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WATCH: CCTV footage show Bato dela Rosa, Robin Padilla leaving Senate, PCO says
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Wednesday released copies of the CCTV footage which it said show Senators Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Robin Padilla going out of the Senate premises in the wee hours of Thursday, May 14.
The video clips were among those presented by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, May 19, according to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro.
The PCO said that the videos came directly from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla, sourcing it from the CCTV cameras of the Senate.
In a phone interview with Palace reporters, Remulla described what was happening in the CCTV footage.
He said that at approximately 2.30 a.m. on May 14, three individuals descended into the Senate parking lot.
“The man in white was Robin Padilla. The man in the blue jacket was Senator Bato Dela Rosa—blue jacket and a cap—was Senator Bato Dela Rosa,” Remulla said.
“Jane Doe is the assistant who was with them, unidentified,” he added.
According to Remulla, the three boarded a white SUV owned by Padilla.
“They proceeded outside, unimpeded, and headed towards the Makati area as of 2:32 [a.m.] as caught by CCTV cameras,” Remulla said.
He noted that the vehicle heading towards Makati was the last footage they got.Spliced?
Remulla also denied the claim of suspended acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca that the CCTV footage on the Senate shooting incident was "spliced.”
“No, not at all. May timestamp naman lahat eh, so it couldn’t have been spliced. Those were direct from CCTV cameras of the Senate, their servers. And hindi pwedeng spliced ‘yun dahil may timestamp din siya,” he said.
(It can’t be spliced because it has a timestamp.)
Remulla also said Aplasca can “put up whatever they want,” and those will be included in the investigation of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
He also said it is up to Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida to determine if Padilla could be considered an accomplice.
“That's up to the SOJ to determine. They are now gathering the facts. And whatever charges will be filed will be up to the SOJ,” Remulla added. —VDV/NB, GMA News
