Sen. Risa Hontiveros, pinaaaresto si Quiboloy matapos hindi dumalo sa pagdinig sa Senado
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00:00 As chair of the committee and with the concurrence of one member here with me,
00:06 I cite in contempt Apollo Calleon Quiboloy for his refusal to be sworn or to testify before this investigation.
00:16 This committee requests the Senate President to order his arrest so that he may be brought to testify.
00:23 Because Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is still a no-show in the Senate, Senator Risa Contiveros decided to have the religious leader arrested.
00:33 The Senate did not ignore the authority of the field of Quiboloy.
00:37 Because of Quiboloy's field, the Constitutional Rights Act was violated and it seems that the resolution of the committee that Quiboloy is working on is the most common crime.
00:49 If we allow witnesses of the Senate to simply claim that appearing before a committee would violate his or her constitutional right to be presumed innocent and his or her right against self-incrimination,
01:02 our Senate has no power to launch investigations.
01:07 But Senator Robin Hood Padilla is against Quiboloy's arrest.
01:12 My reasons for asking for an arrest and the right to investigate and not to testify, we discussed this with the beloved Senator that I respect.
01:34 Because of this, the majority of the committee members need to agree to reverse the contempt order against Quiboloy.
01:42 The sentence for this is 7 days, so the contempt order cannot be implemented immediately.
01:59 Quiboloy's supporters were also shocked when they heard the Senate's announcement.
02:04 They called for Senator Risa Contiveros to resign.
02:08 Your false witnesses are just a number to us.
02:13 You will not pay for all of this.
02:15 You will not wear a mask.
02:17 You will not cover your face.
02:19 I will not give them back their feelings.
02:23 But the feelings, thoughts, experiences and rights of victim-survivors are still heavy.
02:39 It's time for the contempt order to be effective.
02:42 It is possible that the committee will ask for the help of the authorities in its implementation.
02:47 Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.