Si former Malacañang Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, pinagpahinga na si Atty. Lorna Kapunan?Eh bakit hindi siya ang magpahinga?
Can you imagine a-attend siya ng impeachment trial ... doon pa natulog? Ang pagtulog early morning ay nagpapatunay na SENIOR na nga siya (he is 79 years old)? Wala sigurong malamig na aircon sa bahay niya?
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Going back to the impeachment trial, meron bang "sindakan" na nangyayari between Lorna Kapunan ang Khristine Ferrer? Kahit i-deny pa ito ng mga "kumpanero" natin ... hindi talaga maiwasan.
Kahit saan siguro merong "seniority complex" na matatawag... that's the number of years of experience one has as a lawyer, for instance.
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Workers who have stayed the longest have the highest seniority. It often gives them extra perks, better job protection, or first choice for time off. People also use the word to describe a higher job rank or skill level.
In Lorna and Khristine's case, hindi naman halata na may sindakan. Pero having been on opposite aisles for the first time, ang challenge at initiation diyan ay patunayan ang sarili mo: "Let's see what you got."
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In litigation, if you are a young lawyer entering a courtroom, it is expected na ang attitude ng mga experienced lawyers ay sisindakin ang bagong salta at bigyan ng baptism of fire.
In Lorna and Khristine's case, medyo mainit na kaagad ang pasok, and that's all because naindian ang prosecution sa supposedly meeting nila with the defense, scheduled by the Senate last week.
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The way people look at it, Atty Khistine Ferrer is reacting very badly sa mga sundot ni Atty Lorna. She became one bundle of nerves.
Dahil bata pa nga ... wala man lang nagsabi sa kanya to play it cool. And the fact na nasa national TV sila ... and people are watching.... "Ang pikon ay siyang affected ... at siya ang talo."
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Sa litigation kasi kasama na ang mga mind games ... lalo na kung nakikita mong nagtatawanan ang lahat sa mga little blunders and gaffes ... para ka nang sinukluban ng langit.
Kung yan ang pumapasok sa isip ni Khristine, dehado na siya at hindi na siya makapag-perform. Anumang pagpakondisyon na ginawa niya sa sarili before coming ... biglang nawala lahat.
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Katulad ng mga contact sports katulad ng basketball… ang courtroom ay may konting balyahan at sikohan din… tapos ang bleachers ay nagkakantyawan at nagha-high-five. Woman of steel lang ang hindi maapektuhan.
Eh kung balat-sibuyas siya (or ninerbiyos or may stage fright lang) ... aba, mas lalo na.
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Nag-umpisa ang girian sa cross-examination. Pinipilit kasi ni Khristine ang witness na sagutin ng yes or no lang ang kanyang tanong. Sumagot naman ang witness,pero hanggang mid-sentence lang dahil hinaharang ni Khristine ang kanyang sagot.
That is really crazy. Nagtatanong ang counsel, pero ayaw niya ng kompletong sagot? Gusto niya ang katotohanan ... pero ayaw niyang malaman?
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Nag-o-object naman si Lorna at sinabing ang mga tanong ni Khristine are not answerable with a yes or no. And she asked the defense to let her finish her sentence.
Ang point naman ni Khristine ay cross ko ito ... huwag mo akong pakialaman. Doon na lumabas ang kontrobersyal na "misleading questions are allowed on cross".
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Out of desperation, Khristine called out professionalism and mutual respect in the courtroom."We would like to ask this court not to allow side comments like "I was about to spank her..." or "I was about to lecture her."
We are lawyers here, and we are all professionals. Igalang po natin ang isa't isa. Sagot ni Lorna: "I promise to behave."
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At this point, dito na nag-intervene ang presiding officer and for the first time, the people have witnessed Chiz Escudero's demotion as dakilang interpreter na lang.
Paano kasi ang mga vague questions ni Khristine, ni-rephrase at ni-reformat pa niya ang mga question para maintindihan ng witness at ng mga nanonood.
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I just feel too small for Khristine. Imagine ang trabaho niya, presiding officer pa ang nagpapaliwanag para maintindihan at ma-process ang kanyang mga tanong?
It is a big slap in her face, pagkatapos niyang makipag-away kay Lorna na ayaw ng defense mag-stipulate, pagkatapos nilang mang-indian, pagkatapos ng debate nila na "misleading questions are not allowed sa cross?
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Sa aking pang-unawa ... failure of the defense to go down the level of the witness para magkaintindihan sila is a communication breakdown. Tama nga si Lorna when she was objecting na VAGUE nga ang mga tanong.
Di ba pag may communication breakdown ... para na rin sinabing the breakdown was intended as you were misleading the witness?
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Kung merong sindakan between the counsel of prosecution and defense ... meron din bang sindakan between the defense and the witness? Nakikita kasi si Kristine, who has the habit of tapping her pen in front of the witness.
In psychology, the incessant pen-tapping can mean she intends to rattle or i-distract ang witness. Puwede rin namang sabihin na kinakabahan lang siya. Displacement baga.
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Ano naman yong displacement as a defense mechanism? Being in a sensationalized impeachment hearing, and millions are watching maaring kinakabahan siya. Displacement is used when a person channels her fears or hiya by pen-tapping to release stress.
This is in a similar fashion to boxers who channel their unexpressed anger by hitting the punching bag.
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May mga nagtatanong kung wala bang pera ang mga Duterte? Hindi ba nila afford ang kumuha ng mga batikang abogado?
May mga nagbibiro nga na ang Dream Team ni Inday Sara parang nag-OJT (on-the-job training) lang.
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