Former Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez produced before the House Infrastructure Committee (infra comm) "photo evidence" that would allegedly tie Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva to the flood control projects controversy.
Hernandez--a detained witness from the Senate--did so on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 9 as congressmen continued their investigation with the special three-way panel. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)
00:00Can we state for the record who the personalities in the picture are?
00:13Yung boss ko po, si Boss Henry Alcantara, at saka po si Senador na akala po niya ligtas na siya.
00:21Sorry, we have to have proper decorum, please.
00:25We have to state for the record the name of the person and the occasion that we are talking about.
00:35I believe, Your Honor, ito po yung birthday sa SOLER na ito nga po yung parang sa that tenth po ng SOLER ginawa yung birthday ni Sen. Jingoy Estrada po.
00:44Again, to be very clear who are the personalities, please state for the record in this picture.
00:50Si Boss Henry Alcantara po at saka po si Sen. Jingoy Estrada po.
00:54Thank you. Next picture, please.
00:57So again, these are pictures with known personalities during the birthday of Sen. Jingoy Estrada. Is this correct?
01:06To be honest, Your Honor, I do not know when this picture was taken.
01:13But I'm just trying to show that Mr. Alcantara, Engineer Henry Alcantara and Sen. Jingoy Estrada have met a couple of times already.
01:26And they appear? What do they appear? Do they appear close?
01:29And they appear super close, Your Honor.
01:32Alright, thank you. Please proceed. Next picture, please.
01:36So what is the context of this picture for the benefit of people that are looking?
01:46Can you describe who had taken this picture and kindly explain the context, please?
01:52Ah, kung maalala ko po. Ako po ang nagpicture nito. Ah, kasi dyan lang po ako nakakita ng ganyan karaming pera.
02:04First time ko po yan. Eh pinikturan ko. Natuwa po ako.
02:08And po. That's for, ano, ah, inaayos po ni boss yan.
02:13Mr. Chair, Mr. Chair, sino yung, ah, sino yung taong yun na nakablo?
02:18Can you state for the record, sino po yung napikturan na nakatayo sa harap po ng mga pera?
02:24Ah, yung half-body po. Si boss Henry Alcantara ko po yan.
02:27Okay.
02:28Canino binigay ang pera, Mr. Chair? Canino binigay ang pera niya?
02:32Ah, sorry. Sige, pakikwento po muna yung, what is the context of this picture?
02:38Yan po, ang context po niyan is, kung makikita nyo po, magkakahiwalay po yung pera.
02:43May mga designated, ah, person po na pagbibigyan niyan, Your Honor.
02:48So, si...
02:50Can we, can he name them kung sinong pagbibigyan ng mga pera niyan?
02:58I'm sorry, Your Honor?
02:59Sino po daw yung ah, pagbibigyan ng mga pera po na yan, supposedly?
03:02Ito na nga po yung sinasabi ni boss na, ano, ah, sa mga...
03:08Alright, next picture please.
03:10Chair, chair, ah, pwede lang po maklarify saan, ah, saan ang lugar at anong date ng picture na yan?
03:20Saan daw po yung lugar at saan yung date?
03:22Sa office po namin yan sa Bulacan First District Engineering Office.
03:26Okay, napakalinaw po. May limpak-limpak na sa lapi sa district office mismo.
03:32Kailan?
03:33No, at kailan?
03:34Ah, I believe, I believe mga 2022 po or 2023 yan.
03:39Alright.
03:41Chair, meron namang mga paraan para ma-determine yung precise date, di ba?
03:46I think we will get the metadata of this.
03:49Importante po yun.
03:50For submission.
03:51At to clarify, pasensya na po, to clarify lang po, normal po ba sa opisina ng gobyerno, ng DPWH, na meron ganyang files of cash sa mga transaction ng gobyerno?
04:05Sa mga regular na transaction ng gobyerno?
04:08Please respond, Mr. Engineer Hernandez, please.
04:14Alright.
04:15Just answer, please.
04:17Then we will proceed.
04:18Sa office po namin, normal po yan.
04:20Okay.
04:21Next picture, please.
04:22Mr. Chair.
04:23Mr. Chair.
04:24Just to clarify, Mr. Chair.
04:27Okay.
04:28Okay.
04:29Mr. Chair.
04:30Okay.
04:31Engineer Bryce.
04:32Engineer Bryce yung on the lower right portion, yung picture.
04:38And we go back to the picture.
04:39Pakibalik daw po.
04:44Yan.
04:45May papel.
04:46Yung band paper.
04:49Opo.
04:50Yung band paper sa may nakasulat.
04:52Yan.
04:53Ano yan?
04:54Band down ng project ba yan?
04:57Yes, Your Honor.
04:58Mr. Chair, mayroon akong tanong kanina.
05:01Alright.
05:02Sinabi niya.
05:03Next picture, please.
05:04Sinabi niya na mayroong nakatoka na tatanggap niyan.
05:09Gusto kong malaman kung sino ang mga taong dapat tumanggap niyan.
05:15Alam niya eh.
05:16Your Honor, hindi ko po alam kung sino.
05:23Basta kami po inuutusan lang po na ayusin yung mga pera.
05:27Itong amount na to, para sa ganito, ihanda mo dyan.
05:31May pagbibigyan yan.
05:32Ganun lang po, sinesegregate po namin yung mga pera.
05:35Yun lang po.
05:36And the rest, kagaya nga po nang sabi ko, ang politiko po, ang politiko or yung proponent po, si Boss Henry lang po ang kausap.
05:49Okay, next picture.
05:50Mr. Chair, para ba yan sa project?
05:53Next picture, can we explain?
05:55Mr. Chair, para ba yan sa project o sa tao?
05:59Bibigay ba yan sa tao o para sa project yan?
06:02Yes.
06:03Please respond.
06:04As far as my knowledge is concerned, ibibigay po yan sa tao.
06:09Yung nga pong tinatawag na proponent.
06:12Nakausap niya.
06:14For that particular picture, alam po ba natin kung sino?
06:18Ang pagbibigyan?
06:20To be honest, Your Honor, hindi ko po matandaan na.
06:23Kasi that's way back a couple of years ago na.
06:26Okay, this is the next picture with another set of files of cash.
06:34Ano po yung context nitong litrato pong ito?
06:36Ito po.
06:37Kung pinakita nyo yung nakita po na pinako ng pictures na marami pong tao, this is the same exact place.
06:44So, ibig ko pong sabihin dito, sa tambayan po namin yan eh.
06:50So yan po yung dyan po pinaprepare yung mga pera for delivery with regard sa mga proponent nakausap ni Boss Henry Alcantara.
06:58Ano po yung ibig sabihin ng tambayan? Is this within the building of Bulacan 1st or is it a different area?
07:04No. Private resident po siya na nilagyan po ng bilyaran na para weekend hangout after office hours. Ganun po.
07:13Within the vicinity of our office.
07:17Sino po yung rinenta ba yan o binili o merong may-ari niyan?
07:21Yes po. Meron pong, alam ko po, kaibigan po ni Boss Henry Alcantara ang may-ari niyan.
07:27Alright. Pero hindi po, first to be clear, hindi po ito sa building ng Bulacan 1st.
07:32Yes po, hindi po yan sa building ng DPWH.
07:36At hindi naman din po si D. Alcantara ang may-ari? Ibang tao?
07:40Hindi po. Hindi po si Boss Henry.
07:42Kasi Chair, gusto mong tanungin si Engineer Alcantara tungkol sa mga bagay na yan kung ina-accept niya o dini-deny niya.
07:51Tapos kanina, marami ni siyang sinabing kasi nungalingan eh.
07:56Sige, patapusin muna daw yung mga litrato.
07:58Patapusin muna? Meron ko ba? Meron pa?
08:01Please stop, kumpletuhin daw muna natin yung mga litrato.
08:03Next slide.
08:06Alright. There is a text.
08:08I think this is a Viber message.
08:12Yes, that's a disappearing message, Your Honor.
08:16Can you read, Engineer Bryce, the name of the person that is there that is stated in the Viber message and the content of the message, please?
08:31May Honor, Your Honor, if may I recommend Engineer JP Mendoza to read the actual message because he's the one who took the photos personally from our Boss Henry Alcantara.
08:47Alright. Sige po, pakibasa na lang po. This is the final slide.
08:55Good afternoon, Your Honor. Before I proceed, kagaya rin po sana ng request ni Engineer Bryce kanina.
09:03Dahil medyo masahilan po itong conversation na to, baka pwedeng mag-request din po sana ako ng security kung sakal.
09:13Yes po. The committee commits to the safety and security of the witnesses and business persons who are here, who are committed to the truth.
09:22So the same will be granted to Engineer Mendoza. You may proceed.
09:28Thank you, sir.
09:33Sir, yung picture po na yan ay noong October 2023 na kung saan nagre-request po si Sen. Joel ng yung mga binasa po ni Engineer Bryce ng flood control kanina.
09:49Na nakasaad doon sa context, apat lang po yung napapicturan sa akin ng boss ko.
09:55So parang sa summary po na yan na sinasabi ni Sen. Joel na mababa lang yung kanyang pondo.
10:03So balit siya ang majority floor leader siya noong that time and member siya ng Commission on Appointment.
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