Prosecution panel shrugs off VP Duterte chief of staff's visit to Senate — ANC

[0:16] Welcome to the program. The Chief of Staff of the Vice President of the Philippines warns of a storm her boss will unleash at her impeachment trial. [0:25] Zuleika Lopez spoke briefly as she prepares to face the impeachment court next week as a hostile witness of the prosecution. [0:33] R.J. Cruz reports. [0:36] Office of the Vice President and Chief of Staff Zuleika Lopez was spotted at the Senate Thursday. [0:40] She was met by Senate Secretary and Clerk of the Impeachment Court Renato Bantug Jr., who assured her the upper chamber is ready to receive Vice President Sara Duterte anytime. [0:49] Bantug says there was no Senator Judge in the meeting. [1:10] Bantug says the subpina has been issued to compel Lopez's testimony at the hearing next week, but it was not served during their meeting. [1:17] No, no, no. That would not have been proper of me. [1:21] Una-una, ang ano naman dyan is the Sergeant Atamse, who will do the service. Not the Clerk of Court, not the Secretary of the Senate. [1:29] The prosecution team shrugged off Lopez's Senate visit. [1:32] Our purpose for presenting her as a witness, what we intend to do during her presentation as witness, would not be affected by that occurrence. [1:45] We trust that the trial will be proceeding and the prosecution will be unaffected. [1:50] Lopez, meanwhile, did not give a statement to the media except this. [1:53] Prepare for typhoon in day. [1:55] Oh, maganda rin sila kasi usually pagbagyo, wala sila. Kaya baka maganda rin po sila. Nakanda naman po kami lahat. [2:05] Bantelte Alay and former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, Attorney Salvador Panelo, warned the prosecution against summoning Zuleika Lopez as a witness. [2:12] Panelo believes Lopez's testimony will be damaging for the prosecution. [2:16] Palibasa wala silang ebidensya. Akala nila makakatulong si Attorney Laika Lopez. [2:20] Lalong liliwanag kasi may papakita ron sa kanyang pamamagitan ng testimonya kung paano ino-oppress. [2:28] Liliwanag lalo kasi makikita mo na talagang ino-oppress lahat ng mga identified kinday sana. [2:36] Pakukulong nila, ipipressure, e-intimidate nila. [2:40] Tingin ko, lalong mababahon sila. [2:42] The palace responded to Panelo's claims there is no evidence of grave threats against President Marcos. [2:47] Ang pagbibigay po ng salita na kumausap na siya ng tao para patayin ang Pangulo, ang unang ginang at ang dating House Speaker, [3:01] hindi po ito hypothetical. [3:04] Nakita po ito. [3:05] Hindi po ito gawagawang isip. [3:08] Hindi po ito pantasya. [3:09] Sinabi po ito at mismo si Vice Presidente ay hindi pinapasinungalingan ang kanyang mga sinabi, ang kanyang pagbabanta sa buhay ng Pangulo. [3:20] So wala tayong pag-uusapan tungkol sa hypothetical. [3:23] Hindi po yan hypothetical. [3:25] Dahil mismo si Vice Presidente ang nagsabing, no joke, no joke. [3:30] Palace Press Officer Claire Castro also says the supposed Operation Romanov, which the defense described as a plot to eliminate VP Sarah and her entire family, cannot be used as a justification for the kill remark made by the Vice President. [3:41] Unang-una, sino po ba ang nagbangget ng Oplan Romanov? [3:46] Hindi po ba nasa partido ng Vice Presidente? [3:50] Hindi po ba siya ang dapat na magbigay ng mga ebedensya patungkol dito at hindi ang palasyo? [3:57] Binigay siya ng pagkakataon, sinulatan siya ng NBI para malaman ang mga sinasabing death threats sa kanya at sa kanyang pamilya. [4:05] Pero hindi siya tumugon. [4:06] Hindi natin maiiwawaksi ang pagiging Vice Presidente niya at pagiging nanay niya. [4:11] Ang pagbabanta ay pagbabanta. [4:13] Sino ka man, nagbanta ka sa buhay ng Pangulo, kahit ikaw ay isang nanay, ikaw ay isang Vice Presidente, walang pagkakaiba yun. [4:22] Nagbanta ka pa rin sa buhay ng Pangulo. [4:25] The impeachment trial resumes on Monday, July 13. [4:28] Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian says they are already in talks with both the prosecution and the defense on ways to shorten the proceedings without compromising the presentation of evidence. [4:36] Hindi namin inasahan actually na hindi kami aabot doon sa pangalawang testigo. [4:43] Eight months ang estimated trial months nakikita na. [4:49] Pinag-aaralan din namin kung paano paiksin. [4:52] Ang gusto natin ay matapos na ito ng mabilisan, ng nasa ayos at walang kinikilingan. [4:59] RG Kroos, ABS-CBN News.