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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Justice
OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIA PRO!EC"TOR
Pro#ince of Anti$ue

FI%ERT D& PA"NON'

Complainant,

(#ersus( NP! NO& VI()*(INV(++D(

))),-
For. Frustrate/ 0ur/er

1IFREDO P& "2'

Respondent.
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COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT

I'  WILDREDO UY ' Filipino' 4- 5ears ol/' an/ a resi/ent of T&A&

Fornier !treet' Anti$ue' after ha#in6 been s7orn in accor/ance 7ith

la7' hereb5 /epose an/ state that.

PREFATORY STATEMENT

At the outset' it is stresse/ that this malicious an/ baseless

complaint for Frustrate/ 0ur/er a6ainst me is but part of Complainant

Filbert Paunon8s 9:Paunon;< continuin6 e=ort to harass me an/ to

mali6n m5 name&

Prior to this incre/ible accusation' Paunon ha/ alrea/5 >le/

se#eral complaints a6ainst me& These inclu/e a complaint for Tumults

an/ Other Disturbances of Public Or/er' a complaint for ?ra#e Threats'

an/ a complaint for 0alicious 0ischief& These complaints ha#e either

been /ismisse/' or in the process of bein6 /ismisse/&

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 This time' Paunon has come up 7ith the most incre/ible tale an/

char6e/ me 7ith Frustrate/ 0ur/er 7hich I alle6e/l5 committe/ 7hen I

6rabbe/ him an/ :hea/(loc@e/; him b5 forcefull5 6rippin6 his nec@& 1

No7' e#en assumin6' 7ithout conce/in6' that his alle6ations in his

Complaint are true' the5 7oul/ still not support a >n/in6 of probable

cause for the crime of Frustrate/ 0ur/er& Throu6h the follo7in6

/iscussion' I 7ill /emonstrate that these alle6ations are mere

e3a66erations an/ blatant lies concocte/ b5 Paunon to harass me an/

to co#er up his o7n criminal actions&

The allegations in Panon!s

Co"#laint a$e nothing %t
e&agge$ations an' %latant lies(

1. In or/er to ustif5 his incre/ible an/ baseless accusation

a6ainst me' Paunon has resorte/ to outri6ht e3a66erations an/ blatant

lies in his Complaint AB/a#it&

2. First of all' Paunon claime/ that at aroun/ .-) o8cloc@ in the

afternoon of -+ 0arch *)++' I bar6e/ into the premises of the ne7

0EDIC"! buil/in6' an/ seethin6 7ith ra6e' loo@e/ for him& )  This is
simpl5 not true&

3. I 7ent to the oBce of 0e/icus because m5 7ife' 0elin/a 0&

"5' ha/ pre#iousl5 lease/ a commercial buil/in6 to 0e/icus

Philippines' Inc& 9:0e/icus;<& The buil/in6 is locate/ on ot %o& *)),A'

 T&A& Fornier !treet' %aran6a5 Ataba5' !an Jose /e %uena#ista' Anti$ue&

 The term of the lease 7as for ten 9+)< 5ears commencin6 on April +'

+
  Par& *4 of the Complaint&
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  Par& - of the Counter(AB/a#it&

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*))+ an/ e3pirin6 on April +' *)++& Ho7e#er' it 7as pre#iousl5 a6ree/

that the turno#er of the lease/ premises 7ill be /one at +*.)) pm of -+

0arch *)++&

4. 1hen that sai/ /ate an/ time arri#e/' I 7ent to the lease/

premises an/ foun/ the /oors still close/ an/ loc@e/ b5 chains& I

/eci/e/ to 7ait a fe7 hours more' but there 7as still no one 7ho

approache/ us for the turno#er of the propert5&

5. At aroun/ .)) P&0&' I /eci/e/ to #isit the ne7 oBce of 

0e/icus to >nall5 in$uire about the turn o#er& I loo@e/ for Paunon since

he 7as the mana6er of that particular branch& Contrar5 to Paunon8s

claims' I 7as not seethin6 7ith ra6e& Instea/' I cor/iall5 spo@e 7ith the

personnel remainin6 in the buil/in6&

6. In his Complaint AB/a#it' Paunon claime/ that 7hen I spo@e

to him o#er the phone' I screame/ at him an/ uttere/ in#ecti#es an/

scurrilous an/ /efamator5 7or/s at him an/ Dr& Vicente E& Villareal' the

Presi/ent of 0e/icus&* A6ain' these are blatant lies&

7. 1hen I 7ent to 0e/icus that /a5' I 7as informe/ that

Paunon ha/ alrea/5 left& I re$ueste/ a member of the sta= to call him

so I can as@ him about the turn o#er& I merel5 spo@e to Paunon o#er the

phone an/ remin/e/ him of the pre#iousl5 a6ree/ upon time of the

turn(o#er of the lease/ premises& !ince I ha/ 7aite/ the 7hole /a5 for

the turn(o#er' I 7as a little /isappointe/' but' contrar5 to Paunon8s

alle6ations' I /i/ not an6ril5 shout at him& Neither /i/ I /irect in#ecti#es

an/ scurrilous an/ /efamator5 7or/s at him or Dr& Vicente Villareal&

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  Par& 4 of the Counter(AB/a#it&

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8. It shoul/ be stresse/ that Paunon8s alle6ations are e#en

belie/ b5 his o7n actions& A fe7 minutes after I alle6e/l5 threatene/

him' Paunon 7ent to m5 home to spea@ 7ith me personall5& It is not

normal for a person 7ho 7as alle6e/l5 shoute/ at' an/ e#en

threatene/ 7ith bo/il5 harm' to #oluntaril5 enter the home of the

person 7ho threatene/ him& 2et in this case' Paunon' on his o7n

#olition' 7ent to m5 home ust a fe7 minutes after I alle6e/l5 mali6ne/

him #erball5 an/ threatene/ him 7ith ph5sical harm&

9.  There is also no truth to Paunon8s alle6ations that 7hen he

arri#e/ at our house' I tol/ him that I 7oul/ ha#e :bo3e/; him if he ha/

been in the premises of 0e/icus& + To6ether 7ith m5 7ife' 0elin/a' an/

our son' Phillip' I met Paunon in our home& 1e 7ere all #er5 cor/ial

7ith him& I chi/e/ him a bit for failin6 to turn o#er the propert5 at the

a6ree/ upon time' but I /i/ not threaten to bo3 him& I e#en o@in6l5 put

m5 ri6ht arm aroun/ his shoul/er an/ pulle/ him closer to me 7hen I

spo@e to him& 05 beha#ior 7as obser#e/ b5 both m5 7ife' 0elin/a an/

son' Phillip&,

10. Paunon also lie/ 7hen he state/ that there 7as an

a6reement bet7een himself' m5 7ife an/ me that 0e/icus 7oul/ onl5

install t7o 9*< bulb outlets an/ one 9+< electrical outlet on the

commercial buil/in6 subect of the lease&   In fact' I insiste/ that all

ei6ht 9< uorescent bulbs' to6ether 7ith their respecti#e outlet

receptacles an/ s7itches' be reinstalle/ b5 0e/icus&


  Complaint' par& +*&
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  The aB/a#its of 0elin/a "5 an/ Phillip "5 are attache/ hereto as
Anne&es .A/ an' .0/ respecti#el5&
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  Complaint' par& +,&

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11. I 7as alrea/5 #er5 lenient 7ith 0e/icus 7hen I /i/ not insist

that the5 /emolish a number of permanent structures the5 ha/ built in

the lease/ propert5 7ithout our permission& %ut 7hen I notice/ that

ei6ht 9< uorescent bulbs' to6ether 7ith their respecti#e outlet

receptacles an/ s7itches 7ere missin6' I insiste/ that all ei6ht

uorescent bulbs' to6ether 7ith their outlet receptacles an/ s7itches'

be re(installe/ before the oBcial turno#er& The bulbs' receptacles an/

s7itches 7ere all pre#iousl5 installe/ in the lease/ premises an/ 7ere
all in place 7hen the lease/ premises 7ere turne/ o#er to 0e/icus at

the commencement of the term of the lease& !ince these materials

7ere all pre#iousl5 attache/ to the lease/ premises' 0e/icus ha/ no

ri6ht to remo#e them&

12. I reiterate that there 7as ne#er an5 a6reement bet7een

m5self' m5 7ife an/ Paunon that onl5 t7o 9*< bulbs an/ one 9+<

electrical outlet 7oul/ be installe/ in the premises& In fact' Paunon

e#en promise/ to re(install all ei6ht uorescent bulbs' their outlet

receptacles an/ s7itches as 7e re$uire/& !ince 7e too@ Paunon8s 7or/

for it' m5 7ife si6ne/ the turn o#er form& ittle /i/ 7e @no7 that he
7oul/ later rene6e on that promise&

13.  The fact that there 7as ne#er an5 a6reement bet7een

m5self' m5 7ife an/ Paunon is supporte/ b5 7ife 7ho similarl5 state/

in her aB/a#it that there 7as no a6reement 7ith Paunon&

14. In fact' 7hen 7e later /isco#ere/ after the turn(o#er of the

propert5 that not onl5 7ere the uorescent bulbs' outlet receptacles

an/ s7itches not replace/' but the electrical 7irin6 of these outlets

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7ere also missin6' 7e >le/ a criminal complaint for uali>e/ Theft

a6ainst Paunon on +* April *)++&

15. astl5' I #ehementl5 /en5 that I attempte/ to mur/er him b5

hea/(loc@in6 him b5 forcefull5 6rippin6 his nec@& This accusation is a

blatant lie' an/ the e#ents of that afternoon 6rossl5 e3a66erate/ b5

Paunon&

16. In truth' I encountere/ Paunon 7hen I returne/ to the lease/

premises in the afternoon of + April *)++& I 7as 7ith our carpenter'

Paulino 0a6banua' since I 7ante/ to /iscuss 7ith him the remo#al of 

the structures 7hich 0e/icus refuse/ to remo#e& Paunon soon arri#e/

an/ as@e/ me if the bulbs he installe/ 7ere satisfactor5& I remin/e/

him that all of the ei6ht 9< bulbs shoul/ be installe/ to6ether 7ith

their outlet receptacles an/ s7itches& He ho7e#er state/ that he 7as

instructe/ to re(install onl5 t7o 9*< of the bulbs& He claime/ that he

coul/ not /o an5thin6 more since those 7ere the instructions 6i#en to

him&

17. I insiste/ that the ei6ht 9< bulbs an/ their outlet receptacles
an/ s7itches 7ere part of the lease/ premises an/ shoul/ be

reinstalle/& Ho7e#er' I /i/ not forcefull5 6rip his nec@& I merel5 chi/e/

him b5 puttin6 m5 ri6ht arm o#er his shoul/ers an/ pullin6 him closer

to me' as I ha/ /one on the /a5 he #isite/ m5 house& 05 actions 7ere

7itnesse/ b5 our carpenter Paulino 0a6banua' 7hich he narrate/ in his

aB/a#it&2


  A cop5 of the Complaint is attache/ hereto as Anne& .C(/ 

  A cop5 of Paulino 0a6banua8s AB/a#it is attache/ hereto as Anne& .D(/ 

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18. I stress that at no point 7as Paunon8s life in /an6er&

0oreo#er' Paunon8s companion /i/ not embrace me or use ph5sical

force on me to help Paunon escape& He merel5 place/ his han/ on m5

arm an/ tol/ me to calm /o7n an/ I #oluntaril5 rela3e/ m5 arm on

Paunon8s shoul/er&

19. Paunon also 6rossl5 e3a66erates the fact that I am a bi66er

man than him& !olel5 because of the fact that I 7as a bi66er man' he

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conclu/es that I coul/ ha#e rea/il5 bro@en his nec@&  He re6rets to ta@e
into account' ho7e#er' that althou6h I am ph5sicall5 taller than

Paunon' I am much ol/er than him& I am more than t7ice Paunon8s a6e

 I am alrea/5 si3t5(three 94-< 5ears ol/' 7hile Paunon is onl5 aroun/

thirt5 9-)< 5ears ol/& There 7as no possibilit5 that I coul/ put a much

5oun6er man in mortal /an6er ust b5 usin6 m5 bare han/s&

20. As can be seen' the alle6ations in Paunon8s Complaint

AB/a#it are either blatant lies or 6ross e3a66erations& I /i/ not scream

at him' utter in#ecti#es or /efamator5 7or/s at him' neither /i/ I

threaten him& 0ost important of all' I /i/ not hea/(loc@ him b5 6rippin6

his nec@& All of these 7ere concocte/ b5 Paunon merel5 to harass me&

The$e is no %asis to s##o$t

the 4ha$ge o5 F$st$ate'
M$'e$

21. As I earlier e3plaine/' I ne#er place/ Paunon in an5 /an6er

at an5 point on -+ 0arch an/ + April *)++& I /i/ not hea/ loc@ him b5

6rippin6 his nec@& He 7as not mortall5 7oun/e/ or hurt in an5 7a5& It is

,
  Complaint' par& *&

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thus incre/ibl5 malicious an/ absur/ of him to char6e me 7ith

Frustrate/ 0ur/er&

22. 05 la75ers informe/ me that in or/er to be hel/ liable for

Frustrate/ 0$'e$6 the a44se' "st #e$5o$" all o5 the a4ts

7hi4h he %elie8es ne4essa$9 to 4ons""ate the 4$i"e6 it is

onl9 that 'eath 5ails to 5ollo7 5o$ 4ases enti$el9 a#a$t 5$o" his

7ill(1:  The9 also in5o$"e' "e that in o$'e$ to ;ali59 ho"i4i'e

into "$'e$6 an9 o5 the 5ollo7ing 4i$4"stan4es "st %e

#$esent<

:Art& *& Murder &  An5 person 7ho'

not fallin6 7ithin the pro#isions of Article *4
shall @ill another' shall be 6uilt5 of mur/er an/
shall be punishe/ b5 reclusion temporal in its
ma3imum perio/ to /eath' if committe/ 7ith
an5 of the follo7in6 atten/ant circumstances.
:+& 1ith treacher5' ta@in6 a/#anta6e of 
superior stren6th' 7ith the ai/ of arme/ men'
or emplo5in6 means to 7ea@en the /efense or
of means or persons to insure or a=or/
impunit5&

:*& In consi/eration of a price' re7ar/' or

promise&

:-& %5 means of inun/ation' >re' poison'

e3plosion' ship7rec@' stran/in6 of a #essel'
/erailment or assault upon a street car or
locomoti#e' fall of an airship' b5 means of 
motor #ehicles' or 7ith the use of an5 other
means in#ol#in6 6reat 7aste an/ ruin&

:& On occasion of an5 of the calamities

enumerate/ in the prece/in6 para6raph' or of 
an earth$ua@e' eruption of a #olcano'
/estructi#e c5clone' epi/emic or other public
calamit5&

:G& 1ith e#i/ent preme/itation&

:4& 1ith cruelt5' b5 /eliberatel5 an/

inhumanl5 au6mentin6 the su=erin6 of the
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#ictim' or outra6in6 or scoBn6 at his person or

corpse&;++
 

23. In this case' there 7as no alle6ation that an5 of the abo#e
circumstances 7as present& In fact' e#en assumin6 all the alle6ations

in the Complaint 7ere true' there is nothin6 to sho7 that an5 of the

abo#e circumstances coul/ e#en be remotel5 consi/ere/&

24.  There is also nothin6 to sho7 that I #e$5o$"e' all o5 the

a4ts ne4essa$9 to 4ons""ate the 4$i"e o5 "$'e$( I 'i' not

in=i4t an9 "o$tal 7on' o$ in>$9 #on Panon 7hi4h 7ol'

li?el9 4ase his 'eath( In 5a4t6 he e8en 7ent to the #oli4e

station to $e4o$' the in4i'ent( At the #oli4e station6 he 7as

e8en $e#$i"an'e' %9 a #oli4e7o"an 5o$ 4asing s4h a lo'

4o""otion( These a$e o%8iosl9 not the a4tions o5 a "an in

the th$oes o5 'eath(

25. I $eite$ate that I 'i' not hea' lo4? Panon an' neithe$

'i' I g$i# his ne4?( I "e$el9 #la4e' "9 $ight han' o8e$ his

shol'e$s an' #lle' hi" 4lose$ to "e( In Fili#ino6 "9 a4tion

4ol' %e 'es4$i%e' as “inakbayan ko lang siya.”

26. S4h a4t o5 #tting "9 a$" a$on' Panon 4ol' not

ha8e #$o'4e' the "o$tal 7on' o$ in>$9 7hi4h 7ol' li?el9

4ase 'eath6 7hi4h is a $e;i$e"ent in the 4$i"e o5 F$st$ate'

M$'e$( In o$'e$ to >sti59 his 4ha$ge6 Panon 4lai"s that sin4e

I 7as a %ig "an6 I 4ol' ha8e $ea'il9 %$o?en his ne4? 7hi4h

7ol' $eslt in instantaneos 'eath( 1) Again6 this is a %aseless

++
  Art& * of the Re#ise/ Penal Co/e&
+*
  Complaint' par& *&

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an' g$ossl9 e&agge$ate' 4on4lsion( It ta?es "o$e than

s#e4lation to >sti59 an in'i4t"ent 5o$ "$'e$( The 5a4t that I

4ol' ha8e 4o""itte' "$'e$ is not $ele8ant( What is $ele8ant

is i5 I 'i' so"ething to Panon that 4ol' ha8e 4ase' his

'eath6 an' I 4e$tainl9 'i' nothing o5 the so$t(

27. I 7as ma/e a7are that an essential element of mur/er an/

homici/e' 7hether in their consummate/' frustrate/ or attempte/

sta6e' is intent of the o=en/er to @ill the #ictim imme/iatel5 before or

simultaneousl5 7ith the iniction of inuries& 1* In this case' it is rea/il5

apparent that I ha/ no intention to @ill Paunon&

28. At the time of the alle6e/ inci/ent' there 7ere four 9<

people insi/e the lease/ premises  m5self' Paulino 0a6banua' Paunon

an/ his companion& If I ha/ an5 intention of @illin6 Paunon' I 7oul/ not

/o so in front of such 7itnesses& I also reiterate that I merel5 put m5

han/s o#er his shoul/er& There 7as actuall5 no intention to ph5sicall5

harm Paunon' much more @ill him& In a//ition' 7hen Paunon8s

companion touche/ m5 arm an/ tol/ me to calm /o7n' I /eliberatel5

an/ imme/iatel5 rela3e/ m5 arm' at 7hich point Paunon mo#e/ a7a5

from me& This 7oul/ not be consistent 7ith the actions of a person 7ho

ha/ intent to @ill&

29. 0oreo#er' I reiterate that I am a much ol/er man than

Paunon' bein6 more than t7ice his a6e& I am also su=erin6 from

h5pertension& I coul/ not ha#e 6ra#el5 inure/ a much 5oun6er man b5

m5 bare han/s&

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30.  The 6ross e3a66eration of char6in6 me 7ith Frustrate/

0ur/er is also e#i/ent from a perusal of the me/ical certi>cate he

attache/ to his Complaint& Accor/in6 to the me/ical certi>cate' Paunon

merel5 ha/ an Er5thema on the left si/e of the nec@& Er5thema is

nothin6 but a simple rash or re/ness of the s@in& It ma5 be cause/ b5

an5thin6 li@e infection' massa6e' electrical treatment' acne

me/ication' aller6ies' e3ercise' solar ra/iation 9sunburn<' or 7a3in6 an/

pluc@in6 of the hairs& This is e#i/ent from the follo7in6 articles on

Er5thema.

:Er5thema 9from the ?ree@ er$t#ros'

meanin6 re/< is re/ness of the s?in' cause/ b5
h9#e$e"ia  of the capillaries in the lo7er
la5ers of the s@in& It occurs 7ith an5 s@in inur5'
infection' or inammation& E3amples of 
er5thema not associate/ 7ith patholo65
inclu/e ner#ous blushes&

:It can be cause/ b5 infection' massa6e'

electrical treatment' acne  me/ication'
aller6ies' e3ercise' solar ra/iation 9sunburn<'
cutaneous ra/iation s5n/rome' or 7a3in6 an/
pluc@in6 of the hairsan5 of 7hich can cause
the capillaries to /ilate' resultin6 in re/ness&
Er5thema is a common si/e e=ect of  
ra/iotherap5  treatment /ue to patient
e3posure to ioniKin6 ra/iation&;1+

:Er5thema is a s@in con/ition

characteriKe/ b5 re/ness or rash& There are
man5 t5pes of er5thema' inclu/in6
photosensiti#it5' er5thema multiforme' an/
er5thema no/usum& Photosensiti#it5 is cause/
b5 a reaction to sunli6ht an/ ten/s to occur
7hen somethin6' such as an infection or a
me/ication' increases 5our sensiti#it5 to
ultra#iolet ra/iation& Er5thema multiforme is
characteriKe/ b5 raise/ spots or other lesions
on the s@in& It is usuall5 cause/ b5 a reaction to
me/ications' infections' or illness& Er5thema
no/osum is a form of er5thema that is
accompanie/ b5 ten/er lumps' usuall5 on the
le6s belo7 the @nees' an/ ma5 be cause/ b5
certain me/ications or /iseases&;  +G 

 
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31. Consi/erin6 that an Er5thema ma5 result from an5 such

mun/ane causes' there is e#en no certaint5 that the Er5thema on

Paunon8s nec@ 7as cause/ b5 m5 alle6e/ hea/ loc@&

32. 0oreo#er' a perusal of the alle6e/ me/ical certi>cate 7oul/

also sho7 that the alle6e/ Er5thema 7as foun/ on the le"t side  of 

Paunon8s nec@& I am' ho7e#er' ri6ht han/e/& If it 7ere true that I ha/

hea/ loc@e/ Paunon at that time' then an5 inur5' bruise or mar@
resultin6 from such hea/ loc@ 7oul/ li@e7ise be on the ri!#t side of his

nec@& From this alone' there is suBcient 6roun/ to /oubt the #eracit5

an/ accurac5 of the me/ical certi>cate an/ the alle6e/ inur5 su=ere/

b5 Paunon&

33. As can be seen' there is nothin6 7hich 7oul/ support

Paunon8s Frustrate/ 0ur/er char6e a6ainst me& His alle6ations are

compose/ of blatant lies an/ 6ross e3a66erations& E#en the e#i/ence

he ha/ submitte/ to substantiate his alle6e/ inuries are hi6hl5 suspect

an/ unreliable&

The allegations an' e8i'en4e

#$esente' %9 Paonon a$e
si"ila$l9 ins4ient to s##o$t
a Bn'ing o5 #$o%a%le 4ase 5o$
lighte$ oenses

34. It is also stresse/ that the alle6ations of Paunon in his

Complaint an/ the e#i/ence he presente/ are similarl5 insuBcient to

 
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support a >n/in6 of probable cause for li6hter o=enses' as can be seen

belo7.

-&+& The alle6ations in Paunon8s Complaint are insuBcient

to support a >n/in6 of probable for attempted or "rustrated

#omi%ide& As I alrea/5 e3plaine/' an essential element of 

homici/e' 7hether in its consummate/' frustrate/ or attempte/

sta6e' is intent of the o=en/er to @ill the #ictim imme/iatel5

+4
before or simultaneousl5 7ith the iniction of inuries&  05
la75ers ha#e informe/ me that as an essential element of the

crime' the intent to @ill must also be pro#e/ b5 clear an/

con#incin6 e#i/ence an/ 7ith the same /e6ree of certaint5 as is

re$uire/ of the other elements of the crime& + In this case' there

7as no intent to @ill Paunon& The intention to @ill 7as merel5 the

result of speculation an/ conectures on the part of Paunon& This

/oes not satisf5 the strin6ent re$uirement of the la7&

-&*& The alle6ations in Paunon8s Complaint are also

insuBcient to support a >n/in6 of probable for ph5sical inuries&

First of all' in or/er to be liable for serious ph5sical inuries' the

follo7in6 shoul/ ha#e been the e3tent of the inur5.

:Art& *4-& &erious p#$si%al in'uries. 

An5 person 7ho shall 7oun/' beat' or assault
another' shall be 6uilt5 of the crime of serious
ph5sical inuries an/ shall su=er.

:+& The penalt5 of prision ma5or' if in

conse$uence of the ph5sical inuries inicte/'
the inure/ person shall become insane'
imbecile' impotent' or blin/L

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+
   (l%ara) vs. *on)ale) ' ?&R& No& +4+G' !eptember *)' *))4

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:*& The penalt5 of prision correccional in

its me/ium an/ ma3imum perio/s' if in
conse$uence of the ph5sical inuries inicte/'
the person inure/ shall ha#e lost the use of 
speech or the po7er to hear or to smell' or
shall ha#e
or a le6 or lost
shallan e5e'lost
ha#e a han/' a foot'
the use an such
of an5 arm'
member' or shall ha#e become incapacitate/
for the 7or@ in 7hich he 7as therefor habituall5
en6a6e/L

:-& The penalt5 of prision correccional in

its minimum an/ me/ium perio/s' if in
conse$uence of the ph5sical inuries inicte/'
the person inure/ shall ha#e become
/eforme/' or shall ha#e lost an5 other part of 
his bo/5' or shall ha#e lost the use thereof' or
shall ha#e been ill or incapacitate/ for the
performance of the 7or@ in 7hich he as
habituall5 en6a6e/ for a perio/ of more than
ninet5 /a5sL

:& The penalt5 of arresto ma5or in its

ma3imum perio/ to prision correccional in its
minimum perio/' if the ph5sical inuries
inicte/ shall ha#e cause/ the illness or
incapacit5 for labor of the inure/ person for
+
more than thirt5 /a5s&;
 

-&-& In this case' it is rea/il5 apparent that Paunon /i/ not

su=er an5 of the abo#e inuries& Thus' there is no basis for >n/in6

probable cause for serious ph5sical inuries&

-&& The alle6ations in Paunon8s Complaint are also

insuBcient to support a >n/in6 of probable cause for less serious

ph5sical inuries& To be hel/ liable for less serious ph5sical

inuries' the o=en/e/ part5 must ha#e been incapacitate/ for

labor for ten 9+)< /a5s or more& +, In this case' the #eracit5 of the

me/ical certi>cate attestin6 to Paunon8s alle6e/ inuries is

/oubtful at best& E#en assumin6 that it can be 6i#en cre/ence'

the me/ical certi>cate clearl5 states that the healin6 perio/ for
+
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+,
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such inur5 is from se#en 9< to ten 9+)< /a5s& This falls short of 

the re$uirement to be liable for less serious ph5sical inuries&

-&G& The alle6ations in Paunon8s Complaint are also

insuBcient to support a >n/in6 of probable cause for sli6ht

ph5sical inuries an/ maltreatment& The la7 pro#i/es for three

7a5s b5 7hich this pro#ision is #iolate/& The5 are.

+& Ph5sical inuries 7hich incapacitate/ the

o=en/e/ part5 for labor from one 9+< to nine

9,< /a5s' or re$uire/ me/ical atten/ance

/urin6 the same perio/L

*& Ph5sical inuries 7hich /i/ not pre#ent the

o=en/e/ part5 from en6a6in6 in his habitual

7or@ or 7hich /i/ not re$uire me/ical

atten/anceL

-& Ill(treatment of another b5 /ee/ 7ithout

causin6 an5 inur5&

-&4& In this case' Paunon8s alle6ations in his Complaint are

insuBcient to support a >n/in6 of probable cause for all of the

7a5s mentione/ abo#e& First of all' it is emphasiKe/ that Paunon

/i/ not actuall5 su=er an5 inur5& As I alrea/5 e3plaine/' I merel5

put m5 arm aroun/ his shoul/ers an/ pulle/ him closer to me& No

inur5 7oul/ ha#e been inicte/ b5 such an act& !econ/' m5

la75ers ha#e informe/ me of the oft(repeate/ ma3im M (%tus non

"a%it, nisi mens sit rea'M 7hich e3poun/s a basic principle in

criminal la7 that a crime is not committe/ if the min/ of the

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person performin6 the act complaine/ of be innocent& *)  In this

case' there 7as no criminal intention on m5 part 7hen I put m5

arm aroun/ Paunon8s shoul/ers an/ pulle/ him closer to me&

1ithout sai/ intention' there coul/ be no criminal act&  

CONCLUSION

35. %ase/ on all the fore6oin6' it is rea/il5 apparent that there is

no basis to support Paunon8s char6e of Frustrate/ 0ur/er a6ainst me& I

reiterate that I /i/ not shout in#ecti#es at him' #erball5 threaten him'

nor /i/ I inten/ to @ill him b5 hea/ loc@in6 him b5 6rippin6 his nec@&

 The me/ical certi>cate he submitte/ sho7in6 his alle6e/ inuries onl5

supports m5 contention that this char6e is but a lau6hable attempt to

harass me an/ mali6n m5 name&

36. 0oreo#er' there 7as no criminal intent on m5 part to inict

harm on Paunon& 1ithout such criminal min/' there can be no criminal

act&

37. Althou6h this case is onl5 in the Preliminar5 In#esti6ation

sta6e an/ all that is sou6ht to be establishe/ is probable cause' m5

la75ers ha#e a/#ise/ me that suBcient proof of the 6uilt of the

accuse/ must ne#ertheless be a//uce/ so that 7hen the case is trie/'

the trial court ma5 not be boun/ as a matter of la7 to or/er an

ac$uittal& This 7as e3plaine/ b5 the !upreme Court in the case of 

uterte v. &andi!an+a$an,21 7here it 7as hel/ that.

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*+
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:Althou6h such a preliminar5

in#esti6ation is not a trial an/ is not inten/e/
to usurp the function of the trial court' it is not
a casual a=air& The oBcer con/uctin6 the same
in#esti6ates or in$uires into the facts
concernin6 the commission of the crime 7ith
the en/ in #ie7 of /eterminin6 7hether or not
an information ma5 be prepare/ a6ainst the
accuse/& In/ee/' a preliminar5 in#esti6ation is
in e=ect a realistic u/icial appraisal of the
merits of the case& Sufcient proo o the
guilt o the accused must be adduced so
that when the case is tried, the trial court 
may not be bound as a matter o law to
order an acquittal(   A preliminar5
in#esti6ation has then been calle/ a u/icial
in$uir5& It is a u/icial procee/in6& An act
becomes u/icial 7hen there is opportunit5 to
be hear/ an/ for the pro/uction an/ 7ei6hin6
of e#i/ence' an/ a /ecision is ren/ere/
thereof&; 9Emphasis ours&<

38. ?i#en the ob#ious paucit5 an/ insuBcienc5 of the e#i/ence

presente/ a6ainst me' 7hich 7as onl5 ma/e particularl5 to harass me'

I humbl5 an/ respectfull5 re$uest the Honorable Prosecutor to /ismiss

the criminal case a6ainst me&

39. I e3ecute this Counter AB/a#it to attest to the truth of the

fore6oin6 an/ to refute the alle6ations a6ainst me in the Complaint&

IN 1ITNE!! 1HEREOF' I hereunto set m5 han/ on this + st /a5 of 

 June *)++&

 
WILFREDO UY 
  (ant 

  !"%!CRI%ED AND !1ORN TO %EFORE 0E on this + st  /a5 of 

 June *)++ in the Pro#ince of Anti$ue&

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ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL
PROSECUTOR

CERTIFICATION

I hereb5 certif5 that I ha#e personall5 e3amine/ the aBant an/

am satis>e/ that he #oluntaril5 e3ecute/ an/ un/erstoo/ his aB/a#it&

ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR

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