Senator Robin Padilla addressed criticisms regarding his search for the 'raw file' of Vice President Sara Duterte's Zoom presser, clarifying that he referred to the original Zoom recording.

He emphasized that internet copies are duplicates and could be manipulated, noting that the host's built-in Zoom recording is the authentic source.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Adolf Azcuna supported the admissibility of online recordings as evidence if unaltered, highlighting that digital transmissions have different authenticity rules compared to physical documents.

During Duterte's impeachment trial, Padilla questioned the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) about obtaining the original video, which was sourced from an online upload.The NBI agent confirmed using software to record the Zoom session, but Padilla pressed for an affidavit from a direct participant.

Legal experts noted that digital evidence's validity depends on proving no tampering, with online transmissions considered original unless proven otherwise.The debate underscores the complexities of verifying digital content in legal proceedings.