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MALUNES, MAMPANG & MONTORO

LAW OFFICE
Room304, Park Lane Building
Hilado-Tindalo Avenue, 6100 Bacolod City
Tel. No. (63) (034) 468-5090
Email add: bluesride1971@yahoo.com
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4 October 2021

Office of the President


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER
ON THE PEACE PROCESS (OPPAP)
5/F Agustin I Building, F. Ortigas Jr. Road,
Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines

Greetings!

Our law office is the present counsel for MR. VICTORIANO LAWAS y
Clarion and MR. PAQUITO LAWAS y Clarion in Criminal Case Nos. RTC-4729
and RTC 4730, respectively, for Violation of PD 1866, now pending before RTC
Branch 59, 6th Judicial Region, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

Both our clients are alleged to enlisted members of the RPMP-RPA-ABB


which has the ongoing peace agreement with the Republic of the Philippines.
According to our clients, they are among the one hundred (100) members of the
RPMP-RPA-ABB who were allowed to carry firearm during the period of the
peace talk. However, on November 9, 2011, they were apprehended by the
members of the PNP of San Carlos City for alleged violation of PD 1866.

On account of the pending Peace Agreement between the government and


the RPMP-RPA-ABB, the proceedings of the mentioned cases were suspended by
the Court. Likewise, as per manifestation, we undertook to submit certifications
by your office pertinent to the membership of our clients with RPMP-RPA-ABB,
which is among their material defenses.

On this regard, on behalf of our clients, if such allegation is accurate, we


would like to request a certification certifying that MR. VICTORIANO LAWAS
y Clarion and MR. PAQUITO LAWAS y Clarion are profiled as members of
the RPMP-RPA-ABB. This certification will be submitted to the court, RTC
Branch 59-San Carlos City, as evidence for their defense.

Trusting for your immediate response on this request considering that the
next scheduled hearing is on October 19, 2021. You may send in advance the PDF
file of the certification to email address: bluesride1971@yahoo.com.

Thank you.

ARIEL I. MALUNES
Counsel

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