Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday warned that the court may resort to compulsory measures against Davao City Assessor Jaime Adalin if he fails to submit the property records requested by the senator-judges concerning Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases “Mans” Carpio.
Adalin, the defense’s first witness, was asked to provide a list of properties registered under Duterte’s and Carpio’s names in Barangay Matina Crossing, Talomo District, Davao City.
Escudero directed the clerk of court to follow up with Adalin, after he failed to submit the documents despite committing to provide them during Monday’s impeachment hearing.
The requested records include the list of properties registered under Duterte’s and Carpio’s names, either individually or jointly, as well as information on the travel agency involved in Adalin’s trips to China.
“Yesterday, a request was made by Senator-judge [Bam] Aquino as well as Senator-judge [Risa] Hontiveros for the list of properties on or the name singularly or jointly of Atty. Carpio and the Vice President… We have not received such a report from Engr. Adalin, neither have we received a copy or name of the travel agency requested by Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo,” Escudero said.
“The chair therefore directs the Clerk of Court to kindly communicate with Engineer Adalin and follow up on the same,” he added.
Escudero said the court could issue a compulsory process if Adalin fails to comply by Wednesday and does not provide a sufficient reason for the delay.
“If by tomorrow the same is not yet complied with unless sufficient cause or reason is given, the court will be forced to issue compulsory process on the same,” he warned.
Senator-Judge Risa Hontiveros also reminded the court that Adalin had committed to submitting the requested property records on Monday, but the documents had yet to be received.
The information on the travel agency was also among the details sought by the senator-judges during the proceedings.
