Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

6TH Judicial Region
Branch 43
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff, CRIM. CASE No.

-versus- FOR: PHYSICAL ABUSE IN

RELATION TO R.A.9262

MAR PUNO, Accused.

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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF
WITNESS TOM ARANETS

I, TOM ARANETS, of legal age, married, and living at 123 Street

Capitolville, Bacolod City, witness in this case, state under oath as follows:

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The person examining me is Prosecutor Joey Pugales with address at

Hall of Justice, Bacolod City. The examination is being held at the same
address. I am answering his questions fully conscious that I do so under oath
and may face criminal liability for false testimony and perjury.

PURPOSE: This affidavit/testimony of witness TOM ARANETS is

being offered to prove that sometime in the afternoon of March 15, 2015,
witness TOM ARANETS, heard the respondent, MAR PUNO, shouting foul
words to the complainant, GRETCHEN PUNO and forbid the latter to see
their son, CARLOS INIGO PUNO.

1. Q. Please state your name and other personal circumstances for the
record.

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 A. My name is Tom Aranets, 40 years old, married and a resident of 123
Street Capitolville, Bacolod City. I am currently one of the Councilors of
Bacolod.
2. Q. Are you the same Tom Aranets, one of the witnesses in this case?
A. Oo, Sir. (Yes, Sir).
Q. Do you know the couple Mar and Gretchen Puno?
Oo, tupad balay ko sila. (Yes, they are my neighbors)
Q. Mayuhay man kamo sang Spouses Puno? (Are you in good terms
with the Spouses Puno?)
A. Oo, Sir. Pirmi kami ga upod dinner sang una. ( Yes, Sir. We always
had dinner together before.)
Q. Do you still recall any incident that happened between the Spouses
Puno in the afternoon of March 15, 2015?
Yes, Sir. While I was in my garage washing my car, I heard loud voices
outside my house. When i went out to investigate, I saw that the couple
arguing were the Spouses Puno.
Q. Can you still recall what they were arguing about?
A. Ga away sila tungod sa ila bata na si Carlos Inigo. Ga syagit si Mar
na indi na kuno pwede ni Gretchen makita si Carlos. Nabati-an ko man na
gina buyayaw na ni Mar si Gretchen. (They were arguing about their son,
Carlos Inigo. Mar was shouting that Gretchen cannot see Carlos anymore. I
laso heard Mar shouting foul words at Gretchen.)
Q. And ano nga mga pamuyayaw ang gin syagit ni Mar? (And what foul
words was Mar shouting at Gretchen)
A. Na bati-an ko na ga syagit sya kay Gretchen, “Puta ka! Biga-on ka
na, tomboy ka pa! Wala ka gid pulos na babayi! Indi ka na mag pakita sa
akon kag kay Carlos! Umandam ka lang kung makita ta pa ka upod sa bata
ko!” ( I heard him shouting at Gretchen, “You bitch! Besides being a flirt,
you’re also a lesbian! You really have no use! Don’t you dare come near us
anymore! You will regret it if ever I see you with Carlos again!
Q. Then what happened after that?
A. Wala na ko namati pa. ( I did not listen further.) I felt that it was not
my place to meddle with the domestic affairs of my neighbors. Nag balik ko
dayon sa sulod balay ko. (I then went back inside my house).

　 　 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on this

21st day of April 2015.
　　

Tom Aranets
　　Affiant

　　
　　SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, a notary public
in and for _________(City/Province)____________ this ____th day of
____________ 20___. Affiant personally came and appeared with
_____________(Competent Evidence of Identity)______ issued by the
_________(Government Agency)______ on ___(date)__ at

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________(place)_________, bearing his photograph and signature, known to
me as the same person who personally signed the foregoing instrument
before me and avowed under penalty of law to the whole truth of the
contents of said instrument.
　　
　　
　　Atty. Gabby Dagz
　　Notary Public
　　Doc. No. ____
Commission Serial No. ____________________________
　　Page No. ____
Notary Public for Bacolod City
　　Book No. ____ Until December 31, 20__
　　Series of 20__
Roll No. __________
　　IBP Lifetime Roll No. _________; __/__/__ ; _(Province)_
　　PTR No. _________ ; __/__/__ ; _(Province)_
　　MCLE Compliance Cert. No. __________; __/__/__