Republic of the Philippines

MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES

Cebu City
Palace of Justice, Cebu City
PEOPLE O T!E P!ILIPPINES,
Co"plainant,
#e$sus CRIMINAL CASE %& A'()*+
o$ #iolation of P, -.// as
a"en0e0 by RA .12+
3e$$y Ch$is Mata JR4,
Accuse04
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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
I, A$iel Llanos, J$4, *) yea$s ol0, a $esi0ent of Su0lon Lahu7,
Cebu City, Cebu an0 !R pe$sonnel IMO Inco$po$ate0, afte$ ha8in7
0uly s9o$n in acco$0ance 9ith la9, he$eby 0epose an0 state&
Prefatory Statements
That I a" bein7 e5a"ine0 by Atty4 Jennife$ P4 :uibilan office
a00$ess at ;<- S4 3o$o$0o St4, Cebu City 9he$e this e5a"ination is
bein7 con0ucte04
That I a" ans9e$in7 the =uestions bein7 as>e0, fully
conscious that I 0o so un0e$ oath, an0 that I "ay face c$i"inal
liability fo$ false testi"ony o$ pe$?u$y4
Questions
:- & @hat is you$ $elation in this instant caseA
A- & I a" the accuse04
:1 & As an accuse0 in this instant case, un0e$ 9hat
ci$cu"stances ha8e you ac=ui$e0 the facts by 9hich you a$e
no9 testifyin7A
A1 & Base0 on pe$sonal >no9le07e, you$ hono$4 I a"
testifyin7 on 9hat $eally happene0 in this instant case4
:* & @hat $eally happene0 in this caseA
A* & I 9as a$$este0 by Police Office$s C$is"on0 Du an0
@illia" Tiu4
:+ & @hy 9e$e you a$$este0A
A+ & Because acco$0in7 to the" they foun0 a fi$ea$" in "y
possession4
:) & @hat can you say to 9hat the A$$estin7 Office$s sai0A
A) & It is not t$ue, youE$e !ono$4
:/ & If it is not t$ue, 9hat $eally happene0A
A/ & It 9as Au7ust 1/, 1<-- at a$oun0 2&<< oEcloc> in the
e8enin7 an0 I 9as sittin7 in one of the stai$case in f$ont of
the public "a$>et in Su0lon, Cebu City4 Afte$ a fe9 "inutes
9hile sittin7 in the sai0 stai$case, in0i8i0uals f$o" the nea$by
a$ea 9e$e $unnin76sca"pe$in7a9ay f$o" so"ethin7 o$
so"eone, passin7 in the 0i$ection 9he$e I 9as sittin74
:( & @hat 0o you "ean $unnin7 a9ay f$o" so"ethin7 o$
so"eoneA
A( & Des, in0i8i0uals 9e$e $unnin7 a9ay, so"e 9e$e
hea0in7 "y 0i$ection but I 0o not >no9 9hat they 9e$e
$unnin7 a9ay f$o"4
:. & ,i0 so"e actually passe0 by youA
A. & Des, you$ hono$4
:2 & @he$e in pa$ticula$A
A2 & Behin0 "y bac>4
:-< & About ho9 "any in0i8i0uals 9e$e $unnin7A
A-< & The$e 9e$e a "any of the"4
:-- & Coul0 you i0entify so"e of the"A
A-- & I a" fa"ilia$ 9ith so"e of the faces but not thei$
na"es4
:-1 & Dou sai0 so"e of the in0i8i0uals 9e$e $unnin7, 9hy 0i0
you not $unA
A-1 & I 0i0 not $un because I 0i0 not >no9 9hat they 9e$e
$unnin7 f$o"4
:-* & @hat happene0 ne5tA
A-* & The a$ea beca"e =uiet o$ peaceful4
:-+ & Then, 9hat happene0, if the$e 9as anyA
A-+ & I notice0 so"eone 9as behin0 "e4
:-) & @hat 0o you "ean by thatA
A-) & I sa9 Police Office$ Tiu pic>e0 up so"ethin7 that 9as
co8e$e0 9ith a cloth, 9hich late$ tu$ne0 out to be a fi$ea$"4
:-/ & Then, 9hat happene0A
A-/ & Afte$ Police Office$ Tiu pic>e0'up the fi$ea$", he
app$oache0 an0 a$$este0 "e4
:-( & @ho a$$este0 youA
A-( & Police Office$s @illia" Tiu acco"panie0 by C$is"on0
Du4
:-. & @ho 9e$e 9ith the"A
A-. & Just the t9o of the", you$ !ono$4 I 0i0 not see anyone
else4
:-2 & Dou 9e$e a$$este0, $i7htA So 9hat happene0 ne5tA
A-2 & Des, I 9as a$$este04 I 9as as>e0 to co"e 9ith the" to
the police station an0 e5plain the$eat4
:1< & @hen the Police Office$s effecte0 the a$$est, 9hat 0i0
they tell youA
A1< & Nothin74 E5cept to co"e 9ith the" at the Police
Station to e5plain4
:1- & M$4 @itness, 0i0 you $ecei8e0 so"ethin76anythin7 in
$elation to this caseA
A1- & Des, I ha8e $ecei8e0 so"e pape$s6co""unications,
co"in7 f$o" the Office of the P$osecuto$ an0 the Cou$t4
:11 & Can you na"e a fe9A
A11 & A"on7 othe$s, Info$"ation, Subpoena, Joint'affi0a8it
of A$$est, EXCERPT FROM A POLICE LOTTERan0 a
FIREARM LICE!SE VERIFICATIO!4
:1* & Dou "a0e "ention of a Joint'affi0a8it of A$$est, a$e
you $efe$$in7 to the 0ocu"ent p$e'"a$>e0 as e5hibit F-GA
A1* & Des, youE$e !ono$4
LA"#ER$ "E "OULD LI%E TO MAI!TAI! T&E SAME
MAR%I!' #OUR &O!OR(
:1+ & !a8e you $ea0 the contents of this 0ocu"entA
A1+ & Des, you$ !ono$4
:1) & In this Joint Affi0a8it of A$$est, it "a0e "ention that
you 9e$e B$an0ishin7 a fi$ea$", 9hat can you say to thisA
A1) & That is not t$ue, you$ !ono$4 I 0o not e8en ha8e a
fi$ea$" of 9hate8e$ >in0 no$ 9as in possession of any in "y
9hole life4
:1/ & In the sa"e affi0a8it, it also "a0e "ention that besi0e
you 9as a sho$t fi$ea$" place0 on the floo$, 9hat can you
say to thisA
A1/ & That is not t$ue, you$ !ono$4 The$e 9as no fi$ea$"
besi0e no$ in any9ay nea$ "e, you$ !ono$4
:1( & The sai0 affi0a8it also "a0e "ention that upon seein7
the Police Office$s, you 8olunta$ily su$$en0e$e0 to the", it is
t$ueA
A1( & That is not t$ue, you$ !ono$ but I 0i0 not $esist 9hen
the Police Office$s effecte0 the a$$est4
:1. & It also "a0e "ention that afte$ you 8olunta$ily
su$$en0e$e0 to the Police Office$s, they pic>e0'up the nic>el
ho"e"a0e S"ith H @esson calibe$ *. $e8ol8e$ that has no
se$ial nu"be$ 9ith its th$ee I*J li8e bullets, 9hat can you say
to thisA
A1. & That is not t$ue, you$ !ono$4 A7ain, I 0o not ha8e a
fi$ea$" of 9hate8e$ >in0 no$ 9as in possession of any besi0e
no$ in any9ay nea$ "e, you$ !ono$4
:12 & So, you a$e sayin7 that the alle7ations in the Joint'
Affi0a8it of A$$est a$e not t$ueA
A12 & Des, so"e a$e not t$ue, you !ono$4
:*< & @hat 0o "ean by thatA
A*< & @hat is t$ue is that 9hen the Police Office$s a$$este0
"e, I 9as ?ust sittin7 in one of the stai$case outsi0e the
Public Ma$>et4
:*- & @hat else 0i0 you 0oA
A*- & Nothin7, I 9as ?ust sittin7 an0 0i0 nothin7 "o$e, I ha8e
not e8en stoo0 up until I 9as a$$este04
:*1 & Coul0 you tell this !ono$able Cou$t the situation
"inutes befo$e you 9e$e a$$este0A
A*1 & The a$ea beca"e peacefulK I also sa9 7$oup of
in0i8i0uals 0$in>in7 li=uo$s in the nea$by sto$e4
:** & So, 9hen the Police Office$s a$$este0 you, coul0 say
9ith pa$ticula$ity that the a$ea 9as al$ea0y peacefulA
A** & Des, you$ !ono$4
:*+ & I ?ust 9ant to "a>e thin7s clea$, @hat 9ent fi$st, the
a$$est o$ the ta>in7 of the sho$t fi$ea$"A
A*+ & The ta>in7 of the sho$t fi$ea$"4
:*) & @hy a$e you sayin7 thatA
A*) & Because fe9 "inutes afte$ the a$ea beca"e peaceful, I
notice0 that so"eone 9as behin0 "e, so I loo>e0 behin0 "e
an0 sa9 that Police Office$ Tiu 9as t$yin7 to pic>'up
so"ethin7 f$o" 9hat 9as co8e$e0 9ith a cloth an0 it 9as
only afte$ he pic>e0'up 9hat 9as behin0 the cloth that he
effecte0 the a$$est4
:*/ & ,i0 you happen to see 9hat 9as co8e$e0A
A*/ & Des, the sho$t fi$ea$"4
:*( & @hat can you say to the fi$ea$" that 9as foun0 behin0
the clothA
A*( & It 9as the fi$st ti"e that I sa9 the fi$ea$"4
:*. & @hat can you say to the cloth that 9as use0 to co8e$
the fi$ea$"A
A*. & It 9as the fi$st ti"e that I sa9 the cloth4
:*2 & @he$e 9as the co8e$e0 fi$ea$" situate0A
A*2 & Behin0 "e, you$ !ono$4
:+< & !o9 fa$ 9as the co8e$e0 fi$ea$" f$o" 9he$e you 9e$e
sittin7A
A+< & The co8e$e0 fi$ea$" 9as nea$ the 7ate of the Public
Ma$>et4
:+- & About ho9 "any "ete$s, if you coul0 esti"ateA
A+- & About fou$ I+J to fi8e I)J "ete$s4
:+1 & Dou 9e$e sayin7 a 9hile a7o that the sca"pe$in7
in0i8i0uals passe0 behin0 you, $i7htA
A+1 & Des4
:+* & Coul0 it be possible that so"eone intentionally left the
co8e$e0 fi$ea$" f$o" 9he$e it 9as pic>e0'upA
A+* & Des, you$ !ono$4
Q)) $ #OU SAID T&AT A FIREARM "AS PIC%ED*UP #
POLICE OFFICER TIU+ "&AT &APPE!ED TO T&E SAID
FIREARM,
A)) $ T&E FIREARM "AS ROU'&T TO T&E DAS POLICE
STATIO!(
Q)- $ "&O "AS RI!'I!' T&E SAID FIREARM,
A)- $ POLICE OFFICER TIU(
Q)- $ AFTER T&E FIREARM "AS ROU'&T TO T&E POLICE
STATIO!+ "&AT DID POLICE OFFICER CA#SO! DO TO
T&E FIREARM,
A)- $ !O!E EXCEPT T&AT &E JUST PUT IT I! A DRA"ER(
Q). $ "&AT ELSE DID POLICE OFFICER TIU DO,
A). $ &E CLOSED T&E DRA"ER A!D ROU'&T ME TO
T&E TOLEDO CIT# POLICE STATIO! LEAVI!' T&E
FIREARM AT DAS POLICE STATIO!(
Q)/ $ "&E! #OU SAID T&AT TIU CLOSED T&E DRA"ER+
&O",
A)/ $ # MERE PUS&I!' T&E DRA"ER+ !O PADLOC% OR
"&ATSOEVER(
Q)0 $ #OU LI%E"ISE MADE ME!TIO! OF A! EXCERPT
FROM A POLICE LOTTER+ ARE #OU REFERRI!' TO T&IS
DOCUME!T,
A)0 $ #ES+ #OUR &O!OR(
LA"#ER$ "E PRA# T&AT T&IS DOCUME!T E MAR%ED
AS OUR EX&IIT 123 #OUR &O!OR(
Q)0 $ #OU A'AI! MADE ME!TIO! OF A FIREARMS
LICE!SE VERIFICATIO!+ ARE #OU REFERRI!' TO T&IS
DOCUME!T,
A)0 $ #ES+ #OUR &O!OR(
LA"#ER$ "E PRA# T&AT T&IS DOCUME!T E MAR%ED
AS OUR EX&IIT 143 #OUR &O!OR(
:+2 & @e$e you co""ittin7, about to co""it o$ has ?ust
co""itte0 a$e c$i"e 9hen you 9e$e a$$este0 by the Police
Office$sA
A+2 & No, you$ !ono$4
:)< & Un0e$ oath, 0o you affi$" an0 confi$" that all you$
ans9e$ to the =uestions p$opoun0e0 upon you a$e t$ue an0
co$$ect base0 on you$ pe$sonal >no9le07e o$ authentic
$eco$0sA
A)< & Des, you$ !ono$4
I he$eunto affi5 "y si7natu$e this *-st 0ay of Au7ust 1<-* at
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines4
3ERRD C!RIS MATA, JR4
@itness'Affiant
SUBSCRIBE, AN, S@ORN to befo$e "e this *-st 0ay of Au7ust 1<-* in
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines by 3e$$y Ch$is Mata, J$4 9ith his 7o8e$n"ent issue0 I,
9ith nu"be$ ISSSJ </'-.*)-<1*'+, 9ho is also pe$sonally >no9n to "e to be the
sa"e pe$son 9ho e5ecute0 this Ju0icial Affi0a8it4
JENNIER P4 :UIBILAN
Nota$y Public fo$ Cebu City
Until Janua$y *-, 1<-+
Co""ission No4 </'1<-1'T
City, Cebu City
,oc4 No4 K <*1'-1((-)6<21('(11'111)
Pa7e No4 K IBP No4 2-<-/-, CC, <-6<.61<-*
Boo> No4 1K PTR No4 -/)-/-), TC, <-6<+61<-*
Se$ies of 1<-*4 Roll No4 /<-)<
ATTESTATION
I, Atty4 Jennife$ P4 :uibilan, of le7al a7e, "a$$ie0 an0 a
$esi0ent of T$inity Co"poun0, Cebu City, Cebu, 0o he$eby attest
that I, as counsel fo$ the accuse0, con0ucte0 the e5a"ination of
the abo8e'na"e0 9itness, 3e$$y Ch$is Mata, J$4K That I ha8e
faithfully $eco$0e0 the =uestions as>e0 an0 the co$$espon0in7
ans9e$s 7i8en by the 9itnessK an0 that neithe$ I no$ any othe$
pe$son p$esent coache0 the 9itness $e7a$0in7 his ans9e$s4
JENNIER P4 :UIBILAN
Affiant
SUBSCRIBE, AN, S@ORN to befo$e "e this *-
st
0ay of Au7ust 1<-* in
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines by ATTD4 JENNIER P4 :UIBILAN, 9ith his 7o8e$n"ent
issue0 I, 9ith nu"be$ 1*+'-(/'2<), 9ho is also pe$sonally >no9n to "e to be the
sa"e pe$son 9ho atteste0 to the fo$e7oin74
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Pa7e No4 LLLLLLLLK
Boo> No4 LLLLLLLLK
Se$ies of 1<-*4