Counter Affidavit

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR  TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL

CHRISTINE TORRALBA y MAGDALENA   Complai nant,

IS No 00/099 #o&. ACTS O# LASCI:IO;SNESS

-versusversusDONALD CABIDO y LARA Respondent !-----------------------------------------------------"

ANSWER/COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT

I, DONALD CABIDO y LARA, #ilipino, o$ le%al a%e, sin%le and a &esident o$ 'o(la)ion, Ba)layon, Bo*ol, '*ilippines, a$te& *a+in% (een dly so&n to in a))o&dan)e it* la, *e&e(y depose and state t*at. / I am t*e a))sed a))sed in C&iminal C&iminal Case Case No /001 /001 $o& t*e )&ime )&ime o$ RA'E nde& A&ti)le 122-A o$ t*e Re+ised 'enal Code3 1 Despite (ein% (ein% p*ysi)ally p*ysi)ally disa(led, disa(led, I am employe employed d as a tility man o$  Bo*ol Royale Blind Massa%e Clini) 4BRBMC5 at Tam(lot St, Ta%(ila&an City, Bo*ol, '*ilippines (y p&o+idin% sppo&t in &epai&in% pot*oles and %tte %tte&s &s,, as assi sist stin% in% o$$i o$$i)e )e sta$ sta$$$ in )st )stod odial ial se se&+ &+i)e i)es s and and %&o %&onds nds 6eep 6eepin in% % a) a)ti ti+i +iti ties es,, )lea )leani nin% n% and and main mainta tain inin in% % $loo& $loo& s&$ s&$a)e a)es s and and indos, empty t&as* &e)epta)les and ens&e app&op&iate disposin% o$$ o$ t&as*, and )leanin% &est&ooms and &eplenis*in% spplies3 7 I neit*e& molest molest no& )ome )ome p to t*e point point o$ &apin% &apin% t*e Complainant Complainant 4C*& 4C*&is isti tine ne To&&al &&al(a (a y Ma Ma%d %dal alen ena5 a5 as alle alle%e %ed d in *e& *e& Comp Compla lain inttA$$ida+it3 8 I deny all t*e alle%ation alle%ations s set $o&t* in t*e Complaint Complaint-A$ -A$$ida+i $ida+itt $o& la)6 o$ 6noled%e as to t*e t&t* o$ t*e said alle%ations, t*e t&t* (ein% t*at.

a On t*e 12t* day o$ O)to(e&, 10/2, I as at t*e pla)e o$ my o&6 in Bo*ol Royale Blind Massa%e Clini) 4BRBMC5 at Tam(lot St, Ta%(ila&an City, Bo*ol, '*ilippines spposedly o&6in% t*e &e%la& *o&s o$ dty $&om < o=)lo)6 in t*e mo&nin% to > o=)lo)6 in t*e a$te&noon3 ( T*at on t*e same day at past > o=)lo)6 in t*e a$te&noon, I as al&eady *eadin% *ome a$te& a +e&y lon% and ti&in% day o$ o&6 )leanin% t*e &est&ooms and $loo& s&$a)es ) T*at t*e &e)eptionist-)as*ie&, M& Rod&i%o ? Santos, a6a “Nong Rudy”, personally   as6ed me to stay and o&6 o+e&time a$te& *e dis)o+e&ed nme&os tiny pot*oles nea& t*e ent&an)e o$ t*e massa%e &ooms, some inside t*e massa%e &ooms, otside t*e &est&oom and t*e ent&an)e doo&, and *oles in t*e %tte& t*at &e@i&es immediate $i!in% $o& it may (e a )ase o$ an a))ident i$  not to (e a)ted immediately3 d T*at I too6 t*e initiati+e to )all t*e )lini)=s otso&)ed tility man, my (&ot*e&-in-la, C*&istian To&to&, to do t*e &epai&s it* my assistan)e I )alled *im &i%*t aay and *e a&&i+ed at t*e )lini) a&ond >.8> in t*e a$te&noon on t*at same day3 e T*at my (&ot*e&-in-la and I de)ided to seal t*e *oles in t*e %tte&s $i&st sin)e t*e day is al&eady at tili%*t He spea&*eaded t*e )o+e&in% o$ *oles in t*e %tte& it* my sppo&t and assistan)e sin)e I )an=t )lim( t*e stai&s and &ea)* t*e %tte& (e)ase o$ my p*ysi)al disa(ility3 $ T*at at a&ond ./> in t*e e+enin%, e $inis*ed )o+e&in% p t*e *oles in t*e %tte& and de)ided to )ontinosly &epai& t*e pot*oles nea& t*e ent&an)e o$ t*e massa%e &ooms, some inside t*e massa%e &ooms, otside t*e &est&oom and t*e ent&an)e doo& settin% aside dinne& at t*at time (e)ase *e told me *e ill t&eat me $o& one &i%*t a$te& o& tas6s3 % T*at I as tas6ed to mi! and pll p t*e )ement and sand *ile my (&ot*e&-in-la adds ate& into t*e mi!t&e ntil its pe&$e)t )onsisten)y is &eady $o& $illin%-p t*e *oles in t*e $loo&3 * T*at (e$o&e e sta&ted $illin% p t*e pot*oles in t*e $loo&, and sin)e e e&e al&eady *n%&y, e lit p a $e sti)6s o$ )i%a&ettes otside t*e (ildin% $o& almost /0 mintes3 i T*at at app&o!imately < o=)lo)6 in t*e e+enin%, e *ead (a)6 to t*e )lini) and sta&ted $illin% p t*e pot*oles in t*e $loo& it* )ement  I as in )*a&%ed it* $illin% p all t*e pot*oles nea& t*e ent&an)e o$ t*e massa%e &ooms, some inside t*e massa%e &ooms,

otside t*e &est&oom and t*e ent&an)e doo& *ile my (&ot*e&-inla as tas6ed to &e$ill t*e )ement3   T*at it is p*ysi)ally impossi(le $o& me to )ommit t*e )&ime )*a&%ed (e)ase I *ad (een doin% t*e $o&e%oin% tas6 p ntil /0./> in t*e e+enin% and t*at my (&ot*e&-in-la &e%la&ly )*e)6ed my o&6 e+e&y time I $inis* )o+e&in% p a pot*ole3 6 T*at $&om t*e time e $inis*ed )o+e&in% p t*e pot*oles, e )leaned t*e tools t*at e sed (y t*e $a)et lo)ated at t*e (a)6 pa&t o$ t*e (ildin% and t*at my (&ot*e&-in-la as it* me all t*e time3 l T*at *ile *eadin% ot, e noti)ed some )ommotion at t*e aitin% &oom &ese&+ed $o& $emale massa%e t*e&apists *e&e e sa Nong Rudy, t*e )omplainant, and *e& siste& T*e siste& pointed at me, s*oted, and a))sed me o$ to)*in% t*e )omplainant > T*e alle%ations stated in t*e A$$ida+it-Complaint a&e me&e mali)ios $a(&i)ations (y t*e )omplainant *i)* may *a+e (een sp&&ed (y t*e (itte& enmity *a&(o&ed (y mem(e&s o$ *e& $amily a&isin% $&om a p&ope&ty dispte t*at in+ol+ed (ot* o& $amilies, *i)* )ase *ad al&eady (een de)ided in $inality (y t*e Sp&eme Co&t to o& $a+o&, and as a &eslt o$ *i)* t*e mem(e&s o$ t*e )omplainants $amily *a+e &epeatedly *&led +e&(al t*&eats a%ainst me and my si(lin%s t*at t*ey old %et (a)6 at s in *ate+e& ay possi(le 2 I am e!e)tin% t*is Conte&-A$$ida+it $o& t*e p&pose o$ attestin% to t*e t&t* o$ t*e $o&e%oin% statements, to in$o&m t*e p&ope& at*o&ities o$ t*e a(o+e $a)ts, to sppo&t my p&aye& $o& t*e d&oppin% o& dismissal o$ t*e instant )ase a%ainst me and $o& *ate+e& p&pose t*is may se&+e (est IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I *a+e *e&ento set my *and t*is No+em(e& 7, 10/2 in t*e City o$ Ta%(ila&an, Bo*ol, '*ilippines

DONALD L. CABIDO  Affiant 

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFRORE ME, t*is 7&d day o$  No+em(e& 10/2 in t*e City o$ Ta%(ila&an, Bo*ol, '*ilippines I $&t*e& )e&ti$y t*at I *a+e pe&sonally e!amined t*e *e&ein )omplainant and I am satis$ied t*at s*e +olnta&ily and $&eely e!e)ted and nde&stood *e& a$$ida+it

ATTY. HUAN R. BANTAY Notary Public  Ta%(ila&an City, Bo*ol, '*ilippines 'TR No. 08729/87 MCLE Complian)e No. 009/810/7

Do) No. /17 'a%e No. 8 Boo6 No. > Se&ies o$ 10/2

CERTIFICATION

T*is is to )e&ti$y t*at I *a+e pe&sonally e!amined t*e *e&ein a$$iant and t*at I am satis$ied t*at *e +olnta&ily e!e)ted and nde&stood *is statementsin t*is Conte& A$$ida+it

RIBIK R. TORTOR  '&ose)to& I