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e asked of you, fully

11. Q. Where?

A. At the Office of the Municipal

12. Q. Do you have kids with him?

A. Yes, Sir. I have one child with Mark Lou.

14. Q. Who is this child?

A. Her name is
15. Q. Do you have any proof that she is your child?

A. Yes, Sir. I have my child’s Birth Certificate.

16. Q. I am showing you a Birth Certificate. Is this the Birth Certificate of

your child?

A. Yes, Sir.

Manifestation: Petitioner is shown a copy of a Certificates of Live Birth which was

already marked as Exhibit “D” during the Pre-Trial and is hereby being prayed for
before the Honorable Court to be marked as mentioned.

17. Q. Who has custody of your child?

A. I have custody of my child.

18. Q. When and how did you meet your husband

A. We met sometime in June 2007. Respondent got my number in our
common friend and we had exchange messages but we never had a
chance to meet up. Until one day the Respondent texted me that he
is waiting outside my school but I’m not able to see him during that
time because I am too busy attending and complying my
assignments. Afterwards, when I got home, I was surprised that he
was already there.

19. Q. What happened after that?

A. Since then we started dating. He courted me for a short period of

time and then we became sweethearts.

20. Q. How old were the two of you during that time?
 A. I was 17 years old then while .

21. Q. What is the reaction of your respective families and friends in the
situation?

A. My parents doesn’t know about it and if so they don’t agree with

the relationship we had.

22. Q. How was he when you were already sweethearts?

A. When we were still sweethearts, he was so kind and loving person.

But as time passes by, I was able to notice the Respondent’s
immaturity, unpredictable attitude and behavior and because of this
we often quarreled.

23. Q. Why did you decide to get married?

A. I have so much worries and confusions after my family knew about

my relationship with the Respondent and we had no choice but to
have an early marriage to prevent being apart from each other.

24. Q. Where did you stay after the wedding?

A. After we got married, we lived in

25. Q. How was your marital life during the time that you were living
together?

A. I may describe that our relationship is not the ideal one. It’s
something that can be pronounced as “against all odds. I even had
misunderstandings with my family in both sides but I always choose
to be with him. He always sees to it that he knows everyone I am
with, every activity I am in to and even things I am doing every
hour. He always monitors my whereabouts and who am I with.

He always displayed violent reaction during our heated arguments

and I have nothing to do but cried. I always thought that
Respondent will change someday and so, I exerted earnest effort to
be a perfect wife for him. However, those were never enough for the
Respondent, he will just physically beat me until he was satisfied
and will just say sorry afterwards and we will make love.

26. Q. Why did you not leave him, then?

A. I become pregnant a year after our marriage. I thought that my

pregnancy would stop the Respondent from beating me but I was
completely wrong. I was physically and mentally battered by my

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 husband. He kept on hitting me while I was still pregnant with my
child. I thought of leaving him, however, I forgo that plan because I
don’t want my child to be fatherless and I still love him during that
time. I don’t want to have a broken family so I told myself to endure
everything because maybe one day, he will change.

27. Q. What was your marital situation when your first child arrived

A. After giving birth to our child, I suffered from mild bleeding

because no one tried to help me in doing house chores while taking
our child. I thought that Respondent would change for the better
because of our newborn daughter but his attitude and characters
even became worst, dangerous and very unpredictable. He was
unable to perform his marital duties and obligations as a father to his
child and husband to me. I feel that I am being disrespected and
abused as a wife and a mother by his actuations.

28. Q. What happened next?

A. One day, my temper was pushed to the limit. I am trying to

convince him to tell the truth to my parents that he was not able to
graduate that school year but instead he uttered profane words and
slapped me while I was breastfeeding and he almost hit the head of
our daughter. I immediately run out of their house and sought the
assistance of the nanny of my sister in law living in the other house
to carry my daughter while I was packing my things.

However, Respondent went out from the kitchen with a knife and
threatened me that I will die first before I could live him. I was so
afraid during that incident. Luckily, Respondent’s ame and pushed
him away and told me to run out of the place.

29. Q. What did you do after these abuses and what transpired after?

A- I finally decided to file a case against the Respondent for Violation of

Republic Act 9262 to seek justice to my tragic experiences and
subsequently a warrant of arrest has been issued against him
however, Respondent absconded and later posted his bail and was
did not even bother to attend his arraignment prompting the court
to cancel his bail. Our nce we parted our ways.

I have experienced much and have suffered a lot from the

respondent. Since our marriage, repeated physical and verbal
violence were committed by the respondent against me. I have
already given much opportunities and chances to the respondent
but there were no positive results that could benefit the welfare and
interest of my family and even our child.

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30. Q. Did your husband give you support even you were no longer
together?

A. No. Although we had agreement that he will provide monthly

support but he never fulfilled that.

31. Q. In relation to this case, have you subjected yourself to psychological

examination?

A. Yes sir, I personally appeared before ur relationship and he found

that we both psychologically incapacitated that would result to the
fact that we cannot perform or continue to perform the essential
requisites of a married life

32. Q. Do you have a written medical report of that examination?

A. Yes sir. I submitted that to the Court together with my petition.

Manifestation: Petitioner is shown a copy of a Psychological Evaluation Report by Prof.

Artemus G. Cruz which was marked as Exhibit “E” during the Pre Trial and is hereby
being prayed for before the Honorable Court to be marked as mentioned.

33. Q. In connection with this case, do you remember having executed a

written petition?

A. Yes sir.

34. Q. I am showing you a written petition for annulment with case

number CV-3438-18A. Is this the same petition you were referring earlier?

A. Yes, sir.

35. Q. On the last page is a written name is that?

A. That is my name and signature, Sir.

Manifestation: Petitioner is shown a copy of the Petition which is marked as Exhibit
“A” during the Pre Trial and is hereby being prayed for before the Honorable Court to be
marked as mentioned. The signature of the Petitioner in the said Petition is hereby
requested to be submarked as Exhibit “A-1”.

36. Q. Now under your present oath, do you affirm the truthfulness,
veracity and voluntariness of the allegations contained and the execution
of this petition?

A. Yes, sir.

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37. Q. In relation to this Petition, did you appear before the Honorable
Provincial Prosecutor?

A. Yes, Sir?

38. Q. Did you execute an Affidavit of Non-Collusion before the Honorable

Provincial Prosecutor?

A. Yes, Sir.

Manifestation: Petitioner is shown a copy of a Sinumpaang Salysay which is marked as

Exhibit “F” during the Pre Trial and is hereby being prayed for before the Honorable
Court to be marked as mentioned. The signature of the Petitioner in the said Petition is
hereby requested to be submarked as Exhibit “F-1”.

39. Q. Where are you residing now?

A. I am currently residing at Brgy. Orconuma, Bongabong, Oriental

Mindoro, Sir.

Manifestation: Petitioner is shown a copy of a Certification which is marked as Exhibit

“B” during the Pre Trial and is hereby being prayed for before the Honorable Court to be
marked as mentioned.

40. Q. Do you have anything more to say?

A. I have long suffered from this marriage that is marred by defects

that are incurable and with no possible “Cinderella ending.” I want
to start my life anew for my daughter. It is my earnest hope that the
law provided by the state regarding my situation will favor me and
have my union with the respondent be severed.

41. Q. Anything you want to add?

A. Right now, that will be all, sir. However, should there be something
that I may have not included in this sworn narration, I will relate the
same before the Honorable Court.

Nothing Follows.

Calapan City, May 10, 2019.

Calapan City on ______________, affiant showing his competent proof of

identity, to wit: ________________________________________.

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Series of 2019.

IV. SWORN ATTESTATION OF THE LAWYER WHO CONDUCTED OR

SUPERVISED THE EXAMINATION OF THE WITNESS.

The Law Offices Unit V, Bank of Makati Building, Roxas Drive,

Lumangbayan, Calapan City, under oath, deposes and states:

1. He is the Legal Counsel for the Petitioner in the above-entitled case;

2. He faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the questions he asked

and the corresponding answers that the above-named witness gave;

3. Neither he nor any other person then present or assisting him coached the
witness regarding the latter's answers; and

4. He conducted the examination of the witness at his law office located at it

V, Bank
Calapan City, 10 May 2019.

Series of 2019.

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