Republic of the Philippines

Department of Justice
NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE
Ofice o the City Prosecutor 
 City

 JOSE DELA
DELA CRUZ RIZAL,
RIZAL,
  Complainant,
Complainant ,
NPS Docket No.
FOR: ESTAFA 
-versus-

 MARIA MERCEDES
MERCEDES,, ANDRES
 BONIFACIO
 BONIFACIO,, AND ANDRES ANDRES
 BONIFACIO
 BONIFACIO,, JR.
 Respondents.
 Respondents.
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REJOINDER-AIDAVIT

, E!ILIO
, E!ILIO JACINTO A"UINALDO# of le!al a!es Filipino,

an" #ith resi"ence an" postal a""ress at Calamba, $a!una, after

ha%in! been "uly s#orn to in accor"ance #ith la#, "o hereby

state un"er oath, that:

&' As respon"ents in the instant case,  ha%e been in receipt

of the Reply "ate" &( Au!ust )*&+ on & Au!ust )*&+'

)'  "eny the alle!ations un"er para!raph + of the Reply

that -the
-the alleged APECO projects did not exist at all as they did

not materialize
materialize., for lac/ of /no#le"!e to form a su0icient belief 

as to
to the truthfulne
truthfulness
ss of
of the
the same'
same' The fact that
that there
there #as
#as a

-Con
-Contr
trac
actt for
for Deli
Deli%e
%ery
ry An"
An" Payme
ayment
nt Of 1one
1oney.
y. e2ec
e2ecut
ute"
e"
bet#een the parties, #hich e%en pro%i"e" for onerous interest

therein, only sho#s that in"ee", both parties belie%e" of the

e2istence of the APECO pro3ect' Parties #oul" not ha%e entere"

into the sai" contract, if they "i" not belie%e in such pro3ect'

+'  speci4cally "eny the alle!ations in para!raph 5 of the

Reply, the fact bein! that it is state" in their Contract for

Deli%ery an" Payment of 1oney& that the amount borro#e" shall

be use" e2clusi%ely for the facilitation of the APECO pro3ect'

Complainant is %ery much a#are of the nee" of the respon"ents

in borro#in! the sai" amount from her' Parties met se%eral times

before the a!reement #as e2ecute"'

5'  "eny the alle!ations in para!raphs ( an"  of the Reply,

the fact bein! that the pro3ect is locate" in Aurora, #oul" only

mean that the transportation an" representation e2penses

nee"e" #oul" be substantial, if not, #oul" eat a portion of the

amount borro#e"' Respon"ents #ere e2pectin! to !et a notice

of a#ar" in one of the APECO pro3ect, that6s #hy se%eral trips

#ere ma"e to the pro3ect site itself' An" it ne%er occurre" to

1
b' On the basis of the representations of the FRST PART7 that they #ill
secure notice8s of a#ar" for the pro3ect8s #ithin &( #or/in! "ays from "ate of 
e2ecution hereof, they sh$%% use the &ri'ci&$% su( e)c%usi*e%y to $ci%it$te the
o'-+oi'+ &ro,ects i' APECO, #ith the further a!reement that upon issuance of 
the necessary notice of a#ar" to the FRST PART76s contractor of choice, they shall
return the principal amount of P+**,***'** plus interest e9ui%alent to & of the
total cost of the pro3ect8s #hich the FRST PART7 an" their contractor8s ha%e
secure", but in no case later than *& 1arch )*&+ ;4fteen #or/in! "ays from *<
February )*&+=>
them that there #oul" be an accountin!, as herein complainant

is no# "eman"in!, on ho# the amount #as use"' To stress, the

money #as use" for this purpose only an" not for any other use'

('  "eny the alle!ations in para!raphs ? an" < of the Reply,

the fact bein! that it #as beyon" the control of the herein

respon"ents #hen they #ere tol" to #ait for further a"%ice by

the APECO people' t is for this reason that #e returne" the

P)**,***'** to the complainant, #hile a#aitin! for the sai"

a"%ice'

' t bears stressin! at this point that respon"ents are still

see/in! the compassion of the complainant to !i%e them more

time to sort their 4nances an" settle this problem on a more

easier an" reasonable terms'

?'  am e2ecutin! this A0i"a%it to attest to the truth of our

fore!oin! statements, in support of our Joint Counter A0i"a%it

an" to rebut the alle!ations a!ainst us in the Complaint an"

Reply'

@ T@ESS BEREOF, e ha%e hereunto set our han"s

this +*th "ay of Au!ust )*&+ at Parana9ue City'

 ANDRES ONIACIO ANDRES
ONIACIO# JR.
 Afi$'t Afi$'t

SUSCRIED AND S/ORN to before me this +*th "ay of 

 Au!ust )*&+ in Parana9ue City, Philippines'

CERTIICATION

 hereby certify that  ha%e personally e2amine" the

a0iants an"  am fully con%ince" that they %oluntarily an" freely
e2ecute" the fore!oin! Joint Re3oin"erA0i"a%it an" they
un"erstoo" the contents thereof'

 ASSSTA@T CT7 
PROSECTOR 

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