Ground Floor, ICC Building, NIA Compound, Edsa, Diliman, Quezon City By: ATTY. MUSA I.

MALAYANG Counsel for Petitioners-Appellants IBP No. 780135/1-3-2012/CALMANA Chap. PTR No. 6350167/1-2-2012 MCLE Compliance III-00197741, 1-10-2011

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION ON NON-FORUM SHOPPING

We, the undersigned, Filipino, all of legal age, after having been sworn in accordance with law, depose and say: That we are the petitioner-appellants in the above-entitled case; That we caused the preparation of the foregoing petition for review; That we have read the allegations of our petition, and fully understood the same, and that the allegations therein are true of our personal knowledge, and based on authentic records; That further, we hereby certify that we have not commenced any other action or proceedings involving the same issues raised in our petition and that there is no similar proceedings or action pending before any court or tribunal or quasijudicial agency, or before the Court of Appeals or divisions therein, or before the Supreme Court, and that in the event that henceforth a similar action is discovered as pending before any said courts or tribunal, we undertake to inform this Honorable Office of the status thereof, within five (5) days from such knowledge or discovery. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereunto set our hands this ______ day of April, 2012.

EMILY ANDRADA Deponent SSS ID No. 03-4187785-3

RALPH CHRISTOPHER ANDRADA Deponent EMERSON NETWORK ID No. T00783

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ______ day of April, 2012. Deponents exhibited to me their IDs with details and pictures therein posted as indicated hereinabove below their respective names, for their identity.

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COPY FURNISHED: ENCARNACION C. TAN Respondent-Appellee 509 Gen. Mescardo St., Little Baguio, San Juan City, Metro Manila OFFIC OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR Marikina City (NPS Docket No. XV-09-INV-09J-01418) EXPLANATION Copies of the Petition For Review for the respondent-appellee and for the Office of the City Prosecutor, Marikina City, were coursed through registered mail with return card, for in availability of messenger who could serve the same in person, and for time constraint and distance.

ATTY. M.I. MALAYANG