We, the UNDERSIGNED Police Officers, both members of the
Philippine National Police (PNP), presently assigned in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, do hereby depose and state THAT:
1. An OPLAN BUGAW Team was formed by the Inter-Agency Council
Against Trafficking (IACAT). The team aims to conduct surveillance operations in bars, night clubs, and other establishments for possible entrapment of violators of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9208, otherwise known as the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003", defined and penalized under the laws of the Philippines;
2. At about 9 o’clock in the evening of February 6, 2020, Police Officers
Andres Melad and James Bonifacio conducted surveillance around the area of Macapagal Avenue, Balzain East, Tuguegarao City and found that men go to a certain Moonlight Bar not only to eat and drink, but also to get women prostitutes;
3. At around 10 o’clock in the evening of March 05, 2020, after the
above-mentioned surveillance, we, the undersigned, together with Andres Melad and James Bonifacio became members of the team who conducted an Anti-Human Trafficking Entrapment and Rescue Operation, where the two aforementioned policemen posed as customers at the said Moonlight Bar located along Macapagal Avenue, Balzain East, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley, and avail of their services;
4. The respondent is the General Manager/ Owner of Moonlight Bar, a
business engaged in food, entertainment and guest relations services located along Macapagal Avenue, Balzain East, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley;
5. Prior to the entrapment operation, we agreed to wait for the go
signal of the two decoys through a miss call before we enter the premises of the said establishment to arrest the suspect/s and rescue the victims; 6. Upon receiving a miss call from the two decoys at around 11:15 PM, we immediately barged in the Moonlight Bar and saw Grace talking to our decoys while holding the marked money;
7. Seized and recovered in the possession and control of the arrested
person were the following, to wit:
a.) Marked Money, (state the denomination and serial
numbers); b.) (Name of documents promised); d.) Other evidence confiscated;
8. Suspect together with the seized and recovered evidence was
brought to the Tuguegarao City Police Station for booking and proper disposition. Likewise, the arrested person was apprised of their rights as provided for under the Constitution of the Philippines.
9. The report of the PNP Crime Laboratory Group Physical
Identification Report No. 6665 dated March 5, 2020, revealed that suspect GRACE TENDENILLA was POSITIVE for the presence of Bright Yellow Ultraviolet Fluorescent powder on both palm and right dorsal portion of the hands.
WE are executing this Affidavit to attest to the truth and veracity of
the foregoing facts and events, and for the purpose of instituting a criminal case against respondent GRACE TENDENILLA for violation of Republic Act No. 9208, otherwise known as the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003".
AFFIANTS SAYETH NAUGHT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereunto affixed our signature this day
of __________ 2020 at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
SPO3 ELLEN GONZALES PO1 STAN BAUTISTA
Arresting Officer Arresting Officer
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ____ day of
_____________ 2020 at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have personally examined the herein
affiants and I am satisfied that they voluntarily executed and understood their given affidavit.