"I always do my job," ex-DOJ Sec. de Lima tells Sen. Estrada | GMA Integrated News - video Dailymotion

Senator Leila De Lima responded to Jinggoy Estrada's accusations about her incompetence in finding pieces of evidence regarding the war on drugs.

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00:00the statements made by former Senator Delima.

00:03During the investigation here in the Senate,

00:06during her term when she was still a senator,

00:09there was still no evidence regarding the so-called DDS.

00:13When she was the CHR chairman,

00:16there was still no investigation and there was still no evidence.

00:22When she was the secretary of DOJ,

00:25which is a very, very, which is a very, very powerful cabinet position,

00:31there was still no evidence.

00:35And until now, that is still what she is saying,

00:38there is still no one who wants to testify,

00:41there is still no one who wants to,

00:43there is still no one who is being accused.

00:46So I think that is a matter of incompetence, Mr. Chair.

00:51I take strong exception to that, Your Honor.

00:56Okay, to be fair, okay, to be fair.

00:59The chair will be fair.

01:01Excuse me, everybody, Mr. President.

01:02Wait a minute.

01:03Okay.

01:05I did not like...

01:06Yes, Senator Delima, okay, just a short response.

01:10I did not like that conclusion that I did not make

01:14or that it was incompetent.

01:17That is a far-fetched description of me.

01:20I always do my job,

01:22depending on the circumstances,

01:24depending on what is really going to happen.

01:27And it is not true that during the Senate inquiry,

01:29Matubato was there.

01:31I did present myself.

01:33But after I presented him,

01:34I left as a Senate chairperson.