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Judicial Affidavit Badillo
Judicial Affidavit Badillo
Judicial Affidavit Badillo
ETHEL B. RIVAS,
Accused.
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AFFIDAVIT
12. Q: When did you learn that the accused was spreading
rumors about you?
A: I first learned that accused Ethel Rivas was spreading
rumors about me on 03 April 2006 at around 11 o’clock in
the morning.
13. Q: How did you learn that the accused was spreading
rumors about you, Madam Witness?
A: Two of my teachers, Dr. Rosalito R. De Roda and Mrs.
Amor Macabagdal, told me that accused Ethel Rivas was
spreading gossip about me.
15. Q: Who was this teacher who went inside your office?
A: It was Mrs. Leah Aquino.
21. Q: What is this proof you are referring to, Madam Witness?
A: Mrs. Leah Aquino and Ms Zenaida Fulgencio executed a
Joint Affidavit saying that they heard accused Ethel Rivas
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22. Q: How did you know that Mrs. Leah Aquino and Ms
Zenaida Fulgencio executed a Joint Affidavit?
A: They showed it to me, sir.
32. Q: Do you have any proof that indeed Mr. Tamondong, Mr.
Cua, Ms. Nadal and Mrs. Fonacier heard the accused
uttered these words?
A: Yes, sir.
33. Q: What is this proof you are referring to, Madam Witness?
A: Mr. Tamondong, Mr. Cua, Ms. Nadal and Mrs. Fonacier
executed a Joint Affidavit saying that they heard accused
Ethel Rivas uttered in a loud voice that I have a
relationship with Mr. Dranreb Beria.
34. Q: How did you know that Mr. Tamondong, Mr. Cua, Ms.
Nadal and Mrs. Fonacier executed a Joint Affidavit?
A: They showed it to me, sir.
35. Q: If this Joint Affidavit is shown to you, would you be able to
identify it?
A: Yes, sir.
37. Q: After Mr. Tamondong, Mr. Cua, Ms. Nadal and Mrs.
Fonacier told you what Ethel Rivas said in the eatery,
what happened next, if any?
A: I summoned Ms. Fe Apolonio.
42. Q: Do you have any proof that indeed Mrs. Fe Apolonio did
not take any part in spreading the rumors about you?
A: Yes, sir.
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43. Q: What is this proof you are referring to, Madam Witness?
A: Mrs. Fe Apolonio executed an Affidavit saying that she
denied having said those defamatory statements and
being the source of the rumors that was spreading.
50. Q: Do you have any proof that Mr. Beria said these
statements?
A: Yes, sir.
51. Q: What is this proof you are referring to, Madam Witness?
A: Mr. Beria executed an Affidavit that he was aware of the
rumors that were spreading but denied having anything
to do with it.
52. Q: How did you know that Mr. Beria executed an Affidavit?
A: He showed it to me, sir.
55. Q: What was your reaction after confirming with all of the
teachers who personally heard Ethel Rivas spreading the
rumor and after confronting Mrs. Apolonio and Mr.
Beria, Madam Witness?
A: My reaction was of unexplained mixture of emotions. I
was at first shocked and exclaimed “grabeng kalokohan”.
I was repeatedly asking the teachers who reported to me
the incident “me? Me? But why?” and then I was already
furious and dishonored.
56. Q: Why were you feeling furious, Madam Witness?
A: I was very furious because if there is one thing in me that
I hold sacred is my purity as a woman and my fidelity to
my spouse. I was at my boiling point because there was
not a grain of truth to any of the rumors said about me.
57. Q: What made you say that there was no truth to any
utterances made by Ethel Rivas?
A: The ugly utterances are against my moral where it is a
mortal sin and never in my official and unofficial affairs
did I act with malice much more to have intimate relation
with anyone than other my husband.
59. Q: What was the effect of the rumors on your life and career,
Madam Witness?
A: The rumors and imputations made by the accused caused
me irreparable damage. Needless to say, I experienced
sleepless nights, mental anguish, moral shock wounded
feelings and social insecurity. My reputation was
tarnished mercilessly.
67. Q: Do you affirm and confirm all the statements made in this
document, Madam Witness?
A: Yes, sir.
DEMERLIE B. BADILLO
Affiant
CERTIFICATION