Press Release
September 25, 2018

Transcript of Ambush interview of Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III

Q: Bailable naman, hindi nyo kailangan ihatid, samahan?

SP Sotto: Hindi naman. Hindi kailangan.

Q: Andun pa rin yung fear na aarestuhin sya ng military...?

SP Sotto: I don't know. I have no idea as far as I'm concerned.

Q: During the hearing, nabanggit nyo kay Sen. Trillanes, napag-usapan nyo yung possible na pag-aresto today?

SP Sotto: Hindi. Tinanong ko lang kung alam nya yung galing sa korte na balita. Sabi nya, oo daw, alam nya.

Q: Sir nag communicate na yung arresting officer sa inyo?

SP Sotto: Hindi pa. Hindi pa.

Q: What will happen sir? Papapasukin sila hanggang saan, what will be the process sir?

SP Sotto: Depende eh. Palagay ko they're still thinking of how to proceed. Kung kokontak naman sa amin, ang bilin ko naman is to inform the Sergeant-at-Arms and then let me know.

Q: Dapat sa labas ng Senate building?

SP Sotto: Oo dapat sa labas.

Q: Technically hindi pwedeng i-serve yung warrant of arrest?

SP Sotto: I'm sure Sen. Trillanes will know what to do. Didiskartehan na nya yun. Sya na bahalang dumiskarte basta't, I think he was informed already of the warrant.

Q: Magpo-post sya ng bail today. Yun ang plano yata

SP Sotto: Siguro. Most probably

Q: Napag-usapan nyo sa hearing kanina?

SP Sotto: Hindi eh. Hindi yung ano kasi...

Q: Basically alam na nya?

SP Sotto: Oo alam na nya.

Q: You will make sure na yung protocol will be properly followed?

SP Sotto: Of course, of course. And the PNP knows that.

Q: If he is inside the session hall sir kasi mag 3pm na po?

SP Sotto: Ay hindi gagawin yun. Hindi papayagan. Saka hindi papayagan ng Sergeant-at-Arms na pumasok sila dun.

Q: Hindi aabot sa situation na magkakaladkaran?

SP Sotto: Hindi, hindi. Hindi mangyayari yun at hindi namin papayagang mangyari yun. Napakapangit namang tingnan sa amin yun.

Q: Sen. Trillanes has to go outside of the session hall, if ever sir kung talagang nandyanna yung sheriff?

SP Sotto: He will have to go outside the Senate premises, the Senate building. I think he would know what to do. It's up to Sen. Trillanes. Mabuti pa tanungin nyo na sya.

Q: Nakakadalawa na yung Senate, under the 17th Congress. How do you feel na yung head and you have this kind of situation? A bad image for the Senate?

SP Sotto: Hindi naman. Ganun talaga, life goes on eh. We just have to move on. We just have to do our job. Gagawin namin yung trabaho namin. We have to remain efficient. Whatever it is, haharapin namin and then do our work. Tuloy trabaho.

Q: Kawalan na mababawasan pa ng isang senador?

SP Sotto: Kahit papano. Madadagdagan lang yung trabaho ng iba, we can cope.

Q: Wala kang nakikitang connection itong sa pag aresto kay Trillanes sa sinasabing pagsasabwatan ng Magdalo sa planong pagpapatalsik sa Pangulo?

SP Sotto: Hindi ko pinakikialaman yung issue na yun. Hindi ko pinag-iisipan yun. Mahirap magkomentaryo dyan.

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