan na naman. [17:43] Buti walang tinamaan. [17:44] Hindi naman kailangan. [17:48] Baril yun eh. [17:49] Tsaka siya yung unang-una ng bulletproof fest. [17:51] Yan ang report sa akin. [17:52] O. [17:53] O. [17:54] Talaga meron talaga intention. [17:56] Yung tinitingnan natin, [17:58] iniiwasan natin, [17:59] yung maggaroon ng script yan, [18:01] na it was all a ruse. [18:03] Yan ang mga allegations ng tao. [18:05] Kaya dapat, [18:06] we go to the bottom of it. [18:07] Para wala ng speculation, [18:09] let's study what happened. [18:11] And hear it from people who were there. [18:13] Exactly. [18:19] Exactly why we have to investigate. [18:21] Kasi nga, [18:22] we cannot accept the fallation stage [18:27] than by who, [18:28] and who were in cahoots. [18:30] Diba? [18:32] Okay? [18:33] Thank you. [18:34] And then, [18:44] nang tataka ko sa kanya, [18:45] naging chief PNP siya, [18:46] tumatakbo siya sa batas. [18:48] Humarap siya. [18:49] Ba't niya ginugulo yung mundo eh. [18:51] Managot ka sa iyong mga gawain, [18:53] sagutin mo yung mga, [18:55] sabihin mo kung wala ka talagang kasalanan, [18:57] harapin mo. [18:58] Anong klaseng tao yan? [18:59] Diba? [19:01] Ganyan ba? [19:02] Dapat maginseradur natin? [19:03] Tumatakbo sa batas? [19:04] Is that the hero we want to portray? [19:06] Diba? [19:08] Managot siya, [19:10] harapin niya lang ang mga paratang, [19:13] at sagutin niya na maayos kung wala talaga siya kasalanan. [19:16] Flight is indication of guilt. [19:18] Diba? [19:20] That's a very basic tenet of criminal law. [19:23] Flight is an indication of guilt. [19:24] Okay? [19:26] Thank you. [19:27] Sir, last na lang po. [19:28] Sir, last na po. [19:29] Sir, last na po. [19:30] Sir, last na po. [19:31] Sir, last na po. [19:32] Sir, if ever lang po na, [19:35] I know investigations pa naman pa yung mangyayari, [19:37] but if ever mapatunayan na staged, [19:39] na scripted lahat ng nangyayari, [19:40] ano yung mga kaso na pwede nating isang- [19:42] Obstruction of justice sa pinakamabigat dyan. [19:45] I think, ah. [19:47] Sa ngayon. [19:48] Including senators. [19:49] Well, whoever is found to be in on it. [19:52] Diba? [19:53] Okay, thank you. [20:12] Guys, thank you guys. [20:20] Thank you. [20:25] Meron pa, meron pa.