Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11th Judicial Region
Branch 52, Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION SP PROC. No. R-DVO-19-

FOR RECOGNITION OF 02759-SP
FOREIGN JUDGMENT
(DIVORCE) OF

JELYMA JAIME GOH duly rep.

by JENEMIA JAIME CAPOTE,
Petitioner,

-versus-

THE REGISTRAR GENERAL AND

THE CIVIL REGISTRY OF
DAVAO,

Respondents.

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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
I, JELYMA JAIME GOH, of legal age, a Filipino citizen and
presently residing at Orchard Lane Homes, Tugbok District, Davao
City, state under oath as follows:

Preliminary Statement

The person interrogating me is Atty. Ira R. Calatrava-

Valenzuela, with address at Room 203 H&2J Land Discovery Inc.,
Building, Mabini cor. Quirino St., Davao City. The interrogation is
being held at the same address. I am answering her questions fully
conscious that I do so under oath and may face criminal liability for
false testimony and perjury.

1. Are you familiar with this Yes.

case?
2. Why are you familiar with I am the petitioner in this case.
this case?
3. Do you know the Goh Yes.
Soon Tiong
4. Why do you know him? He is my ex-husband.
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5. When did you get married? On July 23, 2011 in Singapore
6. Do you have proof that you Yes. I have our Marriage
got married? Certificate and Singapore Civil
Marriage Register
7. I am showing to you a Yes.
Marriage Certificate dated July
23, 2011. Is this the one you are
referring to?
8. I am marking this as our
Exhibit “A”.
9. I am showing to you a Yes
Singapore Civil Marriage
Register dated June 4, 2018. Is
this the one you are referring to?
10. I am marking this as our
Exhibit “B”
11. Did you report your Yes. I have reported my
marriage to the Philippine marriage to the Philippine
Embassy? Embassy. I have my NSO
Report Marriage Certification.
12. I am showing to you a Yes.
NSO Report Marriage
Certification dated October 18,
2011. Is this the one you are
referring to?
13. I am marking this as our
Exhibit “C”
14. Are you divorce now with Yes. I filed for divorce because
Mr. Goh Soon Tiong? of security and safety reasons.
15. When and where did you We filed our divorce on January
file your divorce? 5, 2017 in accordance with
Singaporean Law and was later
granted Final Judgment on April
7, 2017;
16. What proof do Yes. I was a 2nd year college
student at Holy Cross of Davao
College.
17. And what about Ryan, was Yes. He was a 1st year college
he also a student at that time? student at the University of
Immaculate Concepcion.
18. What happened after you Ryan started to court me.
met him at the party?
19. How did he court you? He would go to my school
everyday. He would fetch me
and escort me while going home
to my boarding house.

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20. And what did you feel I felt bothered.
while he was doing this?
21. Why is that so? I felt that he was neglecting his
studies and that he also failed to
attend his classes because of
this.
22. What happened after he We officially became a couple.
courted you?
23. Do you remember when I cannot exactly remember the
this was? date but it was I think three
months after we met.
24. How was Ryan as a He was the only I introduced to
boyfriend? my family. He was God fearing,
sweet, supportive, and I felt
really secure with him.
25. In the course of your Well we would argue sometimes
relationship, did you have a but back then, I think it was
smooth one? normal for couples.
26. During those times you Yes. Whenever we argue, he
argued, did you notice anything had the tendency to bang his
about Ryan? head on the wall to get my
sympathy and attention. Also,
he would wait for hours outside
my boarding house even if I
would tell him to leave. He
would also cry and not eat.
27. Did this alarm you? Back then it did not although I
was worried about his actions.
28. What happened Ryan transferred to my school,
thereafter? Holy Cross.
29. If you know, why did he He wanted us to be together
transfer? always.
30. When he transferred to I think it did.
Holy Cross, did your relationship
improve as a couple?
31. How long were you Around 4 years.
together in college?
32. You mean to say that you We still quarreled. There was
your relationship became even a time when we broke.
smooth?
33. After breaking up, did you Yes. But back then I was forced
and Ryan get back together? to get back with him because his
relatives insisted.
34. You met his relatives? Yes. His….
35. Why did his relatives They were afraid that he might
insist? commit suicide.
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36. So you agreed to get back Yes, I did because I was also
with him? afraid.
37. What happened I got pregnant in July 2001.
thereafter?
38. You got pregnant while still No, I graduated in 1999. But
a student? Ryan was in his 4th year.
39. What happened after you My mother insisted that we get
got pregnant? married.
40. Why did your mother insist She was afraid that I might end
on getting married? up like her.
41. Now who spent for all the My mother did.
wedding expenses?
42. Why was your mother able She worked in Japan that time
to afford it? so she had extra money to pay
for the wedding.
43. If you know, did Ryan also Yes.
want to get married?
44. What about his parents? They did not approve.
45. Why did they not approve Ryan was still a student and was
of it? too young to get married
according to them.
46. So why were you were Ryan’s parents eventually
able to marry Ryan if his parents agreed after my mother assured
disapproved of it? them that she would pay for all
wedding expenses.
47. What happened after the Ryan continued his studies while
wedding? I was left at home.
48. How did you feel about I felt afraid and nervous as Ryan
this? was not around most of the time
because he was in school. I
also got upset and frustrated
because I needed him during the
time I was pregnant and he was
not there for me.
49. Why, where was Ryan He had to go to school. And
during the entire time of your during the time I was already
pregnancy? about to give birth, Ryan did not
seem to care for me.
50. Why do you say that? He was always out with his
friends and drinking.
51. Now after you gave birth, He rarely took care of our child
how was Ryan as a father and Sebastian. He had little time for
as a husband? me and our baby as he would
always be out with his friends.
52. And how did you feel about I felt bad. I was too exhausted
this? at the end of the day as I was
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 the only taking care of our baby.
And even if I was already very
exhausted, he would force me to
have sexual intercourse with
him.
53. At that time, where were We were living with Ryan’s
you living? parents.
54. And what was your source We relied on both our parents
of income then? financially.
55. Until when did you rely on Until our child was 2 years old.
your parents?
56. What happened when your We tried to live independently
child turned 2? however we still relied on our
parents financially.
57. What do you mean by We started living on our own but
this? our parents helped us financially.
58. You mean to say you do Yes.
not have a source of income?
59. Why not? Ryan was only a volunteer
firefighter. On the other hand, I
decided to look for a job in
Manila but I came home after a
month since an aunt invited me
to work in Japan.
60. Now, did you accept the Yes, I went to work in Japan.
invitation of your aunt?
61. When did you start working xxxxx
in Japan?
62. Before leaving for Japan, No. During that time, I became
did your relationship with Ryan suddenly alarmed because he
improve? had the tendency to borrow
money without the intention of
paying off his debts. During the
said time, I noticed that Ryan
became overly meticulous.
63. What do you mean by He wanted things to be very
overly meticulous? organized and filed up according
to his style. He would get angry
whenever his things are in
clutter. He would know if
somebody touched his things.
He would go out of the house
very clean and he would smell
very good.
64. When you were already in It worsened.
Japan, what happened to your

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relationship with Ryan?
65. Why do you say it Whenever I would call home, he
worsened? was not there. His parents
would tell me that he is out
drinking with his friends. He was
also not taking care of our child.
66. At that time, if you know, Yes, he was working with
did Ryan have a job? Central 911.
67. What was his job? He was a firefighter.
68. Did Ryan tell you anything No. He did not tell me anything.
about his job? He did not even show me his
pay slip.
69. And during that time, how I felt bad since I was his wife.
did you feel about it? Also despite having a job and
despite the fact that I would
regularly send him money, he
would still run out of money. He
incurred lots of debts.
70. What then did you do At first I tried to understand him.
about it? Eventually I realized he was only
after the money I was sending
him. He was also using our child
so that I would continue to send
more money.
71. What, if any, happened There was one time when I had
thereafter? work visa problems.
72. And then what happened? I talked to Ryan about my
problem.
73. How did Ryan console He simply said that it will be
you? alright if I overstayed.
74. And what did you feel I felt dismayed.
about it?
75. Why did you feel Because that was not the
dismayed? response that I expected from
him.
76. So what happened after I came home and then Ryan
that? applied for work in Dubai and
over time, we eventually stopped
communicating with each other.
We finally separated in 2009.
77. How did you feel about it? I was devastated because my
family became broken.
78. Now during the said period No, he did not.
that Ryan was in Dubai, was he
able to send for support to you
and your child?

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79. How then were you able to I started selling RTW’s.
survive with your child?
80. What then did you do I accepted our condition and
afterwards? then decided to seek advice
from some lawyers.
81. And what did they advice They advised me to go see a
you? psychologist in order to assess if
our marriage can be annulled.
82. And did you do this? Yes. I went to Ms. Evangeline
Campos-Castro, a licensed
Psychiatrist.
83. And what did the She recommended that Ryan be
Psychiatrist determine? declared psychologically
incapacitated to comply with the
essential obligations of marriage.
84. Do you have proof of this? Yes. She issued a Case History.
I have a copy of it.
85. I am showing to you a Yes.
Case History. Is this the one
you are referring to?
86. I am marking this as our
Exhibit “C”.
87. And what are you praying I pray that this Court declare my
from this Court? marriage to Ryan as void ab
initio on the ground of his
psychological incapacity to
comply with his essential marital
obligations and to award the
custody of our child Sebastian
Marley G. Iman to me.
88. That would be all for the
petitioner, your Honor.

JELYMA JAIME GOH

Affiant
Passport No. P2214149A

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this

_______________ at Davao City, Philippines, affiant exhibiting to me
her above-mentioned identification card, bearing her photograph and
signature as competent proof of her identity.

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ATTESTATION

I, IRA R. CALATRAVA- VALENZUELA, with office address at

Room 203H&2J Land Discover Inc., Building, Mabini cor. Quirino St.,
Davao City, attest under oath as follows:

1. I personally conducted the interrogation of Honilyn G. Iman of

Davao City;
2. I faithfully recorded the questions I asked Honilyn and the
corresponding answers she gave me; and
3. Neither I nor any other person then present coached Honilyn
regarding her answers.

IRA R. CALATRAVA- VALENZUELA

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, this

____________________ by affiant who exhibited to me her SSS ID
with number 09-2318154-3, bearing her photograph and signature as
proof of identity.

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