Republic of the Philippines

Regional Trial Court

Branch__

JENNYLYN G. SANCHEZ,
Petitioner,

Case No. ______________

-versus- For: Petition for Declaration
of Nullity of Marriage
MARK LESTER S. SANCHEZ, pursuant to Article 36 of the
Respondent. Family Code

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PALAWAG PARA ITI HUSGADO

(JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT)

Siak ni ROWENA ANDRADA, addaan naan-anay a tawen, Filipino

ken agnaed iti Brgy. Caburao, Santiago, Ilocos Sur, kas sungbat kadagiti
saludsod ni Atty. Edsel C. Abella, iti opisina na a masarakan iti Diversion
Road, Brgy. Bagani Ubbog, Candon City, Ilocos Sur, mangibaga iti
kinapudno laeng ket mabalinak nga maisaklang iti kaso nga panagulbod
wenno panagparbo, ket innak ipalawag dagiti sumagannad: (I, ROWENA
ANDRADA), of legal age, a resident of Brgy. Caburao, Santiago, Ilocos
Sur, in response to the questions propounded by Atty. Edsel C. Abella in his
law office located at Diversion Road, Brgy. Bagani Ubbog, Ilocos Sur, fully
conscious that I am under oath and that I may face criminal liability for false
testimony or perjury, hereby depose and state that;)

Q.1 Apay nga adda ka ditoy opisina?

(Why did you come to this office?)
A.1 Tapno innak idatag iti personal nga ammok ken kapanunutak
maipanggep iti relasyon ni Jennylyn, kenni Lester sir ken ugali da ti
tumunggal maysa.
(To give my testimony based on my personal knowledge with regard
to the marriage of Jennylyn and Lester, and their character or behavior
of each other sir.)

Q.2 Amammom kadi dagiti partidos iti datoy nga kaso?

(Do you know the parties in this case?)
A.2 Wen, sir.
(Yes, sir.)
Q.3 Apay nga amammom isuda?
(Why do you know them?)
A.3 Kaanakak ni Jennylyn ken asawa na ni Lester, sir.
(Jennylyn is my niece and Lester is her husband, sir.)

Q.4 Manipod kaanom nga naam-ammo ni Jennylyn?

(Since when did you know Jennylyn?)
A.4 Am-ammok isuna manipod ubing ta anak garod ti kabsat ko nga
babai. Joy iti iyaw-awag mi kanyana ta isu metten palayaw na. Inaw-
awir ko met isuna idi ta karruba mi metlaeng isuda ngem idi laeng
elementarya isuna ta idi highschool dijay met Sta. Lucia nga
nagbasan. Idi college isuna agaw-awid met sagpaminsan dijay
Caburao.
(I knew her since she was a kid because she is the daughter of my
sister. I usually call her Joy since it is her nickname. I took care of her
then because they were in our neighborhood but only until elementary
because she went to Sta. Lucia for highschool. When she was in
college, there were seldom times that she went home here Caburao.

Q.5 Kasatno met ni Jennylyn idi ubing isuna?

(How was she when she was a child?)
A.5 Nasingpet met isuna ngem adda iti tangtangsit na. Nu adda kayat na
nga banag iti kayat na maala na nga dagos. Nu adda kayat na nga
mapasamak, iti kayat na ket pamasak latta. Nadaras pay nga
agrbarbara ulo na.
(She was a good kid but she has peevishness. If she wants something,
she wants to have it in an instant. If she wants something to happen,
she wants it to happen. She was also short-tempered.)

Q.6 Anya ti ubraen na nu haan nga masurot iti kayat na?

(What does she do if what she wants to happen is not granted?)
A.6 Nu haan nga mapagustwan isuna ket agsangit kada agtantrums isuna.
(If what she wants is not granted, she will cry and she will throw
tantrums.)

Q.7 Adda nagbaliwan ti ugali ni Jennylyn idi bimmaket isuna?

(When Jennylyn matured, did this attitude change?)
A.7 Awan ti nagbaliwan na sir ta uray inggana tatta nu haan nga
mapagustwan isuna ket kasjay nga agpasugnod kada agbabara ulo na.
(Nothing changed sir, until now if there are times that she wants is not
granted she would be sulky and hot-tempered.

Q.8 Kasatnom nga na-am-ammo ni Lester?

(How did you know Lester?)
A.8 Itugtugot ni Joy idi ni Lester dijay ayan mi idi college da, isu nga
naam-ammo mi ni Lester.
 (Joy would bring him to our house when they were in college, that
was how we knew Lester.)

Q.9 Kasano met ni Lester idi damo nga na-am-ammo yo?

(How was Lester you first met him?)
A.9 Managbabain ni Lester sir. Haan unay maun-uni isuna.
(He is a shy person sir. He does not talk that much.)

Q.10 Ket idi bumaybayag nagbaliw kadi daytoy nga ugali ni Lester?
(As time passed by, did this attitude of Lester change?)
A.10 Nakissayan jay panag-managbabain na habang bumaybayag sir ngem
kasjay na siguro talaga, haan nga maun-uni.
(He became less shy sir but maybe that is just how he is, he is a silent
person.)

Q.11 Kamusta met idi iti relasyon da Lester ken Jennylyn idi agboyfriend
ken girlfriend da?
(How was the relationship of Lester and Jennylyn when they were in a
boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?)
A.11 Mayat met idi sir ngem adda latta dagiti apa da ta kasjay met talaga iti
relasyon.)
(It was good then sir but there were times that they argue because that
is how relationships are.)

Q.12 Kasatno met iti trato da ti maysa ken maysa?

(How is their treatment to each other?)
A.12 Nalaing da met ti maysa ken maysa ngem adda dagiti haan da
pagkinnaawatan ta nu dadduma haan da agkaalaan nga desisyon. Ta ni
Jennylyn makasarili isuna, ipakpakayat na kayat na manipod ubing
isuna. Ni Lester met ket nakalkalmado kanyada nga duwa. Nu agapa
da, madlaw mi nga isuna lattan ti haan nga sumungsungbat kada
panawan na lattan ni Joy.
(They were good with each other but there were misunderstandings
because there were decisions that they are not mutual. Jennylyn is
selfish, she wants things to happen in her terms since she was a child.
Lester is the calmer one between them. If they quarrel, we observed
that Lester wouldn’t respond, he would just leave Joy.)

Q.13 Anya iti sumaruno nga pasamak iti relasyon da?

(What happened next in their relationship?)
A.13 Naamwan mi nga masikog ni Joy. Isu nga nangngeg ko nga plano dan
iti agkasar. Dimmanon jay pamilya ni Lester dijay ayan mi nga
naitulagen nga agkasar da uray civil paylaeng.
(We learned that Joy is pregnant. I heard that they had plans of getting
married. Lester’s family went to our place and they agreed that they
will marry even in a civil wedding for the meantime.)

Q.14 Anya iti sumaruno nga napasamak ma’am?

 (What happened next ma’am)
A.14 Maysan sa nga domingo kalpasan dayta sir, immay ni mamang ni Joy
dijay balay mi, indawat na nga apan nak dijay balay da ta apan ko
kano bantayan ni Joy ta naalisan kano isuna.
(Maybe after a week after that sir, Joy’s mother came to our house,
she asked me to go to their house to take care of Joy because she had a
miscarriage.)

Q.15 Anya ti napasamak kalpasan na dayta?

(What happened next after that?)
A.15 Nangngeg ko kanyada nga kasla pagdu-dwaan da nga ituloy jay kasar
idi naalisan isuna. Ngem nagdesisyon da metlang nga agkasar da
lattan ta adu kano ti naawis dan nga bisita.
(I heard from them that they were having second-thoughts on whether
they will continue their wedding after her miscarriage. But eventually
they decided to continue their wedding since they had invited guests
already.)

Q.16 Idi kalpasan iti kasar da, sadinno naggyanan da nga agasawa?
(After their wedding, where did they live?)
A.16 Dijay karruba nga balay dijay ayan mi ma’am. Jay balay da Joy
metlang nga naggyanan da sakbay da nagkasar.
(At our neighborhood ma’am. The same house where they lived
together before marriage.)

Q.17 Anya met ti obserbasyon yo kanyada idi nalpas nga nagkasar?

(What did you observe with them after they got married?)
A.17 Kasjay latta met sir, mayat met iti relasyon da nu mam pay adda
talaga met iti apa da sagpaminsan.
(They were the same sir, their relationship was good but they still
argue sometimes.)

Q.18 Ammo yo kadi nu anya pagap-apaan da ma’am?

(Do you know what they were arguing about?)
A.18 Haan mi ammo sir ta haan da met ibagbaga kanyami nu anya ti pagap-
apaan da. Madlaw min to lattan nga adda manen nagapaan dan nu
haan da agiddan nga agawid naggapo trabaho da Candon wenno haan
da agpatpatang dijay balay da.
(No sir because they weren’t sharing to us the cause of their argument.
We would just notice that they had quarrel again because they would
not go home together after their work in Candon or they weren’t
talking in their house.)

Q.19 Anya pay napasamak kalpasan dayta ma’am?

(What happened next after that?)

A.19 Nag-abroad ni Joy dijay Singapore ta napan na pinadas iti nagbirok ti

trabaho dijay. Nagbati met ni Lester ditoy Pilipinas. Naggyan dijay
 balay da dijay Sta. Lucia ngem kadagirato agawid metlang dijay ayan
mi.
(Joy went to Singapore because she tried looking for a job there.
Lester was left here in the Philippines. He stayed in their house in Sta.
Lucia but there were times that he would go home at our place.)

Q.20 Anya sumaruno nga napasamak kalpasan dayta?

(What happened next after that?)
A.20 Nagawid metlang ni Joy ta haan nga nakabirok iti trabaho dijay
Singapore. Ngem simmublat met ni Lester nga nag-abroad, ni Joy met
nabati dito Pilipinas.
(Joy went home because she failed to find a job in Singapore. But
Lester went to abroad next, Joy was left here in the Philippines that
time.)

Q.21 Idi nag-abroad ni Lester ammom kadi nu agpatpatang da paylang

kenni Jennylyn?
(When Lester went abroad, do you know if he still has communication
with Joy?)
A.21 Wen. Agpatpatang da paylang idi ta makapatpatang mi metlang ni
Lester ti tawag.
(Yes. They were still communicating that time because we would
sometimes talk to Lester through call.)

Q.22 Anya sumaruno nga napasamak ma’am?

(What happened next ma’am?)
A.22 Mano bulan lang kalpasan nga nagabroad ni Lester, awan metten ti
iyis-istorya ni Joy maipanggep kanyana. Di kwan nakigtot kamin ta
ibaga na metten nga agsina da kanon kenni Lester.
(Months after Lester went abroad, Joy suddenly did not just talk about
him. And then we were shocked because she told us that Lester and
her broke up already.)

Q.23 Anya ti reaksyon mo idi naamwam daytoy?

(What was your reaction when you learned this?)
A.23 Nagsangit nak ta agsakit nakem ko ta kasjay metten ti inbaga ni Joy.
Tinawagak pay ni Lester ta dinamag ko nu us-usto nga nagsina dan
ket wen kunana met. Dinamag ko nu apay ket di na met kayat nga
ibaga iti rason.
(I cried and I felt bad because of what Joy told us. I called Lester to
ask if it is true that they broke up and he said yes. I asked why but he
did not want to tell me the reason.

Q.24 Anya ti sumaruno nga napasamak ma’am?

(What happened next ma’am?)
A.24 Awanen ti nagbalin nga damag ko kenni Lester kalpasan idi inbaga ni
Joy kanyak nga nagsina dan.
(I had no news about Lester after Joy told us about their break-up.)
Q.25 Anya nga tawen nga napasamak dayta nga panagsina da?
(What year did this break-up happen?)
A.25 2014 sir.
(2014 sir.)

Q.26 Kalpasan na dayta nadamdamag mo pay kadi nu anya iti napasamaken

kenni Lester?
(After that did you have any idea about what happened to Lester?)
A.26 Awanen sir ta inblock na kami pay amin nga kabagyan ni Joy dijay
Facebook.
(None sir because he blocked every relative of Joy in Facebook.)

Q.27 Anya iti kapanunutam maipanggep daytoy kaso nga inpila ni Jennylyn
tapno mawaswas iti kasar da kenni Lester?
(What is your opinion regarding the present filed by Jennylyn for the
dissolution of her marriage to Lester?)
A.27 Kayat ko metten nga agsina da nga legal sir. Makitakon nga awanen ti
chance nga agsinnublyan dan. Haan ko pay makita nga agkitkita dan
ken madamdamag nga agpatpatang dan. Ammok nga haanen nga
maisubli man iti nasayaat nga relasyon da kas agasawa isu nga
namaymayat nu maawanen ti bisa iti kasar da.
(I want them to separate legally sir. I can see that there is no chance
for them to reconciliate anymore. I can’t even see them together or
hear that they are talking. I know that they can no longer bring back
the good relationship they had as husband and wife so it is better for
this marriage to be annulled.)

Q.28 Adda pay kadi inayon mo ditoy palawag mo?

(Do you have something to add to your testimony)
A.28 Awanen, sir.
(None, sir.)

Kas pammaneknek, agpirmaak iti baba iti daytoy nga aldaw petsa __
iti bulan ti ____ 2022 ditoy Candon City, Ilocos Sur.
(IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ____
day of ________ 2022 in the City of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.)

ROWENA ANDRADA
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ____ day of June,

2022 in the City of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines after affiant personally
appeared and showed her _________her valid identification card containing
her photograph and signature bearing___________, as a competent proof of
her identity.
 ATTESTATION

I faithfully recorded the questions I asked to ROWENA ANDRADA

and the corresponding answers that she gave; and that neither I nor any other
person then present coached him regarding his answers.

Candon City, Ilocos Sur for Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, this
th
____ day of June, 2022.

EDSEL C. ABELLA
Counsel for the Petitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ___ th day of October,

2020 at Candon City, Philippines, by the affiant who is personally known to
me and who exhibited his Roll No. 54259.