Republic of the Philippines)

Province of Negros Oriental..) S.S.

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COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT
I am Jose Arlie Pastor Gutang, the respondent, of legal age, and a resident of
________________. After having sworn in accordance with law, do hereby depose
and say that;
1. Currently a member of the Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of
Bindoy, Negros Oriental;
2. On June 9, 2013, I submitted a Report of Contribution (Annex E) showing
the total amount of SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND PESOS (P73,000)
used in the 2013 election;
3. An excess of THREE THOUSAND SIXTY SEVEN PESOS or FIVE AND
SEVEN/FIVE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT (5.75%) to the allowable
expense of SIXTY NINE THOUSAND THIRTY THREE PESOS (69,
033.00);
4. The excess and an additional amount thereof was used for payment for the
legal services of an attorney as reflected in a contract ( Annex___) and
undoubtedly , such expenditure for legal services clearly falls within par. i
of Section 102 of the Omnibus Election Code, thus, it can not be accounted
in computing for the total expenditure of a party.
5. To wit the provision sets:
Section 102. Lawful expenditures.- to carry out the objectives of the
preceding sections, no candidate or treasurer of a political party shall,
directly or indirectly, make any expenditure except for the following
purposes:
i.

For employment of counsel, the cost of which shall not

be taken into account in determining the amount of
expenses which a candidate or political party may have
incurred under section 100 and 101 hereof;

6. The filing of the summary report of expenditures for the May 13, 2013
election was a result of a mere oversight as this was done in haste but
without any purpose of evasion;

7. I am executing this counter affidavit to attest the truth and the veracity of
the foregoing facts and circumstances.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this___
day of September, at _____________, Philippines.

JOSE ARLIE P.GUTANG

Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN, to before me this ____ day of _____,
at __________________, Philippines.
CERTIFICATION
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have personally examine the affiant on
his foregoing counter-affidavit and I am fully convinced that he has
personally executed and understood the same to the best of his knowledge
and beliefs.