RE: Frustrated Murder against RA, et. al., in NPS Docket No.

VIII-00-INV-00I-
00000

Republic of the Philippines )

City of XXX )s.s.
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COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT

I, BA, Filipino, of legal age, single and a resident of Brgy. SJ, D-

municipality, L-province, after having been duly sworn to in
accordance with law, hereby depose and state: THAT - -

1. Usa ako han mga gin-ngaranan nga respondent han Criminal

Complaint docketed as NPS Docket No. VIII-00-INV-00I-00000 for
Frustrated Murder nga gin-file ni AE (Private Complianant) ngan
pending ha Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte. [I am one of the
three (3) named respondents in the Criminal Complaint docketed as
NPS Docket No. VIII-00-INV-00I-00000 for Frustrated Murder filed
by AE (Private Complainant) pending before the Office of the
Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte.]

2. Dida han 25 November 2009, nakakarawat ako hin Subpoena nga

gin-padara han Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of L-Province, nga gin-
mamandaran ako nga mag-submit hin dire lapos hin napulo (10) ka-adlaw
tikang han kakarawat ha iya, o ngada han 5 December 2009, an akon
Counter-Affidavit ngan han kanan akon mga testigo pag-suporta han akon
depensa kontra han keha ha akon nga akon co-respondents nga hira RA
ngan RUA. [On 25 November 2009, I received a Subpoena issued by
the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of L-Province directing me to
submit not later than ten (10) days from receipt thereof, or until 5
December 2009, my Counter Affidavit and that of my witnesses in
support of my defense to the charge against me and my co-
respondents RA and RUA.]

3. Dida han 30 November 2009, an amon abogado, hi Atty. JAD, nag-

file hin Notice of Appearance of Counsel with Motion for Extension of Time
to File Counter-Affidavits pangaro hin dugang nga napulo (10) ka-adlaw
tikang 5 December 2009 o ngada ha 15 December 2009 para mag-file han
amon counter-affidavits. [On 30 November 2009, our counsel, Atty.
JAD, filed a Notice of Appearance of Counsel with Motion for
Extension of Time to File Counter-Affidavits requesting for an
extension of time of ten (10) days from 5 December 2009 or until 15
December 2009 within which to file our counter-affidavits.]
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4. Bahin han mga akusasyon ni AE dida han iya Judicial Complaint

Affidavit nga ako, upod an akon mga co-respondent, in nakahimo hin
buruhaton nga pwede maging basehan hin Frustrated Murder, akon ito
igin-didiwara kay puro ito binuwa ngan pag-lipat. An kamatuuran asya an
masunod: [As to the accusations of AE in his Judicial Complaint
Affidavit that I, together with my co-respondents, had committed acts
constituting the crime of Frustrated Murder, I vehemently and
categorically deny the same for being mere falsehoods and
misrepresentations. The truth of the incident is as follows:]

5. Dida han 25 August 2009, nakadto ako ha sulod han amon balay ha
SJ, D-municipality, L-province, han makabati ako hin gugli-at tikang ha
gawas. Gumawas ako panginano kun ano adto. [On 25 August 2009, I
was inside our house in SJ, D-municipality, L-province, when I heard
some shouting from outside. I went out to check what it was about.]

6. Nakit-an ko an mga tawo ha gawas nga nag-kikinita ngadto han

amon tuna ha nga gin-alad ni tatay. Han pag-harani ko, nakit-an ko hi
tatay nga may kaaway nga tawo. Mayda hi tatay sundang ngan an tawo
liwat mayda kapot nga puthaw nga tubo. [I saw the people outside
looking towards our land that was fenced by my father. When I
came near, I saw my father fighting with another man. My father
was holding a long bolo and the other man was holding a long metal
pipe.]

7. Han kakit-i ko nga natumba an kaaway ni tatay, dumalagan ako pag-

harani kan Tatay. Dumaop gihap hi RUA ha iya. [When I saw the man
fighting with my father fall down, I rushed towards him. RUA also
approached him.]

8. Nag-desisyon hi Tatay ngan hi RUA nga lumakat na layon. Gin-

upod ako nira kay bangin kuno ako liwat an manilikado tungod hadto nga
panhinabo. [My father and RUA decided to leave immediately. They
brought me along because I might be in danger because of the
incident.]

9. Dire ito tinuod nga upod ako nira Tatay ngan RUA han ira pagkadto
hito nga tuna. Labi na nga dire tuod nga mayda ko nga dara nga balbag. [It
is not true that I was with my father and RUA when they went to that
lot. More so that it is not true that I was carrying a club.]
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10. Waray basehan para ig-upod ako hin pagkaso hin Frustrated Murder
kay dire man ako api han engkwentro ni AE ngan hi Tatay. Waray gihap
basehan para sumiring nga nag-sarabot ngan nag-kaurusa kami nira Tatay
ngan RUA kontra kan AE. [There is no basis to include me in a case for
Frustrated Murder because I was not involved in the encounter
between RUA and my father with AE. There is also no basis to say
that we agreed and mutually helped each other against AE.]

11. Labot la hito, waray basehan para kasuhan bisan hira Tatay ngan
RUA hin Frustrated Murder kay bisan pa man hira gud man an una nga
umatake kan AE, waray man hira may gin-himo nga butang para dire hi AE
maka-depensa han iya kalugaringon o makahatag kanda tatay hin lamang
kontra ha iya. Angay nga hinumduman nga dako ini nga tawo hi AE ngan
han panhinabo, mayda gihap niya dara nga armas, ngan kilala ini hiya nga
karatista. Tigdaay gihap adto nga panhinabo ngan waray panahon pag-
plano han pama-agi han pag-atake. Bisan han iya Judicial Complaint
Affidavit, waray didto alegasyon nga masuporta hin kaso nga Frustrated
Murder. [Aside from that, there is no basis to charge even my father
and RUA for Frustrated Homicide because even if it were true that
they were the first to attack AE, they did not do anything to deprive
him of any defense to himself or to give my father any advantage
over him. It is worthy to note that he is a big man and at the time of
the incident, he was also carrying a weapon, and that he is a known
martial artist. The incident also happened instantaneously without
any opportunity to plan the means of attack. Even in his Judicial
Complaint Affidavit, there was no allegation that would support a
case for Frustrated Murder.]

12. Ha kadugangan, labot la nga an kasamad ni AE in tungod la han pag-

depensa ni tatay han iya kalugaringon, klaro man nga waray hiya gin-antos
nga makamaratay nga samad o samad nga pwede maging hinugndan hin
deretso nga kamatay. Tapos, dida ngani han katumba na ni AE ngan dire
na hiya makaka-ato, gin-pabay-an na man hiya ni Tatay. Nagpapakita la ini
hin klaro nga waray ni Tatay, o hi RUA, ngan labi na hi ako, intensyon
pagpatay ha iya. [In addition, aside from the fact that the wounds
sustained by AE was inflicted while my father was defending
himself, it was quite clear that he did not sustain any fatal injury or
injury that would cause instantaneous death. Further, when AE had
fallen and was no longer able to fight, my father left him alone. It
clearly shows that my father, or RUA, and especially myself, had no
intention to kill him.]

13. Dire iton tuod nga nakada an mga anak ni AE han pag-engkwentro
nira ni Tatay. Dida na ito hira dumaop han pag-baya na ni Tatay kan AE.
[It is not true that AEs children were there during his encounter with
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my father. They only approached him after my father had left AE

alone.]

24. Ha pagtapos, gin-himo ko ini nga Counter-Affidavit pagpamatuod

han mga panhinabo nga akon gin-sumat pag-suporta han akon depensa
kontra han keha nga Frustrated Murder kontra ha akon, kan RA, ngan
RUA, ngan para man liwat hin kun ano pa nga legal nga kagaramitan hini.
[Finally, I am executing this Counter-Affidavit to attest to the truth
and veracity of the foregoing facts above-stated in support of my
defense to the charge of Frustrated Murder filed against me, RA, and
RUA; as well as for other legal purpose the same may rightly serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

___________________________ at T-city, Philippines.

BA
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this

____________________ at T-city, Philippines by the affiant who
exhibited his _______________________ as competent proof of his
identity. I further certify that I have personally examined the affiant
and that I am fully satisfied that he freely and voluntarily executed
this affidavit and fully understood the contents thereof.