Senators question the counter-affidavit of Alice Guo

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Senators questioned how Alice Guo was able to sign a counter-affidavit dated August 14, 2024, despite leaving the Philippines in July.   Alice Guo stated that she signed the last page of the document before leaving the country.

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00:00Where did that document come from?

00:08Your Honor, I signed the last page of the document.

00:12Where did you sign it?

00:14I signed it before I left.

00:16You signed it before you left?

00:19Did you make the affidavit?

00:23Yes, partially. I finished something.

00:26But the case has not been filed yet?

00:29Yes, it has not been filed yet.

00:31Oh, it has been filed, but...

00:33Has it been filed or not yet?

00:36It has not been filed yet.

00:38When did you sign the document before you left?

00:42I signed the last page before I left.

00:44When did you leave? First week of July?

00:47July first week, yes.

00:49But the case has not been filed yet?

00:52I signed the last page before I left, Your Honor.

00:56Did you make the counter affidavit?

00:59Regarding the question, I invoke my right.

01:09Who prepared your counter affidavit?

01:15A lawyer.

01:17Yes, I know. Who was it?

01:19Law firm?

01:20Yes, law firm.

01:21What law firm?

01:28What's your name?

01:30Ghana.

01:32Atienza Avisado.

01:34Ghana Atienza Avisado Law Offices.

01:37So, when your lawyers prepared your law firm,

01:41did your lawyers know that you are not here anymore?

01:44No.

01:46What do you mean by no?

01:50Did they know that you are here?

01:52While you are really not here anymore?

01:56How did you sign that you are not here anymore?

01:59I signed the last page before I left.

02:03No, the date here is August 14, right?

02:06Yes, August 14.

02:08When did you sign the counter affidavit?

02:11I don't remember the exact date before I left.

02:14You always don't remember.

02:16It's been a long time since you don't remember.

02:20When?

02:22Your Honor, I really don't remember the exact date.

02:24What is written here in your counter affidavit, August 14?

02:27When did you leave?

02:31Your Honor, I still have a case in immigration.

02:34When did you leave?

02:36I still have a case in immigration.

02:38When did you sign the counter affidavit before you left?

02:46Before I left, it was the first week of July.

02:48I don't remember the exact date.

02:50First week of July.

02:52Your Honor, I still have a case in immigration.

02:54He said he left on the first week of July.

02:56He signed the last page.

02:58It is written here,

03:00In witness whereof,

03:02I have here to affix my signature this August 14, 2024,

03:06in the city of San Jose, Del Monte.

03:16The foregoing allegations are true and correct to my knowledge and available.

03:20How did you sign this?

03:22You said you signed the last page.

03:24You are no longer here in the country.

03:26You left in July.

03:28You were arrested in September.

03:30When was he arrested in Indonesia?

03:32September?

03:34September 5.

03:36How did you sign this August 14?

03:38Knowing fully well that your lawyers know that you are no longer here.

03:44So it means that in July,

03:46when you left,

03:48you prepared the last page that you signed

03:50so that Ms. Kath would just attach it

03:52to your counter affidavit

03:54that was later composed.

03:58Madam Chair,

04:00there is a case that the DOJ gave me.

04:02I invoked to...

04:04Your right against self-incrimination.

04:06But isn't it common sense?

04:08If you leave in July,

04:10you will prepare a signature page

04:12to attach it to the counter affidavit

04:14that you instructed Ms. Kath to attach.

04:16Even by August,

04:18that counter affidavit will be attached.

04:20Isn't it common sense?

04:22For example,

04:24the person we are talking about.

04:26That's how it is.

04:28You are no longer here in August.

04:30That person is no longer here in August.

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