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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.nlighten our minds, strengthen our spirit and !ill our hearts with !raternal lo"e,
wisdom and understanding, so that we can become e!!ecti"e channels o! truth, #ustice and peace.$n our proceedings today, guide us in the path o! righteousness !or the !ul!ilment o! Your greater
glory. Amen.
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COURT: Call the witness
INTERPRETER: For initial presentation of prosecution evidence. Criinal case no. !"-
#!#$ People of the Philippines vs. %u&en 'ianli( for sli(ht ph&sical in)uries
*TT+. T*,ORON: For the accused &our onor
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: For the (overnent0 &our onor
INTERPRETER: 1s. 2itness0 please raise &our ri(ht hand. 'o &ou solenl& swear to
tell the truth and nothin( 3ut the truth 3efore this court4
2ITNE%%: +es0 1a5a
INTERPRETER: Please state &our nae0 a(e0 civil status and other personal
circustances
2ITNE%%: I a 6enn& /uenaventura0 $7 &ears old0 %in(le0 careta8er0 presentl& residin(
at *la3an(0 1untinlupa Cit&
INTERPRETER: The witness is read& &our onor
6U'E: Proceed
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: +es0 &our onor. The purpose of presentin( this witness is to prove thealle(ations in the inforation and other relevant atters
6U'E: O8. Proceed
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 1s. 2itness0 are &ou the sae 6enn& /uenaventura who5s the private
coplainant of this case4
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2ITNE%%: Opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 'o &ou 8now %u&en 'ianli(4
2ITNE%%: Opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 2h& do &ou 8now her4
2ITNE%%: 1alapit lan( po si&a sa lu(ar nain
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: %ince when was she &our nei(h3our4
2ITNE%%: 1ula noon( luipat 8ai sa 1untinlupa
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 2hen was that4
2ITNE%%: Ilan( taon na din po
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Now0 1s. 2itness0 On 6anuar& 9#0 $#!"0 at a3out !#:# in the ornin(0 do
&ou recall where were &ou at that tie4
2ITNE%%: Opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 2here were &ou0 1s. 2itness4
2ITNE%%: *no po nasa taas po a8o noon0 8asalu8u&an( pa3a3a po a8o 8a8a8a(isin( 8o
lan(
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Nasaan 8a noon4
2ITNE%%: Nasa apartent po. Nasa taas po n( apartent
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: *nd where is &our apartent located4
2ITNE%%: %a a& ala3an(0 sa untinlupa po sa tinitirahan 8o
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FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 2hile &ou were inside the apartent0 do &ou recall an& unusual incident that
transpired durin( that tie and date4
2ITNE%%: Opo. 1eron po.
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Could &ou tell what is that unusual incident4
2ITNE%%: Nasa taas po a8o non. ;a8a(isin( 8o lan( tapos e8sa8ton( nasalu3on( 8o po
&un( ta(a apartent sina3ihan a8o na
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FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: *fter /ae3& /aste went out of &our apartent0 2hat happened ne>t0 1s.
2itness0 if an&4
2ITNE%%: 1a& 8asen&asan po si&a dun
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Now0 1s. 2itness0 in relation to this case0 do &ou recall e>ecutin( a
sinupaan( sala&sa&4
2ITNE%%: Opo. 1eron po
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Now0 if that sworn stateent will 3e shown to &ou a(ain0 can &ou identif&
the sae4
2ITNE%%: Opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: %howin( to &ou now is this %worn %tateent0 8indl& (o over and tell this
court what is the relation of this sworn stateent to what &ou entioned
earlier
2ITNE%%: ?e>aines docuent@
*TT+. T*,ORON: I would li8e to anifest &our onor0 it is ta8in( the witness =uite soe tie
to identif& the sworn stateent
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: +un( tinutu8o& o na (inawa o 8anina0 &an 3a4
2ITNE%%: +un( a& pira 8o po0 opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: +our onor0 at this )uncture0 we pra&ed that this sworn stateent of Private
Coplainant 6enn& /uenaventura0 3e ar8ed as E>hi3it
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FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: *nd in that 3aran(a&0 nothin( happened 3etween &ou and the accused4
2ITNE%%: 2ala po
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Now0 1s. 2itness after &ou lod(ed a coplaint a(ainst the accused 3efore
the 3aran(a&0 what happened to that coplaint4
2ITNE%%: 2ala rin( na(&ari 8ua3a(a 3ini(&an na ho n( certiAcate to Ale action
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: Now0 if that certiAcate to Ale action will 3e shown to &ou a(ain0 can &ou
identif& the sae4
2ITNE%%: Opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: I a now showin( to &ou this certiAcate to Ale action issued 3& Pan(8at
%ecretar& %ii %ii0 ;indl& (o over and tell this court what relation that
certiAcate to Ale action has in this case
2ITNE%%: Ito po &un( pina8a certiAcate to Ale action0 dalawa 3ali &on
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: +our onor0 at this )uncture0 we pra&ed that this certiAcate to Ale action
3rac8eted and ar8ed as E>hi3it / and the si(nature of Pan(8at %ecretar& %ii
%ii as
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2ITNE%%: Opo
?%O2% 1E'ICO ,E*,@
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: +our onor0 at this )uncture0 we pra&ed that this 1edico ,e(al report issued
3& 1an( Toas 3e ar8ed as E>hi3it
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FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: indi o dala4
2ITNE%%: 1eron po. Ito po &un( i3an( (aot at pina(-in)ection..
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: +ou said that &ou incurred e>penses durin( &our treatent at the hospital0
and &ou even proved that with an ocial receipt. If that ocial receipt will 3eshown to &ou a(ain0 can &ou identif& the sae4
2ITNE%%: Opo
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: %howin( to &ou the ocial receipt no. !$90 8indl& (o over this and tell this
court what relation this receipt have to the one &ou have entioned earlier
2ITNE%%: Ito po &un( pina3ili a8o para pan(-in)ection sa a8in
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: *t this )uncture0 we pra& that the sales invoice no. !$9 3e 3rac8eted and
ar8ed as E>hi3it
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2ITNE%%: Careta8er po sa apartent
*TT+. T*,ORON: +ou entioned in &our sala&sa& an al&as
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2ITNE%%: Opo0 na nan((u(ulo
*TT+. T*,ORON: /efore that0 3efore 6anuar& 9#0 $#!"0 have &ou ever encountered %u&en
'ianli(4
2ITNE%%: indi po
*TT+. T*,ORON: If &ou 8now 1s. 2Itness0 wh& are the& inside the apartent where &ou were
the careta8er4
2ITNE%%: %inita 8o &un( ana8 ni&a 8a&a tinawa( nana& ni&a
*TT+. T*,ORON: %inita4 ow a3out this /ae3& /aste0 was it the Arst tie he entered the
apartent4
2ITNE%%: *no ho0 8asi pa(napunta sila sinisita 8o sila0 aliit ho
*TT+. T*,ORON: %o0 ada witness0 2ho owns the apartent4
2ITNE%: /anana Copound po. %i *nna /anana an( a& ari
*TT+. T*,ORON: %o she owns that4
2ITNE%%: 1adai po silan( a& ari
*TT+. T*,ORON: /a8it o sinisita si /ae3& /aste pa( puupunta sila sa apartent4
2ITNE%%: 8asi po arain( nawawala pa( napaso8 sila n( tropa ni&a. ,alo na ho pa(
(ai0 lalo sain0 adain( nawawalan
*TT+. T*,ORON: %o0 1ada 2itness0 &ou would a(ree if I sa& that this case is a3out %u&en
'ianli( and not /ae3& /aste0 a I ri(ht4
2ITNE%%: indi po
*TT+. T*,ORON: ow lon( have &ou 3een wor8in( in that copound4
2ITNE%%: Nasa $# &ears na ho
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*TT+. T*,ORON: +ou entioned 1s.2itness that &ou were hit 3& a piece of wood 3& %u&en
'ianli(0 * I ri(ht in sa&in( this4*nd this is !#:# in the ornin( of 6anuar& 9#0 $#!"0 * I
ri(ht4
2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: 1s. 2itness0 would &ou a(ree with e that &ou onl& had &ourself chec8ed
ore than a da& after the incident. /ecause in this 1edico ,e(alreport ar8ed as E>hi3it
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2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: *lri(ht. %o &ou never ade an& eGorts to do &our )o3 as the careta8er of the
apartent0 * I ri(ht in sa&in( this4
2ITNE%%: /ina3alaan 8o po sila 8un( anon( dapat (awin para..
*TT+. T*,ORON: Taa 3an( si3ihin na hindi o pinan(ala(aan &un( apartent4Iniwan o
&un at lua3as 8a para a(pa-ospital o a(pa3lotter42ala 8an( (inawan( 8ahit anon( eGort o
ha83an(in para apan(ala(aan i&on4
2ITNE%: opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: 1s. 2itness0 &ou identiAed E>h3it
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*TT+. T*,ORON: For the defense0 &our onor. +our onor as uch as I would li8e to prepare a
)udicial adavit for the accused0 3ut she5s not (oin( to &
oce and the onl& wa& that I can tal8 to her is durin( the scheduled
hearin( )ust li8e toda&0 &our onor0 so if the court would want e
to prepare a )udicial adavit0 &our onor0 on the ne>t scheduled
hearin(. If the court would allow e to present her to the witness stand0
&our onor4
COURT: +ou can present her now. %wear in the witness.
INTERPRETER: 1s. 2itness0 please raise &our ri(ht hand. 'o &ou solenl& swear the
truth and nothin( 3ut the truth 3efore this court4
2ITNE%%: +es0 1a5a
INTERPRETER: Please state &our nae0 a(e0 civil status and other personal
circustances.
2ITNE%%: I a %u&en0 'ianli(0 $ &ears old0 %in(le0 Residin( at *la3an(0 1untinlupa
Cit&
INTERPRETER: The witness is read&0 &our onor
*TT+. T*,ORON: The testion& of the witness is 3ein( oGered to prove that she adits she
inicted the ph&sical in)uries over the person of one 6enn&
/uenaventura 3ut onl& in defense of her person and her honor and to
prove other relevant atters directl& related to this case. 1a& I
proceed0 &our onor4
COURT: O8a&0 proceed
*TT+. T*,ORON: ood afternoon 1s. 'ianli(. *re &ou the sae %u&en 'ianli( who is also
an accused for sli(ht ph&sical in)uries with one coplainant 6enn&
/uenaventura4
2ITNE%%: +es0 *ttorne&.
*TT+. T*,ORON: One 6enn& /uenaventura is accusin( &ou of attac8in(0 assaultin(0 and
eplo&in( personal violence on her person soetie on 6anuar& 9#0
$#!". 2hat can &ou sa& a3out the char(es levied a(ainst &ou4
2ITNE%%: Eh paano n(a po 8asi...wala na n(a po a8on( asa3i 3asta...
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*TT+. T*,ORON: Is it true or not4
2ITNE%%: Totoo po
*TT+. T*,ORON: *nd wh& did &ou do that to coplainant 6enn& /uenaventura4
2ITNE%%: Eh 8asi n(a po0 inaano n&a &un( ana8 8o0 pina(3i3intan(an ni&an(
a(nana8aw. Uuwi po &un( ana8 8o sa 3aha& na(susu3on(
*TT+. T*,ORON: 2hat is the nae of &our son4
2ITNE%%: /ae3& /aste
*TT+. T*,ORON: /ae3& /aste4
2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: *nd wh& did &ou sa& that coplainant is alwa&s accusin( &our son of
stealin(4
2ITNE%%: ;asi (anito po &an0 uuwi po &un( ana8 8o0 uii&a8 na(susu3on( po sa
a8in. N(a&on sa3i 8o
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2ITNE%%: Pinsan po si&a n( 8a-live in 8o
*TT+. T*,ORON: Pinsan4
2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: ow old is &our son4
2ITNE%%: *no0 &ears old
*TT+. T*,ORON: Now0 after &our son went to &our house cr&in( and infored &ou that herauntie0 6enn& /uenaventura0 accuses hi a(ain of stealin(0
what did &ou do4
2ITNE%%: *no po0 sa3i 8o sa ana8 8o0
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2ITNE%%: Tapos sa3i 8o0 3a8it sinasa3ihan o la(i &un( ana8 8o na a(nana8aw0 eh
wala naan( ninana8aw. ;un( eron0 edi dapat pina 3aran(a& o.
+un an( sa3i 8o.
*TT+. T*,ORON: *nd what was the response of the coplainant 6enn&4
2ITNE%%: 1inura ni&a po a8o
*TT+. T*,ORON: ow did she tell &ou4
2ITNE%%: %a3i ni&a
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2ITNE%%: an&an lan(0 aa3ahan ni&a 8o0 tsa8a 8o si&a (inanun na tala(a0 tapos
pinu8ol 8ai n( 3aso
*TT+. T*,ORON: +ou ade ention t4 2hat
happened ne>t4
2ITNE%%: Tapos na(punta po a8o sa 8apatid ni&a0 sa3i 8o
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*TT+. T*,ORON: 1a& taa &un( ulo4
2ITNE%%: Opo0 hindi 8o po ala
*TT+. T*,ORON: %o0 considerin( that her 3rother instructed &ou not to Ale an& char(es
a(ainst her0 what did &ou do after tal8in( to her 3rother4
2ITNE%%: *no po0 hindi na lan( po 8ai na(sapa0 3inalewala na lan( po nain &un0
an( inaano po nain &un( 8apatid ni&a si ;u&a /o&
*TT+. T*,ORON: ;u&a /o&4
2ITNE%%: Oo0 &un( 8apatid ni&a po. %a3i ni&a
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2ITNE%%: Natan((ap 8o po0 ;a&a sa3i 8o sa 8apatid ni&a0
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*TT+. T*,ORON: +our onor0 'o we still have tie4
COURT: +ou want to present another witness4
*TT+. T*,ORON: +es0 &our onor. Our last witness &our honor
COURT: *lri(ht.
*TT+. T*,ORON: +our onor0 we are callin( to the witness stand a certain 1o& /aste0 &ouronor0 the other of accused5s live-in-partner0 &our onor
COURT: *lri(ht0 %wear in the witness
INTERPRETER: 1s. 2itness0 Please raise &our ri(ht hand. 'o &ou solenl& swear the
truth and nothin( 3ut the whole truth 3efore this court4
2ITNE%%: +es0 1a5a
INTERPRETER: Please state &our nae0 a(e0 civil status0 and other personal
circustances
2ITNE%%: I5 1o& /aste0 &ears old0 arried0 residin( at *la3an(0 1untinlupa
Cit&
INTERPRETER: The witness is read& &our onor
*TT+. T*,ORON: The testion& of the witness is 3ein( oGered to corro3orate the earlier
testion& of accused %u&en 'ianli(0 +our onor0 and to prove other relevant
atters directl& related to the particular case. 1a& I proceed &our onor4
COURT: O8a&0 proceed
*TT+. T*,ORON: Can I call &ou 1o& /aste4 *no pon( pala&aw ni&o4
2ITNE%%: 1o& / po
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*TT+. T*,ORON: O8a& 1o& /. ;a&o po 3a a& 8ilala iton( si %u&en 'ianli(4
2ITNE%%: 1anu(an( 8o po
*TT+. T*,ORON: Paano ni&o po na(in( anu(an(4
2ITNE%%: Eh asawa po n( ana8 8o
*TT+. T*,ORON: Na(&on po iton( si 6enn& /uenaventura0 8ilala ni&o rin po 3a4
2ITNE%%: Paan(8in 8o po &an0 8apatid 8o Nana& ni&a
*TT+. T*,ORON: ;apatid ni&o po an( nana& ni&a4
2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: N(a&on po0 ala ni&o po 3an( iton( si 6enn& /uenaventura a& na(rere8laola3an sa in&on( anu(an( na si %u&en 'ianli(0 sa salan( panana8it noon(
Enero 9#0 $#!"4
2ITNE%%: *la 8o po &un
*TT+. T*,ORON: *no naan po an( asasasa3i nin&o tun(8ol sa panana8it na ito4
2ITNE%%: %ina3i n(a po sa a8in na pina 3a3aran(a& daw po si&a. *n( sa3i po sa a8in
ni ;a 6unior0 &un( nasa 3aran(a&0 napipi8on na daw si&an( padala n( padala n(
ano0 3a8it daw po a&aw a(8asundo at a(8aa(-ana8 naan0 &un
po an( sa3i sa 3aran(a&. %ina3ihan daw po si&a na 8un( (usto o ia8&at o na
sa taas0 8a&a po dinala dito
*TT+. T*,ORON: ;a&a dinala dito4
2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: Pero nandoon po 3a 8a&o noon( a(8aroon n( pa(tatalo iton( si %u&en
'ianli( at 6enn& /uenaventura noon( Enero 9#0 $#!"4
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2ITNE%%: Nandoon po a8o0 na8aupo sa upuan nila
*TT+. T*,ORON: Na8ita ni&o po 3a an( pan(&a&ari4
2ITNE%%: Opo. Na8ita 8o. ,uapit pa n(a po a8o eh
*TT+. T*,ORON: O8a& po. Noon( 3a(o po sila a(8aroon n( pa(tatalo niton( si 6enn&
/uenaventura at %u&en 'ianli(0 ano po &un( naalala nin&o noon( panahon(
i&on 3a(o a(8aroon n( pa(tatalo4
2ITNE%%: 2ala po a8o naaalala. *n( nasa3i 8o lan( po0 3a8it na(8a(an&an0
a(8apatid 8ai n( nana& o0 &un lan( po an( sina3i 8o sa 8an&a
*TT+. T*,ORON: Na8ita ni&o po 3an( sina8tan niton( si %u&en 'ianli( iton( si 6enn&
/uenaventura4
2ITNE%%: Na8ita 8o po hinapas nun( plastic na panla(a& sa dait
*TT+. T*,ORON: Panun(8it po4
2ITNE%%: Panun(8it po n( dait
*TT+. T*,ORON: Pero Paano po hinapas ni %u&en 'ianli( iton( si 6enn& /uenaventura n(
panun(8it n( dait4 *no pon( na8ita ni&on( (inawa ni 6enn& /uenaventura
sa 8an&a4
2ITNE%%: Na(urahan po sila
*TT+. T*,ORON: *no po an( unan( sina3i ni 6enn& /uenaventura4
2ITNE%%: Eh0 inura po n(
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*TT+. T*,ORON: Pa(8atapos pon( hapasin ni %u&en 'ianli( n( panun(8it iton( si 6enn&0
ano po an( (inawa ni 6enn&4
2ITNE%%: Inawat lan( po n( (a tao doon
*TT+. T*,ORON: Nandito po 8a&o 8anina noon( na(sasalita si %u&en 'ianli(0 di 3a4
2ITNE%%: Opo
*TT+. T*,ORON: Taa po 3a an( pa(8a8asa3i ni %u&en 'ianli( na na si&a daw a&
aa3ahin( sasa8sa8in ni 6enn& /uenaventura4
2ITNE%%: Opo0 la(i pon( a& pana8sa8 na na8asa83it sa 3ewan( &an eh
*TT+. T*,ORON: N(a&on po 3a a& 8utsil&o si&a n(a&on4
2ITNE%%: Ewan 8o lan( po n(a&on. N(a&on po si(uro wala dahil pupunta si&a dito
*TT+. T*,ORON: ,a(i po si&an( a& pana8sa8 na dala4
2ITNE%%: Eh sa3i po n( paan(8in 8o0 &un( 8u&a ni&a0
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*TT+. T*,ORON: *h0 pata& na. 2ala na po a8on( 8atanun(an 8a(alan( (alan( na hu8uan
COURT: Cross0 Fiscal
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: 1ada 2itness0 how far were &ou fro %u&en 'ianli( when she attac8ed
6enn& /uenaventura on 6anuar& 9#0 $#!"4
2ITNE%%: Na(lala3a po si&a di&an. *;o po na8aupo sa upuan nila. %ila po sa a&
8a3ila alapit sa 8anila.
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: aano po 8a&o 8ala&o sa tan&a tan&a ni&o4
2ITNE%%: 1ala&o-la&o din po n( 8aunti
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: %o &ou ar and conAr that indeed %u&en 'ianli( inicted ph&sical
in)uries on 6enn& /uenaventura4
2ITNE%%: inapas n(a po n( panun(8it n( dait na plastic0 &un po tala(a an(
na8ita 8o. Eh paano naan po hindi (a(awin &un sa pa(uura sa 8an&a
FI%C*, /*UTI%T*: No further =uestions &our onor.
2ITNE%%: Re-direct0 counsel
*TT+. T*,ORON: No re-direct0 &our onor.
COURT: *lri(ht0 the witness is e>cused
*TT+. T*,ORON: Our witness0 &our onor is our last witness for the defense0 &our onor. *nd
we have no ore witness to present. /ased onl& on the testionies of the two0
&our onor0 we are forall& su3ittin( our case to the sound discretion of this
onora3le court.
COURT: *lri(ht. The parties0 havin( rested their cases and trial 3ein(
terinated0 this case is deeed su3itted for decision.
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