REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

Province of Camarines Norte ) S.S.

Municipality of Daet )

AFFIDAVIT OF EXPLANATION

I, MARIEKRIS G. BARCELOS, of legal age, single, Filipino,

and a resident of Vinzons, Camarines Norte after having been duly
sworn to in accordance with law, hereby state:

1. That I am the Unit Manager (OIC) of Center For Agriculture

And Rural Development (CARD) Inc. – Vinzons Unit, a micro-
finance non-government organization based in Vinzons,
Camarines Norte, attached herewith as Annex A is a copy of
CARD Inc.’s Certificate of Registration with the BIR;

2. That as an incident to its operations, CARD Inc. -Vinzons Unit

entered into a contract of lease with one Carmen De Mesa as
lessor for CARD Inc. to occupy and use a residential unit
located in Sta. Cruz St., Brgy. 1, Vinzons, Camarines Norte as
its office, a copy of the Contract of Lease is attached as Annex
B;

3. That said contract of lease had a term beginning on May 10,

2018 and ending on May 10, 2019;

4. That as Unit Manager (OIC) of CARD Inc. - Vinzons Unit, I

was tasked to oversee the renewal of the contract of lease;

5. That unfortunately, despite diligent efforts, I was unable to

reach an agreement for the renewal of the contract of lease for
the following reasons:

a) The purported lessor Carmen De Mesa could not present

any proof of authority from the alleged owner Jennel
Rosales to renew the lease. She could only provide a
letter from one Roberto Rosales attesting to the fact that
the subject property was already sold to Jennel Rosales,
a copy of said letter is attached herein as Annex C;

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 b) The tax declaration of the leased property is still in the
name of the previous owner Roberto B. Rosales, a copy of
the Declaration of Real Property of the house and lot
involved is attached as Annex D and E, respectively;

c) Both Roberto B. Rosales and Jennel Rosales are now said

to be living overseas;

d) The alleged owner of the property, Jennel Rosales, had

already communicated her intention to sell the leased
property and thus, she is no longer interested in
renewing the lease contract;

5. That I am executing this affidavit to attest to the truth of the

foregoing statements and to provide a clear and satisfactory
explanation as to the circumstances surrounding the non-
renewal of CARD Inc.’s contract of lease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

14th day of December, 2019, in Daet, Camarines Norte.

MARIEKRIS G. BARCELOS
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 14th day of

December, 2019, in Daet, Camarines Norte, by affiant who
presented to me her ID ______________________ as competent
evidence of her identity.

NOTARY PUBLIC

Doc. No. _____

Page No. _____
Book No. _____
Series of 2019

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