VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

Province of _________________ ) S.S.
City of ____________________ )
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I, LOURILIE A. ANUS, of legal age, Filipino, and resident of

_________________________________, Philippines, after being
sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and say:

That I am one of the Defendants in the above-entitled case;

That I have caused the preparation of the above Amended Answer
and I have read the same and know the contents thereof; That the
allegations contained therein are true and correct of my own personal
knowledge and/or based on authentic records and documents; That
the Amended Answer is not filed to harass, cause unnecessary delay
or needlessly increase the cost of litigation; and that the factual
allegations therein have evidentiary support after a reasonable
opportunity for discovery.

That I further certify that: (a) I have not theretofore commenced

any other action or proceeding or filed any claim involving the same
issues or matter in any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency and, to
the best of my knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending
therein; (c) if I should thereafter learn that the same or similar action or
proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the
Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or quasi-judicial agency, I
undertake to report such fact within five (5) calendar days therefrom to
the court or agency wherein the original pleading and sworn
certification contemplated herein have been filed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

_____________ at _____________, Philippines.

LOURILIE A. ANUS
ID No.
Issued by

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, this

_____________, by _____________ who exhibited to me her proof
of identifications indicated below her name.
Series of 2023;