MINUTES ON THE SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE CONFISCATION PROCEEDINGS

CONDUCTED ON JULY 21, 2022 AT 2:00PM HELD AT DENR BUTUAN CITY EAST ON THE
APPREHENDED 366 PIECES/12,359.13 BOARD FEET OF LAUAN FLITCHES/LUMBER
AND ONE (1) UNIT ALUMINUM WING VAN COLOR BLUE LOCATED AT P-1B, BRGY.
AMPAYON BUTUAN CITY.

PRESENTS: see attached attendance sheet.

THE SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE CONFISCATION PROCEEDINGS PROPER:

FPO Jose D. Maestrado, III - Read the attendance sheet and acknowledge
the participants.

Hearing Officer - Good Morning Sir, Benedicto Tiu are you the atty.
In-fact of the conveyance owner of Ms. Del
Rosario?

Benedicto Tiu / Atty. In-fact - Yes, I am sir.

Hearing Officer - Do you have a Special Power of Atty.?

Benedicto Tiu / Atty. In-fact - Yes sir and I already submitted.

Hearing Officer - What about the forest offenders the driver and the
helper, did you consult any legal officer or attorney?

Benedicto Tiu / Atty. In-fact - Sir I am the Bondsman of these two persons the
driver and the helper.

Hearing Officer - Okay from our secretariate can you please read the
facts or the report about this case?

Marining Nogaliza - Reading the facts.

Hearing Officer - Thank you.

We already heard the facts of the case and for the
offenders will you please recognize. Mr. Neil Bryan
Batucan are you the driver of the conveyance?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Yes Sir, I am.

Hearing Officer - And Mr. Arnel Batucan are you the helper?

Mr. Arnel Batucan - Yes Sir, I am.

Hearing Officer - Are the you blood related?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Yes Sir, we are cousins.

Hearing Officer - Where do you live Mr. Niel Bryan Batucan the
driver?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Sir we live at P-18, Misaoy, New Corella, Davao del
Norte.

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Hearing Officer - The helper Mr. Arnel Batucan the same also the
address?

Mr. Arnel Batucan - Yes Sir.

Hearing Officer - Okay. The forest products were loaded into

aluminum wing van color blue with bearing Plate
No. AWA-3260. So, Mr. Neil Batucan where this
forest products came from?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Sir the forest products came from into the
Esperanza, Agusan del Sur.

Hearing Officer - What particular area in the Municipality of

Esperanza, Agusan del Sur?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - We cannot identify the place Sir because it is
midnight while they loaded the forest products
and it is our first time in that place.

Hearing Officer - The forest products are in the water or in the

land?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - It is in the water Sir.

Hearing Officer - So, it is came from into the water or the Agusan
River in the part of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Yes Sir.

Hearing Officer - Can you identify the person who hired or contracted
you?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Yes Sir, It is Erwin Dupalco.

Hearing Officer - In what time you start travel in Esperanza, Agusan

del Sur?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Around 2:00 AM Sir.

Hearing Officer - Can you state the route you travel from Esperanza
to ampayon?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - We travel from Esperanza Road to MacArthur’s

Highway.

Hearing Officer - So you past many checkpoints?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Yes Sir.

Hearing Officer - This Mr. Erwin Dupalco did he escorted you?

Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - Yes Sir. He used Estrada colored Black Pick-up
truck.

Hearing Officer - Can you identify the Plate Number?

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Mr. Neil Bryan Batucan - No Sir.

Hearing Officer -

FT II Elvira Deberto - I seconded.

Hearing Officer - Any more comments? The hearing is adjourned.

I hereby certify the correctness of the foregoing minutes.

FT I /Secretariat

Noted:

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