ARRAIGNMENT

JUDGE : JUDGE RITCHE REGALA

CLERK OF COURT
COURT INTERPRETER
COURT STENOGRAPHER
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
DEFENSE COUNSEL
ACCUSED
: ATTY. MAY ALTAVANO
:
:
: ATTY. EARL VINCENT H. VISTA
: ATTY. HOWARD TUANQUI
: GEROLYN DEL PILAR

PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE JUDGE: JUDGE RITCHE REGALA

CLERK OF COURT:
COURT INTERPRETER:
COURT STENOGRAPHER:
PUBLIC PROSECUTORS:
1. Atty. Earl Vincent H. Vista
2. Atty. Diana Gallinera
3. Atty. Cheenee Mendina
DEFENSE COUNSELS:

CRIMINAL CASE NO.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES V. GEROLYN DEL PILAR

Clerk of Court: All rise! The Court is now in session, silence is hereby enjoined. Honorable
Judge JO-AN C. PABLO, presiding. Let’s pray.

Almighty God, we stand in Your Holy Presence as our Supreme Judge. We humbly beseech
You to bless and inspire us so that what we think, say and do will be in accordance with Your
will. Enlighten our minds, strengthen our spirit and fill our hearts with fraternal love, wisdom
and understanding, so that we can become effective channels of truth, justice and peace. In our
proceedings today, guide us in the path of righteousness for the fulfillment of Your greater glory.
Amen.

Judge: Court is now in session. (stamp gavel) Call the cases.

ARRAIGNMENT

Clerk of Court: For arraignment, Criminal Case No. People of the Philippines v. Gerolyn
Del Pilar for violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, Possession of Dangerous
Drugs.

Clerk of Court: Appearance for Prosecution and the Defense.

Earl: Your honor, I am Atty. Earl Vincent H. Vista, appearing as a public prosecutor.

Howard: Your honor, I am Atty. Howard Tuanqui, defense counsel for the accused.

Judge: Is the accused around?

Court Interpreter: Yes your honor. Please approach the bench.

Judge: Arraign the accused.

Clerk of Court: What language/dialect do you understand?

Accused: English

Accused: Yes, I do.

Court Interpreter: Criminal case No. 2017-111123. People of the Philippines vs. Gerolyn Del
Pilar

Accused Gerolyn Del Pilar commits a crime for violation of Frustrated Murder.

…
Contrary to law.

Judge: Do you understand the crime charged against you?

Accused: Yes, your honor.

Court Interpreter: What is your plea?

Accused: Not guilty, your honor.

Court Interpreter: The accused pleaded not guilty your honor.

Judge: Let it be on the record that the accused pleaded not guilty for the crime of
possession of Dangerous Drugs, pursuant to Section 11, Article II of R.A. 9165. The information
was read to him in English, a language known and understood by the accused. Also, Atty.
Tuanqui the defense counsel of the accused assisted him in this arraignment.

Earl: Your honor, we would like to set the case for pre-trial today, December 5, 2022.

Judge: Are you amenable with the schedule defense counsel?

Howard: Yes your honor.

Judge: Ok set the pre-trial of the case today.

Court Stenographer: Yes, your honor.

Judge: In today’s trial, the arraignment of Gerolyn Del Pilar (accused) in Criminal Case No.
2017-111123 is conducted. The information is read to her in English a language known and
understood by her. Defense counsel Atty. Tuanqui assisted the accused. The accused pleaded
not guilty for the crime charged against him.

No objections both for prosecution and defense, the case is set for pre-trial today, December 5,
2022. Notify the parties thereto. So ordered.
 PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE

Clerk of Court: Criminal Case No. 2017-111123 People of the Philippines v. Noel Cruz Alarcon
for violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, Possession of Dangerous Drugs, for
pre-trial conference.

Judge: Appearances?

Earl: For the prosecution, Your Honor, representing the People of the Philippines:

I am Atty. Earl Vincent H. Vista, Assistant City Prosecutor

I am Atty. Cheenee Mendina, Assistant City Prosecutor
I am Atty. Diana Gallinera, Assistant City Prosecutor and we are ready.

Howard: Good afternoon Your Honor, for the defense, representing the accused, I am (New
name), defense counsel and
I am Atty. Tuanqui, Your Honor, for the defense and we are ready.

Judge: Are parties willing to agree to enter into a plea-bargaining?

Earl: Your Honor Please, the prosecution does not desire to enter into plea-bargaining

Howard: Your Honor Please, the defense does not also desire to enter plea bargaining.

Judge: Alright, mark your exhibits

Earl: With the permission of this Honorable Court. Your Honor Please, the prosecution
will present the following documentary evidence and mark as prosecution’s exhibits:

[marking]

Diana: The prosecution, Your Honor, reserves its right to introduce submarkings to the
pre-marked exhibits and present other documentary evidence during the course of the
trial, subject to further directions and limitations that this Honorable Court may impose.

Judge: Alright, subject to the 3-day notice rule, otherwise the evidence shall not be considered
by this court. How about the defense? Mark your exhibits.

Howard: With the permission of the Honorable Court. Your Honor Please, the defense will
present the following evidence and request that these be marked as follows:

[marking]

Howard: The defense, Your Honor, reserves its right to introduce submarkings to the pre-
marked exhibits and present other documentary evidence during the course of the trial, subject
to further directions and limitations that this Honorable Court may impose
Judge: recognized, subject to the 3-day notice rule, otherwise the evidence shall not be
considered by the Court. Any admission?

Earl: Yes, Your Honor, the prosecution requests for the admission by the defense of the
jurisdiction of the Honorable Court and try this case.

Howard: We admit, Your Honor.

Earl: Second, the identity of the one charged in the information and that of the person
arraigned is one and the same.

Howard: We admit, Your Honor.

Earl: Lastly, the date and place of the commission of the crime.

Howard: We admit your Honor.

Earl: No further request for admission, Your Honor. Thank you.

Judge: Alright. Any objection from defense counsels?

Howard: No objection for the meantime, Your Honor.

Judge: Okay.

Howard: With the permission of the Honorable Court. Your Honor Please, the defense requests
for the admission by the prosecution of the following exhibits already earlier pre-marked.

...

Earl: The prosecutor admits Your Honor. (Do not admit other evidence)

Howard: No further request for admission, Your Honor. Thank you.

Judge: So, what is the pleasure of the prosecution?

Earl: We submit, Your Honor.

Judge: Okay. So, what are the issues to be resolved?

Chenee: Your Honor Please, the prosecution submits issued to be resolved, whether or
not the accused committed the offense charged in the Information.

Judge: How about the defense?

Howard: Yes Your Honor, the defense submits the following issued to be resolved:
…
Judge: Okay. How about the witnesses

Earl: The prosecution will present 3 witnesses, Your Honor.

First, Mary Rose Sasota, the complainant who has been allegedly poisoned by the
accused;
Second, Raychard Barrameda, fiancée of Ms. Sasota who rushed the latter to the hospital
after the accused allegedly poisoned the complainant;
Third, Dr. Angelica Dado, the attending physician of the complainant who can prove
before this honorable court that the complainant has been poisoned;

The prosecution reserves its right to present other witnesses in the course of the trial,
Your Honor.

Judge: Alright, how about the Defense, how many witnesses?

Howard: Your Honor Please, the defense will also present 3 witnesses.

…
The accused, Your Honor reserves his right to present other witnesses in the course of the trial.

Judge: Any other matters?

Earl: Your Honor, as for now, we have no more things to discuss.

Judge: Alright, are the parties willing to consider the pre-trial terminated?

Both: Yes, Your Honor.

Judge: Order. In today’s Pre-Trial Conference, appeared for the prosecutor,

andappeared for the accused.

POSSIBILITY OF AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

During the pre-trial, there was no agreement between the parties as to the possibility of plea-
bargaining of the case.

STIPULATION OF FACTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES

The complainant, through Public Prosecutors and the accused, through his counsels stipulated
on the following that:
1.
2.
3.
ISSUES TO BE TRIED OR RESOLVED

The prosecution would like the following issues to be resolved:

1. Whether or not ...

2.

On the other hand, the defense would like the following issues to be resolved:

1. Whether or not …
2.
 EXHIBITS MARKED AS DOCUMENTS

The prosecution marked the following exhibits:

1. Exhibit A –
2. Exhibit B - 3.

And the prosecutions reserve their right to mark other documentary

exhibits which are not yet available if the need arises.

The defense marked the following exhibits:

1. Exhibit 1
2. Exhibit 2

WITNESSES TO BE PRESENTED
The prosecution will present the following witnesses:
1)
2)
3)

The defense will present the following witnesses:

1) The defendant himself,
2) The defendant’s neighbor;

The defense counsels reserve the right to present other

witnesses not herein enumerated as deemed necessary.

The pre-trial of this case is hereby terminated. No objections both for prosecution and defense,
the case is set for trial on December 5, 2022. Notify the parties thereto. So ordered.