REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

Province of Iloilo) S.S.

City of Iloilo)
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AFFIDAVIT OF DESISTANCE

I, RHOAN I. HIPONIA, of legal ages, Filipino, single, and a resident of 190 E. Lopez St. Jaro
Iloilo City, Philippines, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and
say:

1 That I am the private complainant in the criminal case entitled "People of the Philippines
vs. Jan Arias" for Theft docketed as Criminal Case No. 13-19871 before the Municipal
Trial Court, Branch 2, Iloilo City, Philippines;

2 That I found out that the said accused at the time of the incident was not in his right
mind and did not know that what he was doing was wrongful and criminal considering
that he was suffering from SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID TYPE IN ACUTE EXACERBATION
as certified to by Dr.Nino Jardo of Iloilo Mission Hospital;

3 That the items taken by the accused, consisting of a Cellular phone and Coin Purse were
immediately recovered from him and their values had been voluntarily reimbursed by
the relatives of the said Accused;

4 In view of the foregoing, I finally manifest that I now completely and absolutely
exonerate the accused Jan Arias from any liability in connection with the above-
mentioned criminal case and that I am no longer interested, and I hereby desist, in
prosecuting the said criminal case;

5 That I execute this Affidavit of Desistance so that the above-mentioned criminal case be
immediately dismissed and considered finally closed and the bond posted by the herein
accused be released to him;

6 As such, I am respectfully praying that the aforementioned case against the Accused Jan
Arias be dismissed and finally closed.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 9
th
day of December at Iloilo City,
Philippines.



RHOAN I. HIPONIA



SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, this 9
th
Day of December, by the Affiant whom I
have identified through competent evidence of identity and who exhibited his PRC Card No.
0689311 issued at Manila, Philippines on March 22, 2011.



ATTY. MA. GRAZIELLA B. TANAEON
NOTARY PUBLIC
VALID UNTIL______________________
NOTARIAL COMMISSION REG. NO.__
IBP NO____________________________
ROLL NO__________________________
PTR NO___________________________
MCLE NO_________________________




Doc. No. 6;
Page No. 3;
Book No.1;
Series of 2013.