Civil Case Script

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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!illment o! Your greater

glory.Amen.

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COURT: Your initial presentation of evidence, criminal case no. 16-0103 eople

of

t!e !ilippines "#. #u$en %imanlic for sli&!t p!$sical in'uries

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: (or t!e &overnment, $our onor, please

*TTY. T*+ORO/: (or t!e defense, $our onor. Your onor as muc! as ) ould lie to prepare a

'udicial a2davit for t!e accused, ut s!e4s not &oin& to m$

o2ce and t!e onl$ a$ t!at ) can tal to !er is durin& t!e sc!eduled

!earin& 'ust lie toda$, $our onor, so if t!e court ould ant me

to prepare a 'udicial a2davit, $our onor, on t!e ne5t sc!eduled

!earin&. )f t!e court ould allo me to present !er to t!e itness stand,

$our onor

COURT: You can present !er no. #ear in t!e itness.

)T7RR7T7R: 8s. 9itness, please raise $our ri&!t !and. %o $ou solemnl$ sear t!e

trut! and not!in& ut t!e trut! efore t!is court

9)T7##: Yes, 8a4am

)T7RR7T7R: lease state $our name, a&e, civil status and ot!er personal

circumstances.

9)T7##: ) am #u$en, %imanlic, ; $ears old, #in&le, Residin& at *laan&, 8untinlupa

Cit$

)T7RR7T7R: T!e itness is read$, $our onor

*TTY. T*+ORO/: T!e testimon$ of t!e itness is ein& o


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COURT: Oa$, proceed

*TTY. T*+ORO/: /ood afternoon 8s. %imanlic. *re $ou t!e same #u$en %imanlic !o is also

an accused for sli&!t p!$sical in'uries it! one complainant >enn$

uenaventura

9)T7##: Yes, *ttorne$.

*TTY. T*+ORO/: One >enn$ uenaventura is accusin& $ou of attacin&, assaultin&, and

emplo$in& personal violence on !er person sometime on >anuar$ 30,

016. 9!at can $ou sa$ aout t!e c!ar&es levied a&ainst $ou

9)T7##: 7! paano n&a po asi...ala na n&a po aon& masai asta...

*TTY. T*+ORO/: )s it true or not

9)T7##: Totoo po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *nd !$ did $ou do t!at to complainant >enn$ uenaventura

9)T7##: 7! asi n&a po, inaano n$a $un& ana o, pina&iintan&an ni$an&

ma&nanaa. Umui po $un& ana o sa a!a$ na&susumon&

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9!at is t!e name of $our son

9)T7##: ae$ aste

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ae$ aste

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *nd !$ did $ou sa$ t!at complainant is ala$s accusin& $our son of

stealin&

9)T7##: ?asi &anito po $an, umui po $un& ana o, umii$a na&susumon& po sa

ain. &a$on sai o @ait a umii$a@ @ ?asi 8ama si Tita unso

po sinai!an na naman aon& ma&nanaa.@


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*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9!en $ou sa$, @Tita unso@, !o is $our son referrin& to

9)T7##: 8a&-ti$a!in po sila n$an e!

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Oo n&a, #ino n&a po si @Tita unso@

9)T7##: #i$a po Aitness pointin& to t!e complainantB

*TTY. T*+ORO/: >enn$ uenaventura

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: $ t!e a$ 8adam 9itness, !o are $ou related to 8s. #u$en %imanlic

9)T7##: insan po si$a n& a-live in o

*TTY. T*+ORO/: insan

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: o old is $our son

9)T7##: *no, $ears old

*TTY. T*+ORO/: o, after $our son ent to $our !ouse cr$in& and informed $ou t!at !er

auntie, >enn$ uenaventura, accuses !im a&ain of stealin&,

!at did $ou do

9)T7##: *no po, sai o sa ana o, @si&e, di$an a lan& !ua& an& ma&alit, aa

asi ma&-aa$ pa a$on& dalaa, aae pa naman si$a, matanda

pa sa$o, aa ma&suntuan pa a$on& dalaa@, da!il &usto na

n&a po si$an& anu!in da!il la&i na lan& po ni$a inaano $un& ana o,

ilan& eses na pon& na&susumon&.

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Oa$, 9!at did $ou do, 8adam 9itness after $ou told $our son to sta$ in t!e

!ouse

9)T7##: #ai o @ %i$an& a lan& muna, ao na an& pupunta at aausap@


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*TTY. T*+ORO/: Oa$. 9ere $ou ale to tal to t!e complainant, >ennifer uenaventura

9)T7##: Opo. ?inausap o po si$a. *n& sai o po sa an$a, @ait la&i mo na lan&

inaano si ae$ !indi a naman inaano, la&i a na lan&

na&paparini&@

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 8s. 9itness, !en $ou sa$ @inaano@

9)T7##: +a&i n$an& sinasai!an& ma&nanaa pa& naiita ni$a

*TTY. T*+ORO/: #i&e po

9)T7##: Tapos sai o, ait sinasai!an mo la&i $un& ana o na ma&nanaa, e!

ala naman& ninanaa. ?un& meron, edi dapat pina aran&a$ mo.

Yun an& sai o.

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *nd !at as t!e response of t!e complainant >enn$

9)T7##: 8inura ni$a po ao

*TTY. T*+ORO/: o did s!e tell $ou

9)T7##: #ai ni$a @7! tala&a naman e!, putan& ina mo a e!, tala&a naman&

ma&nanaa an& ana ni$o, ma&nanaa an& la!i ni$o,@ ?a$a

na-uisit ao

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *nd !at did $ou do

9)T7##: /inaa o pinupo o si$a n& ano, n& panun&it

*TTY. T*+ORO/: anun&it

9)T7##: Opo. anun&it n& sampa$an

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *fter $ou !it !er it! a @panun&it@, !at transpired ne5t 8s. 9itness


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9)T7##: inato ni$a po ao n& ano, n& aso, tapos ama!an ni$a po ao n& utsil$o

a$a pinalo o po si$a ulit n& panun&it

*TTY. T*+ORO/: anun&it ulit

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *nd $ou made mention t!at s!e as aout to !it $ou it! a nife

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9as s!e ale to do it

9)T7##: /an$an lan&, aama!an ni$a o, tsaa o si$a &inanun na tala&a, tapos

pinuol ami n& aso

*TTY. T*+ORO/: You made mention @ami@ !o as it! $ou at t!at time $ou ere !avin& a

D&!t it! >enn$

9)T7##: Yun& ana o po si ae$ aste at $un& isa o pan& ana

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Ot!er t!an ae$ aste, $ou and >enn$, !o else ere present at t!at time

of t!e particular incident

9)T7##: 8&a tao na nanonood sa amin. uod di$an, i$enan o nanunuod, inaaat

ami

*TTY. T*+ORO/: i$enan

9)T7##: *$an po A9itness pointin& to !er mot!er-in-laB

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9!at is t!e name of $our i$enan

9)T7##: 8omm$ aste po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 8omm$ aste


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9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Oa$, 8adam 9itness. *nd after t!e incident, !at transpired ne5t 9!at

!appened ne5t

9)T7##: Tapos na&punta po ao sa apatid ni$a, sai o @?u$a o$, $un& apatid ni$opo, inaano ami, !ina!aol ami n& panasa, ano po an& dapat on&

&ain, ma&papa aran&a$ po a ami@ *& sa&ot n& apatid

ni$a, @ua& na, alam mo naman $an& si unso, ma$ tama $an&

ulo ni$an@. 7! !indi o naman alam na ma$ tama n&a

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9!at do $ou mean

9)T7##: 7an o un& ano $un& sai n& apatid ni$a na ma$ tama si$a

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 8a$ tama $un& ulo

9)T7##: Opo, !indi o po alam

*TTY. T*+ORO/: #o, considerin& t!at !er rot!er instructed $ou not to Dle an$ c!ar&esa&ainst !er, !at did $ou do after talin& to !er rot!er

9)T7##: *no po, !indi na lan& po ami na&sampa, inaleala na lan& po namin $un,

an& inaano po namin $un& apatid ni$a si ?u$a o$

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ?u$a o$

9)T7##: Oo, $un& apatid ni$a po. #ai ni$a @papansinin mo $an, ma&papa-aran&a$

a pa, e! apatid o n&a sinasa ni$an e!@.. a$a &anun na lan&

din po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 8eanin& to sa$, 8adam 9itness, $ou made mention t!at t!is >enn$

uenaventura !ad a D&!t it! !er rot!er also

9)T7##: Oo, sinai ni$a

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9!at is t!e name a&ain of !er rot!er

9)T7##: #i *iEa, $un& apatid ni$an& tomo$ din, sinasa ni$a


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*TTY. T*+ORO/: #inasa ni$a

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *!, ) see. *nd considerin& t!at $ou did not Dle an$ c!ar&es a&ainst t!e

person !o is aout to !it $ou it! a nife, >enn$ uenaventura, !at did $ou

do 8s. 9itness

9)T7##: 9ala na po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: 9!en as t!e Drst time $ou learned t!at a c!ar&e a&ainst $ou for sli&!t

p!$sical in'uries as Dled

9)T7##: atan&&ap o po, ?a$a sai o sa apatid ni$a, @?u$a o$, ti&nan mo,

inaran&a$ ami n& apatid mo, dapat ami na an& na&pa

aran&a$@, sai ni$a @ua& mo pansinin $un at anormal $un

e!@

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ) see. #o considerin& t!at t!is particular incident of 8s. >enn$ uenaventura

Dlin& a sli&!t p!$sical in'uries a&ainst $ou, !at do $ou antit! re&ard to t!e incident t!at s!e as aout to !it $ou it! a nife,

!at ould $ou ant to do it! t!at particular incident ri&!t

no

9)T7##: ara sa ain ala na $un. Tapos na po $un. /usto o ma& anu!an ami,

tapos na. a$aan na $un

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ) !ave no furt!er Fuestions $our onor.

COURT: Cross, (iscal

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: >ust a fe Fuestions, $our onor. 8a$ ) proceed $our onor

COURT: *lri&!t

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: 8adam 9itness, do $ou a&ree it! me t!at $ou assaulted and attaced

>enn$ uenaventura on >anuar$ 30, 016

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Your onor, t!at as alread$ admitted durin& t!e direct


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()#C*+ *UT)#T*: )n fact, $ou in=icted in'uries on !er, is t!at correct

9)T7##: Opo, nasatan o po si$a pero ala po si$an& su&at

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: o furt!er Fuestions, $our onor

COURT: Re-direct, counsel

*TTY. T*+ORO/: o, Re- direct $our onor

COURT: *lri&!t. T!e itness is e5cused

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*TTY. T*+ORO/: Your onor, %o e still !ave time

COURT: You ant to present anot!er itness

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Yes, $our onor. Our last itness $our !onor

COURT: *lri&!t.

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Your onor, e are callin& to t!e itness stand a certain 8omm$ aste, $our

onor, t!e mot!er of accused4s live-in-partner, $our onor

COURT: *lri&!t, #ear in t!e itness

)T7RR7T7R: 8s. 9itness, lease raise $our ri&!t !and. %o $ou solemnl$ sear t!e

trut! and not!in& ut t!e !ole trut! efore t!is court

9)T7##: Yes, 8a4am

)T7RR7T7R: lease state $our name, a&e, civil status, and ot!er personal

circumstances


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9)T7##: )4m 8omm$ aste, G; $ears old, married, residin& at *laan&, 8untinlupa

Cit$

)T7RR7T7R: T!e itness is read$ $our onor

*TTY. T*+ORO/: T!e testimon$ of t!e itness is ein& oenn$ uenaventura, ilala ni$o rin po a

9)T7##: aman&in o po $an, apatid o ana$ ni$a

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ?apatid ni$o po an& nana$ ni$a

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: &a$on po, alam ni$o po an& iton& si >enn$ uenaventura a$ na&rerelamo

laan sa in$on& manu&an& na si #u$en %imanlic, sa salan& pananait noon&

7nero 30, 016

9)T7##: *lam o po $un


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*TTY. T*+ORO/: *no naman po an& masasasai nin$o tun&ol sa pananait na ito

9)T7##: #inai n&a po sa ain na pina aaran&a$ da po si$a. *n& sai po sa ain

ni ?a >unior, $un& nasa aran&a$, napipion na da si$an& padala n& padala n&

ano, ait da po a$a ma&asundo at ma&ama&-ana naman, $un

po an& sai sa aran&a$. #inai!an da po si$a na un& &usto mo ia$at mo na

sa taas, a$a po dinala dito

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ?a$a dinala dito

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ero nandoon po a a$o noon& ma&aroon n& pa&tatalo iton& si #u$en

%imanlic at >enn$ uenaventura noon& 7nero 30, 016

9)T7##: andoon po ao, naaupo sa upuan nila

*TTY. T*+ORO/: aita ni$o po a an& pan&$a$ari

9)T7##: Opo. aita o. +umapit pa n&a po ao e!

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Oa$ po. oon& a&o po sila ma&aroon n& pa&tatalo niton& si >enn$

uenaventura at #u$en %imanlic, ano po $un& naalala nin$o noon& pana!on&

i$on a&o ma&aroon n& pa&tatalo

9)T7##: 9ala po ao naaalala. *n& nasai o lan& po, ait na&a&an$an,

ma&apatid ami n& nana$ mo, $un lan& po an& sinai o sa an$a

*TTY. T*+ORO/: aita ni$o po an& sinatan niton& si #u$en %imanlic iton& si >enn$

uenaventura

9)T7##: aita o po !inampas nun& plastic na panla&a$ sa damit

*TTY. T*+ORO/: anun&it po

9)T7##: anun&it po n& damit

*TTY. T*+ORO/: ero aano po !inampas ni #u$en %imanlic iton& si >enn$ uenaventura n&

panun&it n& damit *no pon& naita ni$on& &inaa ni >enn$ uenaventura

sa an$a


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9)T7##: a&mura!an po sila

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *no po an& unan& sinai ni >enn$ uenaventura

9)T7##: 7!, minura po n& @utan& ina nin$o puro a$o ma&nanaa@

*TTY. T*+ORO/: a&atapos po ni$an& mura!in si #u$en %imanlic na si$a da a$

ma&nanaa at an& an$an& ana, ano po an& naita ni$on& &inaa ni >enn$

uenaventura

9)T7##: 9ala po, na&mumura lan& po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: a&atapos pon& !ampasin ni #u$en %imanlic n& panun&it iton& si >enn$,

ano po an& &inaa ni >enn$

9)T7##: )naat lan& po n& m&a tao doon

*TTY. T*+ORO/: andito po a$o anina noon& na&sasalita si #u$en %imanlic, di a

9)T7##: Opo

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Tama po a an& pa&aasai ni #u$en %imanlic na na si$a da a$

aama!in& sasasain ni >enn$ uenaventura

9)T7##: Opo, la&i pon& ma$ panasa na naasait sa ean& $an e!

*TTY. T*+ORO/: &a$on po a ma$ utsil$o si$a n&a$on

9)T7##: 7an o lan& po n&a$on. &a$on po si&uro ala da!il pupunta si$a dito

*TTY. T*+ORO/: +a&i po si$an& ma$ panasa na dala

9)T7##: 7! sai po n& paman&in o, $un& u$a ni$a, @Tita, a& n$o n& patulan $an,

ao n&a pina-aran&a$ e!. $un& apatid ni$a sinasa n& stic n& areFue n& sa&in&.@ ?a$a

po ami nanana!imi alan& alan& sa apatid o..sai o sa anila, iti&il na $un& pa&!a!arap na

&an$an. 7! an& sai po ni$a, &usto da po ni$a na maulon& $un


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*TTY. T*+ORO/: &a$on po, ano n&a po an& pan&alan n& apatid ni$o na nana$ ni$a

9)T7##: ee po.

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *no naman po an& na&in& tu&on niton& si een& sa m&a pan&$a$ari

9)T7##: ata$ na po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: oon& m&a pana!on& i$on, u!a$ pa po a si$a

9)T7##: ata$ na n&a po

*TTY. T*+ORO/: *!, pata$ na. 9ala na po aon& atanun&an a&alan& &alan& na !uuman

COURT: Cross, (iscal

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: 8adam 9itness, !o far ere $ou from #u$en %imanlic !en s!e attaced

>enn$ uenaventura on >anuar$ 30, 016

9)T7##: a&lalaa po si$a di$an. *?o po naaupo sa upuan nila. #ila po sa ma$

aila malapit sa anila.

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: /aano po a$o ala$o sa tan$a tan$a ni$o

9)T7##: 8ala$o-la$o din po n& aunti

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: #o $ou a2rm and conDrm t!at indeed #u$en %imanlic in=icted p!$sical

in'uries on >enn$ uenaventura

9)T7##: inampas n&a po n& panun&it n& damit na plastic, $un po tala&a an&

naita o. 7! paano naman po !indi &a&ain $un sa pa&mumura sa an$a

()#C*+ *UT)#T*: o furt!er Fuestions $our onor.

9)T7##: Re-direct, counsel

*TTY. T*+ORO/: o re-direct, $our onor.


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COURT: *lri&!t, t!e itness is e5cused

*TTY. T*+ORO/: Our itness, $our onor is our last itness for t!e defense, $our onor. *nd

e !ave no more itness to present. ased onl$ on t!e testimonies of t!e to, $our onor, e

are formall$ sumittin& our case to t!e sound discretion of t!is onorale court.

COURT: *lri&!t. T!e parties, !avin& rested t!eir cases and trial ein&

terminated, t!is case is deemed sumitted for decision.

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