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: Ho@ did you prepare (or te party?A: I decided to clean te ouse.

: And @at particular areas o( te ouse didyou clean?A: I cleaned te livin$ roo% and te CR Brst.

Ten I cleaned te dirty itcen. 'ecause Ire%e%bered Iris said so%etin$ lie,u%ada%i na yun$ %$a rodents sa dirtyitcen.J

: Te last place you cleaned @as te dirtyitcen?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *at did you do in order to solve teproble% on te rats?A: I used a rat iller7 >our Honor.

: *o bou$t te rat iller?A: Iris bou$t it because se told %e tat senoticed tat tere @ere rats in te place.

: Have you actually seen any rats in yourplace?A: &o. Actually7 it %ade %e @onderK I Dustrelied on te @ord o( Iris. 'esides7 in ourlease a$ree%ent7 tere @as a stipulation tatit sall be te o@ners responsibility toconduct Luarterly pest control %easures.

: I a% so@in$ to you tis docu%entpreviously %ared as Eibit A. Please $oover tis docu%ent and tell tis HonorableCourt i( tis is te lease a$ree%ent you arere(errin$ to.A: >es7 tis docu%ent is te leasea$ree%ent.

: *ose si$nature is tis above te printedna%e Caterine #ane Manaran$ @ic isappearin$ on pa$e 9 o( tis contract o(

lease?A: My si$nature7 sir.

: And tis si$nature belon$s to @o%?)Prosecutor Presto!a pointin$ at te ri$tportion o( te docu%ent+A: /ur lessor7 Mr. Randell Matuloy.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: *ic (or purposeso( identiBcation7 >our Honor7 I @ould lie toreLuest te %arin$ o( te si$nature

appearin$ above te printed na%e o(Caterine #ane Manaran$ as Eibit A18.

C/5RT: Mar it.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: And te si$natureappearin$ above te printed na%e o(Randell Matuloy as te lessor be %ared asEibit A19.

C/5RT: Mar it.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: *e @ould also lieto reLuest (or te %arin$ o( stipulation no.in tis lease a$ree%ent as Eibit A1.

C/5RT: Mar it.

: *as tere consistent co%pliance by teo@ner?A: >es.

: *at appened net?A: A(ter cleanin$7 I rested because I $ot tired.I re%e%bered tat be(ore Iris le(t tat%ornin$ (or @or7 se told %e not to (or$etto drin te $rape(ruit Duice se prepared (or%e.

: *ere did you Bnd te $rape(ruit Duice?A: Inside te re(.

: I( tat pitcer containin$ te $rape(ruit Duice @ill be so@n to you7 @ill you be able toreco$ni!e it? )la@yer taes te pitcerso@in$ it to te victi%+A: >es7 tats te one.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: For te record7 tepitcer7 previously %ared as Eibit ' @asreco$ni!ed by te victi% as te pitcercontainin$ te $rape(ruit Duice prepared byte accused (or te co%plainant.

: *en did you drin te said bevera$e?A: 'e(ore I @ent to Starbucs.

: Ho@ %any $lasses @ere you able to drin?A: I dran about 9 $lasses.

: Can you esti%ate te a%ount o( Duice youdran?



A: A $lass @ould contain about GG1<G %2o( liLuid. So7 tat @ould %ae about GG1GG%2.

: *at else did you do on tat day?A: I @ent out to %eet Iris (or our usual coNeebrea in Starbucs at ocloc in tea(ternoon. *e spent te @ole a(ternoonto$eter until @e decided to $o o%e (or teparty.

: ,id you (eel anytin$ at tat ti%e?

ATT>. /CAMP/: /bDection7 >our HonorOuestion is leadin$.

C/5RT: Sustained.

: *at appened at Starbucs?A: *ile @ere eatin$7 I co%plained to Iristat %y ead @as acin$.

: ,id your (riend say anytin$?A: Se told %e tat I @as Dust tired.

: *at ti%e did you leave Starbucs?A: < ocloc.

: *at ti%e did you arrive in yourapart%ent?A: *e arrived at about <:G ocloc in telate a(ternoon. Te dinner party @as set at ocloc tat evenin$.

: *at appened later?A: Te $uests arrived. *e entertained te%.

: *as your Bance @it te%?A: >es.

: *at appened net?A: I approaced Iris and catted @it er.

: *at did you (eel at tat ti%e?

A: My eadace @orsened. I be$an to (eelnauseous and I vo%ited. I (elt so @ea tat Ilost %y balance.

: ,id anyone co%e to elp?A: >es7 Iris cau$t %e be(ore I it te Qoor.

: ,id you notice anytin$ else?A: 'e(ore I totally lost consciousness7 I sa@tat Iris @as s%ilin$ @ile se eld on to %e.

: So7 i( te accused is inside tis courtroo%7@ould you be able to identi(y and point toer?A: >es7 Sir. )0icti% pointed to te accused.+

Tere.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: Tat is all7 >ourHonor.

C/5RT: Cross?

ATT>. /CAMP/: >es7 >our Honor.

Cross Ea%ination o( Caterine #aneManaran$ by Atty. Analita /ca%po: Miss *itness7 you testiBed tat in telease contract7 te lessor ad teresponsibility to conduct pest contro%easures. Ho@ o(ten is tis pest controconducted?A: uarterly7 >our Honor.

: And durin$ @at %onts did te lessorconduct tese pest control %easures?A: February7 May7 Au$ust7 and &ove%ber o(every year7 >our Honor.

: Miss *itness7 you testiBed tat in cleanin$te dirty itcen7 you used a rat poison to illte rats tere. Is tat ri$t?A: >es.

: Ho@ did you use te rat poison?A: I too te pac out o( te bo. Ten I putso%e into %y and. I put te rat poison inso%e rice and ten I put te rice on te Qoorso tat te rats could eat te%.

: >ou did not use any $loves to protect yourands or your sin?A: &o7 >our Honor.

: Miss *itness7 did you no@ tat a ratpoison could also poison u%ans i(accidentally s@allo@ed?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: So7 even i( you ne@ tat7 you still did notuse any protection (or your ands?A: >es7 because I planned to @as %y andsa(ter I cleaned te dirty itcen.

: A(ter cleanin$ te dirty itcen?A: >es7 >our Honor.



: &ot ri$t a(ter you put te poison into terice7 as you ave said earlier?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: >ou testiBed tat you dran te $rape(ruit Duice. *at @as te color o( te Duice?A: >ello@.

: *en you dran te Duice7 @at @as itstaste?A: It @as sour7 a bit bitter7 >our Honor.

: 'itter?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: Hindi a ba na$taa at %apait yun$ Duicena inino% %o?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: /bDection: >ourHonorO My @itness cannot understandFilipino.C/5RT: 2et te Luestion be translated (or te@itness.

I&TERPRETER: ,id you not @onder @y te Duice @as bitter?A: &o7 >our Honor. Te $rape(ruit Duice reallyas a sli$t bitter taste7 peraps because it@as so sour.

: >ou testiBed tat be(ore te accused le(tte ouse7 se told you not to (or$et to drinte Duice. Has se done tis even be(ore teincident appened?A: >es7 >our Honor. 'ot o( us used to dotat. *e o(ten leave (ood and drins (or eacoter.

: So7 @en se told you not to (or$et todrin te Duice7 it @as notin$ ne@ to you7because bot o( you ad tat abit.A: >es7 >our Honor.

: >ou testiBed tat at p% on /ctober 879GG you %et @it te accused at a coNeesop. *en you @ere @it te accused7 didyou notice anytin$ diNerent about er?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *at @as tat?A: *en I co%plained about %y eadace7se Dust told %e tat I @as Dust tired.

: *ere you not really tired a(ter cleanin$te entire ouse?

A: >es7 I @as Luite tired7 >our Honor.

: >ou also said tat at te party you (eltnauseous7 and ten you vo%ited and (ell tote Qoor. Is tat ri$t?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *en you @ere already at te Qoor7 @ereyou still conscious?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *as your si$t still clear?A: A bit blurry7 >our Honor.

: So you cannot see clearly at te ti%e you(ell to te $round?A: >es7 because I @as so di!!y.

: So you cannot possibly say tat Iris @asreally s%ilin$ @en se eld you?A: I% not sure >our Honor.

: Miss *itness7 ave you ever visited apsyciatrist?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *en @as tis?A: Around Au$ust 9GG7 >our Honor.

: *y did you $o to suc psyciatrist?A: I needed treat%ent (or %y depression

>our Honor.

: *at @as te cause o( your depression?A: My parents died o( a terrible accident7 andI bla%ed %ysel( (or teir deat.

: *o @as te doctor @o treated you?A: ,r. 2eira Taruc.

: *ere is er clinic located?A: At te Medical Center Manila.

: *at did tis ,r. Taruc do to treat you?A: I @ent trou$ psycolo$ical counselin$sessions7 >our Honor.

: *ere tis counselin$ sessions reducedinto @ritin$?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: Is tis docu%ent te record o( tetreat%ent you @ent trou$ under ,r. Taruc?



)Atty. /ca%po so@in$ te su%%arydiscar$e report to te co%plainant+A: >es7 >our Honor

ATT>. /CAMP/: For te record7 teco%plainant as identiBed Eibit 8 @ic@as previously %ared as Su%%ary,iscar$e Report at te Medical CenterManila.

: *o prepared tis %edical report?A: It @as ,r. Taruc @o prepared te report7

>our Honor.

: Miss *itness7 did anytin$ appen be(oreyou visited your psyciatrist?A: I co%%itted suicide.

: ,id your psyciatrist prescribe any%edication?A: >es7 se $ave %e anti1depressant pills.

: Are you still tain$ tese %edications?A: &ot any%ore7 >our Honor.

ATT>. /CAMP/: &o (urter Luestions.

C/5RT: Re1direct?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: &o7 >our Honor. *e@ill call on our net @itness.

C/5RT: Miss *itness7 >ou %ay step [email protected] your net @itness.

,irect Ea%ination o( Ricard &alupta byProsecutor Antony Presto!aPR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: I% callin$ on Mr.Ricard Alvin &alupta.

I&TERPRETER: ,o you s@ear to tell te trut7all te trut and notin$ but te trut in tis

case?

*IT&ESS: >es Sir.

C/5RT: Please state your na%e and oterpersonal circu%stances.

*IT&ESS: Ritcie &alupta7 G years o( a$e7sin$le7 ead security o3cer o( te SecurityServices ,ivision o( &estle Pilippines and aresident o( 9 A$uado St. San Mi$ueluiapo7 Manila.

C/5RT: >our @itness.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: Tis @itness7 >ourHonor7 Ricard &alupta is presented totesti(y on te (act tat te accused secretly(ell in love and could possibly be obsessed@it i% and %ay lie@ise be$an to ate teco%plainant secretly. May @e proceed7 >ourHonor?

C/5RT: Proceed.

: ,o you no@ te co%plainant?A: >es.

: Ho@ are you related to er?A: Se is %y Bance.

: ,o you no@ te accused?A: >es.

: Ho@ is se related to te co%plainant?A: Se is te cildood (riend o( teco%plainant o3ce%ate and tey live in tesa%e apart%ent.

: *ere you a@are tat te accused liesyou?

ATT>. /CAMP/: /bDection7 >our HonorCounsel is speculatin$.

: ,o you visit te co%plainant in teirapart%ent?A: >es7 >our Honor. : Ho@ o(ten do you visit te co%plainant?A: ,urin$ @eedays7 @enever I drop ea(ter @or7 and durin$ @eeends.

: *enever you visit te co%plainant inteir apart%ent7 are tere any personsaround?

A: >es7 so%eti%es7 Iris @as tere. : *en you visit te co%plainant durin$@eeend7 @as te co%plainant al@ays tere?A: &ot al@ays7 >our Honor.

: *at do you %ean @en you said tat teco%plainant @as not al@ays tere?A: Ses not tere because se @ent out.

: And @enever tat appens7 @o do youBnd at teir apart%ent?



A: Iris7 >our Honor.

: Mr. *itness7 @at do you do @eneveryou visit te co%plainant at teir apart%entand se is not around?A: I @ait (or er to co%e bac7 >our Honor.

: *ere or in @at particular part o( teapart%ent do you @ait?A: At te livin$ roo%7 >our Honor.

: And @ile @aitin$7 @at nor%allytranspires?A: I @atc te tv or listen to %usic.

: >ou said earlier tat @enever teco%plainant is not around durin$ your visit7Iris @as at te apart%ent7 is tat ri$t?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: So tere @ere ti%es tat only you and teaccused @ere in te apart%ent7 @ile you@ere @aitin$ (or te co%plainant?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *at transpires @enever you and teaccused are alone in te apart%ent?A: Te accused Qirts @it %e7 >our Honor.

: *at do you %ean @en you said se @asQirtin$ @it you?A: Se @ears revealin$ clotes7 se says Ilove youJ Doin$ly7 %$a $anun.

: ,o you recall o@ %any ti%es tese aveappened?A: Many ti%es7 >our Honor.

: *at do you tell te accused every ti%ese Qirts @it you?A: I dont %ind er Does.

: ,oes your Bance no@ o( teseinstances?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *y?A: 'ecause I told er a (e@ ti%es about it.

: *at did your Bance say?A: Se said: ,ont %ind er. Ses cra!y.J

: Mr. *itness7 please ea%ine tis tet%essa$e7 and tell te Court i( you reco$ni!eit?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *y do you reco$ni!e it?A: 'ecause I received tat tet %essa$e (ro%te accused on Au$ust 8<7 9GG.

: Tis tet %essa$e purports to ave beensent by te person o@nin$ tis %obilenu%ber7 G89G. ,o you reco$ni!e teperson @o o@ned tis nu%ber?A: >es7 tat is te %obile nu%ber o( teaccused7 >our Honor.

: Ho@ do you no@?A: 'ecause te %obile nu%ber o( teaccused is stored in %y %obile pone7 >ourHonor.: *ill you please read aloud te contents o(tis tet %essa$e?A: Ricie7 un$ indi a %a$i$in$ ain@alan$ %aiinaban$ sayoOJ )Ricie7 i( @ont ave you7 no one else @illOJ+

: Mr. *itness7 indly read te net tet%essa$e.A: Ain a lan$7 Ricie. Ma%a%atay an$ait sinon$ aa$a@ sayo.J )>oure %ineRicie. *oever tries to steal you (ro% %e@ill die.J+

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: >our Honor7 (or terecord7 tese tet %essa$es appearin$ onte screen o( te %obile pone o( Mr&alupta7 previously %ared as Eibit C asbeen identiBed by te @itness.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: Tis docu%ent iste printed copy o( te tet %essa$escontained in te %obile pone o( Mr&alupta. *e @ould lie to reLuest tat it be%ared as Eibit C18.

C/5RT: Mar it.

: Ho@ o(ten does se send you tis ind o(tet %essa$es?A: Al%ost everyday7 >our Honor.

: *at @ere you doin$ durin$ teen$a$e%ent party?A: I @as entertainin$ our (riends.

: *ere you near te victi%?



A: &o. I @as about %eters a@ay (ro% er.

: *o @as @it te victi% @en teincident appened?A: Se @as @it te accused.

: *at did you do @en you learned o( teincident?A: I rused to er. Se @as already lyin$ onte $round.

: *at did you do a(ter@ards?A: I called (or an a%bulance. *e rused erto te ospital.

: Ho@ lon$ did you stay @it er at teospital?A: About (our ours. I @aited (or te doctor toco%e out.

: *en te doctor ca%e out7 @at did etell you?A: Te doctor said %y Bance @as poisoned.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: &o (urterLuestions7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Cross?

ATT>. /CAMP/: >es7 >our Honor

Cross Ea%ination o( Ricard &alupta byAtty. Analita /ca%po: Mr. *itness7 you ave testiBed tat@enever you and Ms. Merin are alone in teapart%ent7 se tried to Qirt @it you. Is tatri$t?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *at %ade you say tat?

A: *ell7 I (eel se %ade so%e advances.) etra s@eetness +

: Ho@ lon$ ave you no@n Ms. Merin?A: I ave no@n er ever since I be$ancourtin$ %y Bance since bot o( te% livein te sa%e apart%ent. Tats about (ouryears a$o.

: *ould you consider Ms. Merin as your(riend?A: 5%%%K. >es.

: Mr. *itness7 is it possible tat te reason@y Ms. Merin treats you @ell and @it etras@eetness is because se considers you as aclose (riend since you are te Bance o( erbest (riend?A: >esK

: >ou also testiBed tat Ms. Merin sent youtreatenin$ tet %essa$es. *at is youproo( tat it @as indeed %y client @o sentyou tose %essa$es?A: I a% sure >our Honor because I a%(a%iliar @it te @ay se constructs er%essa$es.

: Mr. *itness7 does te co%plainant useyour %obile pone in sendin$ tet %essa$esto er (riends?A: >es7 so%eti%esK

: Ho@ about you? Are tere ti%es @en youborro@ te co%plainants cellular pone?A: >es7 tere are ti%es I use er pone.

: So7 is it possible tat Ms. Merins poneas also been borro@ed by so%eone elseand it @as not er @o sent you tose tet%essa$es?A: >esK its possible. 'ut >our Honor I%really sure se @as te one @o sent %etose %essa$es.

ATT>. /CAMP/: &o (urter Luestions7 >ourHonor.

C/5RT: Re1direct?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: &o7 >our Honor. *e@ill call on our last @itness.

C/5RT: Call your @itness.

,irect Ea%ination o( ,r. #uan Paolo -asconby Prosecutor Ayn SarsabaPR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: I% callin$ on ,r

#uan Paolo -ascon.

I&TERPRETER: ,o you s@ear to tell te trut7all te trut and notin$ but te trut in tiscase?

*IT&ESS: >es.





: A(ter er discar$e7 did you reLuire er tostill see you (or (urter %edications?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *y?A: I advised te patient to ave a (ollo@1up@itin to 8G days a(ter discar$e toreevaluate and %onitor (or onset o( delayedneurolo$ic %ani(estations.

: ,id te patient see you (or a (ollo@1up,octor?A: >es.

: ,id you Bnd any neurolo$ic co%plicationsin said (ollo@1up?A: &one.

: So ,octor7 @e are assured tat tepatient7 co%plainant erein7 is in a ealtystate o( %ind?A: >es.

: Attaced to te record o( te case is aMedico 2e$al Report issued by one ,r. #uanPaolo -ascon7 is tis te one you arere(errin$ to? )Eibit ,+A: >es.

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: For te record7 te@itness as identiBed te docu%entpreviously %ared as Eibit , as te Medico2e$al Report issued by ,r. #uan Paolo-ascon.

: Tere is a si$nature above te type@rittenna%e ,r. #uan Paolo -ascon7 do you no@@ose si$nature is tis doctor?A: It is %y si$nature.

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: I respect(ullyreLuest >our Honor7 tat te si$natureappearin$ in Eibit , be %ared as Eibit

,18.

C/5RT: Mar it.

: ,octor7 please read tis particular entry.)*itness readin$ a portion o( te %edicole$al report+A: Te patient ca%e in te e%er$ency roo%stretcer1borne7 unconscious and inrespiratory distress. Her vital si$ns ten@ere: 'lood pressure G<G %%H$7 Cardiacrate o( <G beats per %inute7 Respiratory Rate

o( 89 cycles per %inute and te%perature o(. de$ree Celsius. Patients sin @asQused.

: Could you please eplain tis Bndin$ in%ore si%ple ter%s (or an ordinary person tounderstand?A: Te patient clearly @as in an unstablecondition7 or in a very critical condition@arrantin$ an i%%ediate %edicaintervention7 constant %onitorin$ (or anysi$n o( deterioration and (urter evaluation.

: ,o you no@ @at could ave caused tisind o( condition?A: My dia$nosis at tat ti%e @as tere @asce%ical poisonin$.

: *y is te condition o( Caterine #aneManaran$ attributable to poisonin$ ratertan to disease or so%e natural cause? *eretests conducted conBr%in$ te eistence o(poisonin$?A: *e did Toin Screenin$ @it te patientsblood. It revealed te presence o( tracea%ounts o( cyanide in te blood7 and sincecyanide is not nor%ally (ound in our bloodand considerin$ its ce%ical nature7 it ispoisonous.

: So you are sayin$ tat te actual oeNective cause o( te condition o( te patientisK?A: Ce%ical poison7 @ic is ar%(ul to tebody or deadly to u%ans.

: ,id te sy%pto%s @ic appear rese%blete typical sy%pto%s o( poisonin$ by tealle$ed poison?A: >es. Te sy%pto%s o( cyanide poisonin$are eadace7 nausea7 vo%itin$7 $enerali!edbody @eaness7 loss o( consciousnessQused sin7 and unstable vital si$ns – all o(@ic are present in tis case.

: ,octor7 @at could be a possible source o(cyanide in tis case?A: 'ased on te istory $iven to %e by tein(or%ant @en te patient @as brou$t tote ER7 possible sources o( cyanide could beany o( te (ood or bevera$e te patient adin$ested on te day o( te incident.

: History? *at do you %ean by tat,octor?







ATT>. TAPIRE: &o (urter Luestions7 >ourHonor.

C/5RT: Re1direct?

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: >es7 >our Honor

Re1,irect Ea%ination o( ,r. #uan Paolo-ascon by Prosecutor Sarsaba: ,octor7 is it possible tat te onset o( sy%pto%s (or cyanide poisonin$ varies (oreac person? Is it possible tat saidsy%pto%s %ay appear beyond te nor%al 819 our duration?A: Tat is possible.

: *ill you eplain to us o@ tat ispossible?A: So%e persons possess diNerent levels o( sensitivity to certain substances. Te body%ay acLuire tolerance to so%e substances.Anoter @ould be: Te body as a naturalde(ense a$ainst cyanide eposure in te(or% o( an endo$enous en!y%e7 na%ely7rodanese. Tis en!y%e cataly!es cyanideco%plein$ @it sul(ur7 (or%in$ te %ucless toic ion tiocyanate. Te availability o( sul(ur constitutes te rate li%itin$ (actor innatural cyanide detoiBcation. In teabsence o( eo$enous source o( sul(ur7rodanese activity is too slo@ to preventserious toicity or deat.

: Could you eplain to te Court @at you%ean by tat ,octor?A: Even tou$ te nor%al duration is 8 to 9ours7 tere are so%e cases in @ic tesi$ns and sy%pto%s o( cyanide poisonin$ ina patient %ay be delayed and appearbeyond te nor%al duration. In te case o( te patient Miss Manaran$7 tere @as a one1

our delay o( appearance o( sy%pto%sbecause as conBr%ed in er lab tests7 erbody produces abnor%al a%ounts o( sul(urand as Ive %entioned earlier7 @en tere is%ore sul(ur in te body7 te cyanidedetoiBcation in te body is astened7 tus7te serious toic eNects o( cyanide @ill bedi%inised. 2astly7 te (ood intae o( tepatient %ay possibly contribute to suceNect.

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: &o (urterLuestions7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Re1cross?

ATT>. TAPIRE: &o re1cross7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Mr. *itness7 you %ay step do@n.

For%al /Ner o( Evidence by te ProsecutionPR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: >our Honor7 @e areno@ restin$ te case (or te prosecution.

C/5RT: Ho@ do you intend to sub%it your(or%al oNer?

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: *e can no@ oNerour evidence7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Proceed

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A:

Eibit A is te Contract o( 2easebein$ oNered to prove tat tere is astipulation on te Luarterly conduct o( pestcontrol %easures by te lessor.

Eibit A18 and A19 are te si$natureso( Caterine #ane Manaran$ as lessee andRandell Matuloy as lessor to prove tattese t@o persons @ere te contractin$parties to te lease a$ree%ent.

Eibit A1 is te stipulationre$ardin$ te pest control %easures to provetat te lessor undertaes to conduct teLuarterly pest control %easures.

Eibit ' is te pitcer (ro% @ic asa%ple @as taen and subDected to ce%icaanalysis (or te purpose o( provin$ te (act

tat te source o( poison @as te $rape(ruit Duice prepared by te accused contained inte pitcer.

Eibit C consists o( tet %essa$es toprove tat te accused nurtured (eelin$s (orte co%plainants boy(riend. Eibit C18 consists o( printed copieso( te tet %essa$es to corroborate to te(act tat te accused ad been sendin$several tet %essa$es to te co%plainantsboy(riend to %ani(est er obsession.



Eibit , is te Medico 2e$al Reportissued by ,r. #uan Paolo -ascon to prove te(ollo@in$: )i+ tat te eNective cause o( teco%plainants condition is ce%icalpoisonin$ )ii+ tat te dose taen by teco%plainant is necessarily (atal and )iii+ tatte possible source o( cyanide poison is te$rape(ruit Duice prepared by te accused.

Eibit ,18 is te si$nature o( ,r. #uan Paolo -ascon to be a part o( istesti%ony tat e @as te attendin$pysician o( te co%plainant.

Eibit E is te Toicolo$y Report o( te &ational 'ureau o( Investi$ation to provete ce%ical analysis o( te sa%ple taen(ro% te pitcer (or Lualitative andLuantitative deter%ination o( te poison.

Eibit F is te 'o o( Rat "iller toprove te source o( te poison @ic @asbou$t by te accused.

C/5RT: Any co%%ent?

ATT>. /CAMP/:

As to Eibits A7 A187 A19 and A1 @e ad%itte eistence and autenticity7 >our Honor.

As to Eibit '7 @e ad%it itseistence but not its purpose.

As to Eibits C and C187 @e can only ad%itas to te eistence o( te tet %essa$es butnot its autenticity.

As to Eibit , and ,187 @e ad%it teeistence and autenticity7 >our Honor.

As to Eibit E7 @e ad%it its autenticity and$enuineness.

As to Eibit F7 @e ad%it its eistence butnot its purpose.

C/5RT: Actin$ on te (or%al oNer o( eibitso( te prosecutor and co%%ents tereon byte de(ense counsel7 te Court resolves toad%it all te eibits oNered by te de(ensecounsel speciBed in te oNer.

,EFE&SE

,irect Ea%ination o( ,r.2eira Taruc by Atty.Helen Paulette TapireATT>. TAPIRE: For te de(ense7 @e are readyto present our Brst @itness7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Proceed.

I&TERPRETER: ,o you s@ear to tell te trut7all te trut and notin$ but te trut in tiscase?*IT&ESS: >es Maa%.


*IT&ESS: I a% ,r. 2eira 2eonor Taruc7 <years old7 sin$le7 a licensed psyciatrist atte Psyciatry ,epart%ent7 Medical CenterManila7 and a resident o( 89 "rusada Stuaipo7 Manila.

ATT>. TAPIRE: >our Honor7 te @itness ispresented to testi(y on te %edical recordso( te co%plainant @o under@ent severacounselin$ sessions under er supervisionand to prove te %ental and e%otionainstability o( te co%plainant. May @eproceed7 >our Honor?

C/5RT: Proceed.

: *en @ere you ad%itted to te practiceo( %edicine?A: In 8<7 >our Honor.

: Fro% @at university or colle$e did you$raduate and @en?A: I $raduated (ro% te 5niversity o( Santo

To%as in te year 8;.

: ,id you $raduate @it onors?A: >es7 2atin Honors >our Honor.

: ,o you ave any post1$raduate de$ree?A: >es7 >our Honor. I Bnised %y Master o(Psyciatry de$ree at te 5niversity o(Melbourne in 8.

: Since @en ave you been practicin$ as apsyciatrist?A: For al%ost 8G years7 >our Honor.

: *at is te nature o( your @or as apsyciatrist?



A: As a psyciatrist I deal @it te dia$nosis7treat%ent and prevention o( %ental ande%otional illness and beavioral disorders o( patients.

: Ho@ do you treat your patients?A: I listen and tal to patients about teir%ental7 e%otional or beavioral proble%sand assess te status o( tese disorders. Ialso prescribe %edications7 co$nitiveterapy7 beavioral terapy or psycolo$icalcounselin$ dependin$ on te patientsneeds.

: ,o you no@ te co%plainant in tiscase?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *y do you no@ er?A: Se @as %y patient at te Psyciatry,epart%ent o( Medical Center Manila.

: *en @as tis?A: Au$ust 87 9GG.

: For @at reason did se co%e to yourclinic?A: Se consulted %e about er condition.: *as te consultation out o( er o@nvolition?A: &o. Se @as advised by er (riend.

: ,octor7 @at procedures or tests did youconduct on te co%plainant durin$ teconsultation?A: I conducted pysical ea%inations. I aseder to tell so%etin$ about er7 er @or7er (a%ily7 and oter personal relationsips. I

Dust listened to @atever se said. *ile se@as talin$7 I observed er de%eanor7 te@ay se spoe7 and er $estures.

: *at did you notice about teco%plainant @ile se @as talin$ to you?

A: At Brst7 te patient @as apparentlynor%al. 'ut @en se be$an talin$ abouter (a%ily7 particularly er parents7 sebe$an to sob7 and ten se cried. Her ands@ere tre%blin$. Se bla%ed ersel( (or tedeat o( er parents.

: *at %atters @ere revealed to you by teco%plainant in te course o( teconsultation?

A: Te pysical ea%inations revealedsleepin$ apnea7 inso%nia7 ypertension7 and%i$raines.

: As to er e%otional condition?A: Te patient is suNerin$ (ro% %aDordepression7 @itout psycotic (eatures.

: ,id you tal to anyone else re$ardin$ tepatients e%otional condition?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *o else did you tal to about ere%otional condition?A: I spoe to er (riend7 te one @o advisedte patient to see elp. Tis @as part o( teanalysis o( te patients condition.

: Any oter tests tat you conducted on tepatient?A: &o %ore7 >our Honor.

: ,octor7 (ro% te ea%inations andobservations7 @at did you conclude aboutte co%plainants condition?A: Te patient (ro% suNered (ro% sin$leepisode depression.

: *ill you eplain to tis Court @at tatcondition %eant?A: Sin$le episode depression or SE, is a typeo( %aDor depression tat occurs once7 as aresult o( a sin$le psycolo$ical trau%a. Inte case o( te patient7 based on ouconversations7 te only trau%atic event@ic caused te depression @as te terribleaccident and deat o( er parents.

: *at %ade you conclude tat te patient@as suNerin$ (ro% tis condition?A: Te sy%pto%s o( SE,7 @ic includeinso%nia7 loss o( appetite7 @ic %ay7 or%ay not lead to @ei$t loss7 %ood s@in$sand ypnotic spells7 %atced @it te results

o( te patients pysical ea%ination.

: Ho@ did you treat te patient?A: Te patient @as ad%itted to te ospitaas inpatient.

: Ho@ lon$ did se stay at te ospital?A: /ne %ont7 >our Honor.

: And @at %etods or procedures did youuse to treat te patient?



A: I conducted supportive counselin$7 >ourHonor.

: *ill you tell tis Honorable Court @atsupportive counselin$ %eant?A: Supportive counselin$ elps ease te paino( depression and addresses te (eelin$ o( opelessness tat acco%panies tedepression. In te case o( te patient7 I talto er about @at appened to er durin$te past @ee. I( te patient %entioned ane$ative event7 I as er @at se (elt7 @yse (elt tat @ay and o@ se sould avevie@ed te ne$ative situation.

: And te counselin$ sessions @ere at @atintervals?A: /nce a @ee7 >our Honor.

: ,id you prescribe any %edication to tepatient?A: >es7 I prescribed anti1depressant pills.

: *en did you discar$e te co%plainantpatient?A: Septe%ber 87 9GG7 >our Honor.

: Te %edical Bndin$s tat you ad on teco%plainant7 @ere tese reduced into@ritin$?A: >es7 >our Honor7 I ave %ade a psyciatricassess%ent on te %edical Bndin$s.

: ,id you personally prepare te said@ritin$?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: ,oes tis docu%ent ave any relation tote report tat you ave prepared? )So@in$te psyciatric assess%ent+A: Tat is te report tat I ave prepared7

>our Honor.

ATT>. TAPIRE: For te record7 te @itness as

identiBed tis docu%ent previously %aredas Eibit 9 as te psyciatric assess%entrecord o( Caterine #ane Manaran$.

: In te last pa$e o( tis docu%ent7 tereappears a si$nature. *ose si$nature is tis7Miss *itness?A: Tat is %y si$nature7 >our Honor.

ATT>. TAPIRE: I respect(ully reLuest7 >ourHonor7 tat te si$nature appearin$ in tisdocu%ent be %ared as Eibit 91A.

C/5RT: Mar it.

: ,octor7 @o ordered te discar$e o( teco%plainant?A: I ordered te discar$e7 >our Honor7 uponreLuest o( te co%plainant?

: *ere tere any conditions upon tediscar$e o( te co%plainant?A: In %y discar$e su%%ary7 I stated tataltou$ te patient is bein$ discar$ed7 seis to continue treat%ent as an outpatient.

: ,id te patient co%ply @it te condition?A: &o7 >our Honor. Se did not return to teospital a(ter te discar$e.

: ,octor7 @en te co%plainant @asdiscar$ed7 @at @as er condition?A: Tere @as an i%prove%ent in ercondition in $eneral7 altou$ se is notco%pletely stable yet.

: *at do you %ean se is not co%pletelystable yet?A: *ile se %ani(ested i%prove%ent7 tereis a possibility o( relapse.

: ,o you %ean to say7 ,octor7 tat tepatients condition %ay recur?A: I( un$uarded7 >our Honor.

: 5n$uardedK?A: I( te patient does not (ollo@ tetreat%ent plan7 te possibility o( relapse isi$.

: ,o you %ean to say7 ,octor7 tat7 in tecase o( te co%plainant7 tere is a possibilityo( a relapse7 considerin$ se did not returnto you (or (urter treat%ent?A: >es7 >our Honr.

: And sould tere be a relapse7 @ouldanoter suicide be also a possibility?A: Tat is possible7 >our Honor.

ATT>. TAPIRE: &o (urter Luestions7 >ourHonor.

C/5RT: Cross?

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: >es7 >our Honor.



Cross Ea%ination o( ,r. 2eira Taruc byProsecutor Ayn Sarsaba: ,octor7 you testiBed tat you treated teco%plainant (or sin$le episode depression. Istat true?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *en you discar$ed te co%plainant7@at @as er condition?A: Se @as e%otionally stable.

: *at %ade you conclude tat te patient@as e%otionally stable?A: ,urin$ our last counselin$ session7 tere@ere no lon$er si$ns o( te SE,. Se nolon$er so@ed si$ns o( %ood s@in$s. Se nolon$er cried @en I ased er about tedeat o( er parents. Se said se @ould notbla%e ersel( any%ore.

: >ou also testiBed tat your relationsip@it te co%plainant lasted (or one %ont.*ill you tell tis Honorable Court @y itlasted only (or suc period?A: Te patient responded @ell durin$ ourcounselin$ sessions. Te anti1depressant pills@ic I ave prescribed also @oredpositively on er.

: Te anti1depressant pills tat youprescribed do tey ave any side eNects?A: I ased te patient @at se (elt a(tertain$ te %edication. Se said se (eltdro@sy7 @ic is a nor%al side eNect o( anti1depressants.

: Are tere any oter side eNects?A: /ter anti1depressants %ae a patientrestless and anious. 'ut te eNects reallyvary (ro% one person to anoter. In te caseo( te co%plainant7 te only eNect @as

dro@siness.

: >ou testiBed tat a relapse is possible i( te patient does not continue treat%ent a(terdiscar$e7 is tat true?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: Ho@ i$ are te cances o( a relapse?A: It depends7 >our Honor.

: ,epends on @at?

A: I( te patient is under several %edicationsand tey are not (ollo@ed7 a relapse is i$lypossible. And i( te patient does not sub%itto (urter counselin$ sessions @en reLuired7a relapse is also possible.

: *as te co%plainant under %edication@en se @as discar$ed?A: >es7 but only (or anti1depressant7 >ourHonor.

: So in your opinion7 is te possibility o( arelapse i$ or lo@?A: I cannot tell7 >our Honor.

: *ould tat also %ean tat7 in te case o(te co%plainant7 suc relapse %ay notappen?

ATT>. TAPIRE: /bDection7 >our Honor7 teLuestion is leadin$.

C/5RT: Sustained.

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: &o (urterLuestions7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Re1direct?

ATT>. TAPIRE: &o7 >our Honor. *e @ill call onour last @itness.

C/5RT: Miss *itness7 >ou %ay step do@nCall your last @itness.

,irect Ea%ination o( "ate &une! by AttyAnalita /ca%poATT>. /CAMP/: May I call on our net@itness7 Miss "ate &une!.

I&TERPRETER: ,o you s@ear to tell te trut7all te trut and notin$ but te trut in tis

case?

*IT&ESS: >es Maa%.


*IT&ESS: I a% "ate &une!7 9 years old%arried7 an o3ce%ate o( te co%plainantand a resident o( ;<7 Paco7 Manila.



ATT>. /CAMP/: Te @itness is bein$presented to testi(y on te caracter andsuicidal tendencies o( te co%plainant. May@e proceed7 >our Honor?

C/5RT: Proceed.

: ,o you no@ te co%plainant?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *y do you no@ er?A: I @or @it er at te accountin$depart%ent at &estle Pilippines.

: Ho@ lon$ ave you been o3ce%ates?A: About t@o years.

: Ho@ @ould you describe er as ano3ce%ate?A: Se is a Luiet person7 a loner.

: In te t@o years tat youve no@n teco%plainant7 @as tere any unto@ardincident @ic involved er?A: &one sir.

: *as tere any ti%e tat you noticedso%etin$ diNerent about te co%plainant?A: >es.

: *at @as tat?A: I sa@ er one ti%e at te co%(ort roo%7se @as cryin$ @ile starin$ at te %irror.

: *at did you do @en you sa@ ercryin$?A: I ased er i( so%etin$ @ron$ appened.

: *at @as er ans@er?A: Se said7 I @anna dieOJ

: *at did you tell er a(ter se said tose@ords?A: I ased er a$ain @at appened

: And @at @as er ans@er?A: Se did not say anytin$7 se Dust staredat %e.

: *at @as your reaction?A: I said7 Co%e on7 you can tell %e yourproble%s.J

: ,id tis ind o( incident appen a$ain?A: >es. T@o days a(ter7 te sa%e incidentappened in te co%(ort roo%.

: *at did you do durin$ tat secondincident?A: &one. I did not as er any%ore because no@ se @ouldnt tell %e any@ay.

: ,o you re%e%ber @at transpireda(ter@ards?A: A(ter about tree days7 I learned o( teco%plainants atte%pt to co%%it suicide.

: Miss *itness7 on #une 997 9GG7 did youreceive an e1%ail (ro% te co%plainant?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *o @as te sender o( tat e1%ail?A: It @as Caterine7 >our Honor.

: Ho@ do you no@?A: 'ecause se used er si$nature7 >ourHonor.

: Miss *itness7 please ea%ine tis @ritin$7and please tell te Court i( you reco$ni!ed it?A: Tat is te e1%ail sent by teco%plainant7 >our Honor.

ATT>. /CAMP/: For te record7 te @itnessas identiBed tis docu%ent previously%ared as Eibit A as te printed copy o(te e1%ail sent by te co%plainant.

: Can you tell te Court @at te e1%aicontained?A: It says: ,ear "ate7 %y parents didntdeserve to die tat @ay. I a% so stupid7 Isould ave died @it te%. I @anna dieno@OJ

: Ho@ sure are you tat tis is te sa%e e1%ail @ic you received (ro% teco%plainant?

A: 'ecause er si$nature appears at tebotto% o( te e1%ail7 >our Honor.

: Tis si$nature appearin$ ere7 is tis tesi$nature o( te co%plainant?A: >es7 >our Honor.

ATT>. /CAMP/: >our Honor7 it is respect(ullyreLuested tat te si$nature appearin$ intis Eibit be %ared as Eibit 1A.

ATT>. /CAMP/: &o (urter Luestions.



C/5RT: Cross?

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: &o cross1ea%ination (or te @itness7 your onor.

,irect Ea%ination o( Iris 0ictoria Merin byAtty. Helen Paulette TapireATT>. TAPIRE: For te de(ense7 @e are readyto present te accused7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Proceed.

I&TERPRETER: ,o you s@ear to tell te trut7all te trut and notin$ but te trut in tiscase?

*IT&ESS: >es Maa%.


*IT&ESS: Iris 0ictoria 5y Merin7 9 years o( a$e7 sin$le7 (ood toicolo$ist at te Researcand ,evelop%ent ,ivision &estle Pilippines7and a resident o( 5nit 8; Astral Apart%entPadre Faura St. Er%ita7 Manila.C/5RT: >our @itness.

ATT>. TAPIRE: >our Honor7 te testi%ony o( te @itness is bein$ oNered to controvert te%aterial alle$ations o( te in(or%ationa$ainst Iris 0ictoria Merin and to testi(y tatdue to te co%plainants %ental ande%otional state7 er perspective o( tesituation cannot be relied upon. May @eproceed7 >our Honor?

C/5RT: Proceed.

: Miss *itness7 are you te sa%e Iris0ictoria Merin @o is te accused in tis

case?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: ,o you no@ te co%plainant?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: ,o you no@ er personally?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: Ho@ are you related to er?

A: Se is a cildood (riend. *e @or in tesa%e co%pany and @e live in te sa%eapart%ent.

: Iris Merin7 please tell tis Honorable Court7@ere @ere you on /ctober 87 9GG ataround p%?A: I @as at te en$a$e%ent party o(Caterine and Ricard.

: Can you recall @at appened durin$ taten$a$e%ent party?A: I @as cattin$ @it Caterine @ile avin$a drin. *e @ere in te itcen tenA(ter@ards7 I sa@ er oldin$ er abdo%enand vo%itin$.

: *at @ere you drinin$ tat ti%e?A: I @as drinin$ %ar$arita7 se @as drinin$Coe !ero.

: Ten @at appened?A: Se dropped to te $round. Se @as sopale and s@eaty. Se lost er consciousnessRitcie called (or an a%bulance and ten @ebrou$t er to te nearby ospital.

: Ho@ lon$ did you stay at te ospital?A: I stayed tere overni$t.

: 'e(ore te incident appened7 @ere @ereyou?A: I @as at te Starbucs @it Caterine.

: At around @at ti%e @as tat?A: It @as around p%. It @as %y coNee breaten.

: ,id Caterine $o to @or tat day?A: &o7 >our Honor.

: *ould you no@ @y?

A: Se told %e se @ould tae a leavebecause se needed to prepare (or teien$a$e%ent party.

: ,id you $o to @or tat day?A: >es.

: *at ti%e did you leave te ouse?A: I le(t te ouse :G a%.

: So could you positively say tat you adno idea about @at transpired on tat day7



/ctober 87 9GG7 be(ore te incident at teen$a$e%ent party appened?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: /bDection7 >ourHonorO Te Luestion is leadin$.

C/5RT: Sustained.

: *en you le(t te ouse7 @at @asCaterine doin$?A: Se @as still sleepin$7 >our Honor.

: Miss *itness7 @ere you a@are tat teco%plainant suNered (ro% a %aDordepression?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *ould you no@ te reason @y sesuNered (ro% tat depression?A: 'ecause se couldnt accept te unti%elydeat o( er parents. Se bla%ed ersel( (orteir deat.

: *en did er parents die?A: Around May o( 9GG.

: A(ter te deat o( te co%plainantsparents7 @at appened to te co%plainant?A: Se beca%e inso%niac. Tere @ere ni$tstat se couldnt sleep. Se also dran liLuor%ore o(ten. Se be$an to lose @ei$t. Tere@ere also %ood s@in$s7 particularly in tea(ternoon. Tere @ere ti%es tat se @ould

Dust cry. So%eti%es se Dust eeps Luiet andnot tal to %e.

: ,id te co%plainant re%ain tat @ay?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: For o@ lon$ did se re%ain tat @ay?A: I tin around t@o %onts7 be(ore seatte%pted to end er li(e.

: *en did se atte%pt to co%%it suicide?

A: Around #uly or Au$ust 9GG7 >our Honor.

: A(ter se co%%itted suicide7 @atappened?A: Se sou$t te elp o( a psyciatrist.

: ,id you advise er to see %edical elp?A: &o7 >our Honor7 because I @as a(raid sedsay I tin ses cra!y.

: ,id you do anytin$ to elp er?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *at did you do to elp er in ercondition?A: I @as al@ays talin$ to er7 asin$ ero@ se (eels7 I ept tellin$ er not to bedepressed any%ore. I also told er to stopdrinin$.

: A(ter se sou$t te elp o( a psyciatrist7@at appened?A: Caterine recovered (ro% te depressionSe @as sleepin$ @ell and @as no lon$erdrinin$ o(ten.

: &o %ore si$ns o( te depression @erepresent?A: H%%7 so%eti%es se suddenly ept Luiet.

Tere @ere ti%es I cau$t er cryin$ silently.

ATT>. TAPIRE : &o (urter Luestions7 >ourHonor.

C/5RT: Cross?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: >es7 >our Honor.

Cross Ea%ination o( Iris 0ictoria Merin byProsecutor Antony Presto!a: In te direct ea%ination7 you told tisHonorable Court tat you @or as a (oodtoicolo$ist7 o@ lon$ ave you beenpracticin$ tis pro(ession?A: years.

: *at is your speciali!ation?A: I speciali!e in ce%ical analysis o( (oodco%position and toicity o( (ood contents.

: So7 you ave no@led$e o( diNerent indso( ce%icals and (ood substances?A: >es.

: Are you (a%iliar @it rodenticide?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: Is it poisonous?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: ,o you tin it can ill a person?A: ,ependin$ on te a%ount7 >our Honor.

: ,o you use rodenticide?A: >es7 @e use te% (or illin$ ouse rats.



: ,o you ave a rodenticide at o%e?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: ,o you reco$ni!e tis bo o( rat iller7previously %ared as Eibit F?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *as tis te paca$e tat contained terat iller?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *ere you te one @o bou$t tis?A: &o. It @as Caterine @o bou$t itbecause se intends to clean te apart%entand to eli%inate te rats at o%e.

: Miss *itness7 @ere you a@are o( teprovision in te lease contract @ic saidtat it is te responsibility o( te lessor toconduct Luarterly pest control %easures?A: >es7 >our Honor. In (act7 I @as surprised@y Caterine bou$t rodenticide7 @ell in(act our lease a$ree%ent provides tat @esould report any co%plaints @e ave to telessor.

: Ho@ lon$ ave you been stayin$ @it teco%plainant in te sa%e apart%ent?A: About years no@7 >our Honor.

: ,o you ave any oter co%panion in teapart%ent @ere you and Caterine stay?A: &one

: ,oes tis %ean tat eiter only you orCaterine prepares te (ood and drins tat%ay be (ound in te apart%ent.A: >es. Ecept tose @ic are ready to eator drin. And so%eti%es i( a close (e%alerelative (ro% te province decides to stay (ora @ile in te city7 @e allo@ er to stay in teapart%ent.

: Te ni$t be(ore Caterine @as poisoned7

@ere tere any oter person stayin$ @it youin te apart%ent?A: &one sir.

: So durin$ tat ti%e7 all te drins and(ood inside te apart%ent @ere eiterprepared by you or Caterine?A: Most probably7 >our Honor.

: Are you a@are o( te Bndin$s o( tedoctor @o attended Caterine tat se @as

poisoned around ours earlier be(ore se@as brou$t to te Hospital?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: *ere @ere you durin$ tat ti%e?A: I @as in te o3ce. I ave @or.

: /n te day o( te incident7 @at ti%e didyou @ae up?A: Te usual. <:G AM.

: ,id you @ae up earlier tan Caterine?A: >es7 >our Honor

: ,urin$ tat ti%e7 did you notice any$rape(ruit Duice in te re(?A: >es. *e al@ays ave so%e stoc o( Duice.

: >ou testiBed tat you and te co%plainant@ere cildood (riends. *ere you notconcerned durin$ te ti%e tat se suNered(ro% depression?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: /bDection7 >ouHonor7 counsel is speculatin$.

)Pa$ overruled7 A&S*ER: I @as concernedabout er7 but no@in$ er7 se @ould nottell %e o@ se (eels because se liedeepin$ tin$s to ersel(+

)Pa$ sustained7 re(or% te Luestion to: *HAT,I, >/5 ,/ T/ HE2P THE C/MP2AI&A&T,5RI&- THE TIME SHE *AS S5FFERI&-FR/M ,EPRESSI/&? Ans@er: I @as al@aystalin$ to er7 asin$ er o@ se (eels7 i(se @as oay or not.+

: Miss *itness7 do you no@ te Bance o(te co%plainant?A: >es7 >our Honor.

: Ho@ did you co%e to no@ i%?A: He is te ead security o3cer o( te

co%pany @ere I and Caterine @or.

: ,oes e visit your apart%ent re$ularly?A: >es7 I tin so.

: ,o you entertain i% @en e visits yourplace?A: &ot at all. I usually $ive te couple so%eprivacy.

: ,id you lie i%?A: &o7 >our Honor.



: ,id you nurture any aNection to@ardsi%?A: &o7 >our Honor.

: Are you not Dealous o( your best (riend?A: &o7 >our Honor.

: ,id you not develop any ill (eelin$sto@ards your best (riend @en you learnedtat se and Ritcie is $ettin$ %arried?A: &o7 >our Honor. In (act7 I% appy (or tebot o( te%.

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A: &o (urterLuestions7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Re1direct?

ATT>. TAPIRE: &o7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Miss *itness7 >ou %ay step do@n.

For%al /Ner o( Evidence o( ,e(enseATT>. /CAMP/: >our Honor7 @e are no@restin$ te case (or te de(ense.

C/5RT: Ho@ do you intend to sub%it your(or%al oNer?

ATT>. /CAMP/: *e can no@ (or%ally oNerour evidence >our Honor.

C/5RT: Proceed.

ATT>. /CAMP/: Eibit 8 is te Su%%ary ,iscar$eReport to prove te co%plainants ad%ission(or treat%ent at te Medical Center Manila.

Eibit 9 is te PsyciatricAssess%ent issued by ,r. 2eira Taruc to

prove %ental and e%otional condition o( teco%plainant at te ti%e se @as ad%itted(or psyciatric treat%ent.

Eibit 91A is te si$nature by ,r.2eira Taruc as part o( er testi%ony attestin$to te (act tat se @as te psyciatrist o( te co%plainant at Medical Center Manila.

Eibit consists o( printed copies o( te electronic %ails sent by te co%plainantt it " t & t t t l

and e%otional instability o( te co%plainantand er suicidal tendencies.

Eibit 1A is te printed copy o( teelectronic si$nature o( te co%plainant toprove te autorsip o( te electronic %ailssent by er.

C/5RT: Any co%%ent7 Prosecutor Sarsaba?

PR/SEC5T/R PREST/=A:

As to Eibit 8 and 81A7 @e can ad%it itseistence and autenticity7 >our Honor. As to Eibit 9 and 91A7 @e can only ad%itte eistence but not te autenticity andtrut(ulness >our Honor.

Court: Actin$ on te (or%al oNer o( eibitso( te de(ense counsel and co%%entstereon by te public prosecutor7 te Courtresolves to ad%it all te eibits oNered byte de(ense counsel speciBed in te oNer.

C/5RT: Any rebuttal1evidence7 Fiscal?

PR/SEC5T/R SARSA'A: &o rebuttaevidence7 >our Honor.

C/5RT: Considerin$ tat te publicprosecutor @ill not present rebuttal evidence7te court $ives te parties G days (ro%today @itin @ic to Ble teir respective%e%oranda. Te case sall be dee%edsub%itted (or decision a(ter te lapse o( tesaid period7 even @itout te said%e%orandu%.

C/5RT: /rder.

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