Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11th Judicial Region
Branch 15, Davao City

THE PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES,
Complainant,

Versus Criminal Case No. 80,442-28

JUAN PHUGI BOI , For: Qualified Reckless

JUANA BHABI GURL Imprudence Resulting in
Accused. Homicide
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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT

I, JUNA DELA CRUZ, of legal age, female, Filipino and a resident

of Camias Street, Waling-waling, Davao City, Philippines, witness for the
State in the above-entitled case, do hereby state under oath as follows
THAT:

Preliminary Statements

1. I was examined by Atty. Jessette Amihope Castor, with office address at

Door 15. 123 Bldg, Rose Street, Davao City, 8000.

2. The examination was held at the same address on June 23, 2020.

3. I am answering the questions freely, voluntarily and willfully; and

4. I am answering the questions with full consciousness that I do so under

oath, and may face criminal liability for false testimony and perjury.

Questions and Answers

Questions Answers

1. Do you know the deceased Jona 1. Yes, Madam.

Lyn Dela Cruz?
(Nakaila ka ba sa namatay na si (Oo, Madam.)
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz)
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2. How do you know her? 2. She is my sister, Madam.

(Sa unsang paagi nimo siya (Akoa siyang igsuon, Madam.)

nakaila?)

3. What are the circumstances (e.g., 3. Madam, she was 45 years of age
age, gender, marital status and at the time of her death, female,
occupation) of the deceased Jona widow and unemployed.
Lyn Dela Cruz?
(Madam, 45 ang iyang
(Unsa ang mga sirkumstansiya sa pangedaron atol sa iyang
kinabuhi [sama sa pangedaron, kamatayon, babae, byuda, ug
lalaki o babae, minyo o ulay, ug walay trabaho.
trabaho] sa namatay na si Sylvia
Idnay Alvarado?)

4. What was the immediate cause of 4. Madam, as indicated in her

death of Jona Lyn Dela Cruz? Certificate of Death the
immediate cause of her death
was acute myocardial infraction.
Accordingly, this means heart
attack. (The affiant hands over
said Certificate of Death to the
examiner.)

(Unsa ang hinanali na hinungdan (Madam, segun sa iyang

sa kamatayon ni Jona Lyn Dela Certificate of Death ang hinanali
Cruz) na hinungdan sa iyang
kamatayon ay acute myocardial
infraction. Sa naingon pa,
pasabot niini ay atake sa kasing-
kasing.)

5. I am marking this Certificate of 5. Yes, Madam.

Death as Exhibit “A.” I am
attaching Exhibit “A” to your
Judicial Affidavit to form part of
it. Do you confirm my action?

(Akong markahan kining (Oo, Madam.)

Certificate of Death isip Exhibit
“A.” Akong ilakip ang Exhibit
“A” sa imong Judicial Affidavit
aron mahimong parte niini.
Muuyon ka ba?)

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6. When and how did you know
about Jona Lyn Dela Cruz?
(Kanus-a ug sa unsang paagi
nimo nasayran ang pagkamatay
ni Jona Lyn Dela Cruz)
6. Was your family informed
immediately Juan Phugi Boi
on the death of Jona Lyn Dela
Cruz and/or on serious illness
of which she may have
been afflicted immediately
prior to her death, if any?
(Gipahibalo ba dayon ang inyong
pamilya ni Juan Phugi Boi bahin
sa kamatayon ni Jona Lyn Dela
Cruz o bahin sa seryoso na
balati-an na iyang gidaladala usa
sa iyang kamatayon, kung duna
man?)
8. What did Juan Phugi Boi tell you
at that time?
(Unsa ang gisulti ni Juan Phugi
On February 8, 2020, news about
her death spread in the
neighborhood. This was
confirmed by Juan Phugi Boi, a
co-worker in Home Street Care
Missionary in St Nichols Street,
Davao City, where my sister
volunteers for charity works
during her free time and who was
there when she died, Madam.
(Niadtong February 8, 2020,
nikaylap sa kasilinganan ang
balita bahin sa iyang
pagkamatay. Kini gikumpirma
ngadto sa among pamilya sa
iyang kauban na c Juan Phugi
Boi ,iyang kauban sa Home Street
Care Missionary in St Nichols
Street, Davao City, kung asa naga
boluntaryo akong igsoon kung dili
siya busy, Madam.)
7. No, Madam.
(Wala, Madam.)
Madam, she told me that my sister
Jona Lyn was critically ill in
Home Street Care Missionary in
St Nichols Street, Davao City
and she needs to be rushed to a
hospital.
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Boi sa imo anang atula?)
7. What did you do upon hearing
that?
(Unsa inyong gihimo
pagkadungog ninyo niana?)
8. At what time did you arrive
there?
(Manga-unsang oras ’mo naabot
didto?)
9. What did you do upon arrival in
that place?
(Unsa inyong gibuhat pag-abot
ninyo sa maong lugar?)
10. Why were you not able to see for
yourselves the deceased Jona Lyn
Dela Cruz’s physical condition
then?
(Nganong wala ninyo nakita ang
kahimtang sa panglawas sa
(Madam, gisultihan ko niya na
ang akong igsuon na si Jona Lyn
nasakit og grabe sa Home Street
Care Missionary in St Nichols
Street, Davao City, ug
kinahanglan kini dad on sa
hospital.
13 We went hurriedly to Home
Street Care Missionary in St
Nichols Street, Davao City,
Madam.
(Nagdalidali ’mi og adto sa
Home Street Care Missionary in
St Nichols Street, Davao City,
Madam.)
14. At around 8:00 o’clock in the
evening, Madam.
(Manga-8:00 sa gabii, Madam.)
15. We were supposed to proceed
immediately to the room of my
sister Jona Lyn to see for
ourselves her physical condition.
However, we were not able to
see her physical condition,
Madam.
(Padulong unta gilayon ’mi
muadto sa kwarto sa akong
igsuon na si Jona Lyn aron
makita namo ang kahimtang sa
iyang panglawas apan wala
namo kini makit-an, Madam.)
16. We could not get inside my
sister Jona Lyn’s room in the
second floor of the building as
the door of the stairs leading to
that room was locked, Madam.
(Dili ’mi makasulod sa kwarto sa
akoang igsuon na si Jona Lyn na
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namatay na si Jona Lyn Dela nahimutang sa ikaduhang

Cruz adtong atula?) palapag sa building tungod ang
pwertahan sa hagdanan
padulong ’adto na kwarto ay
gitrangkahan, Madam.)

11. What happened next? 20.At around ten o’clock in the

evening, alias Nene came down
from my sister Jonalyn’s room
and informed us that Juan Phugi
Boi instructed her (alias Nene) to
accompany us upstairs to let us
see my sister for five (5) minutes
only just to convince us that
she is fine, Madam.

(Unsay sunod na nahitabo?) (Manga alas diez sa gabii, nikanaog

’tong gi’nganlan og Nene gikan sa
kwarto sa akong igsuon na si Jona
Lyn ug gipahibalo ’mi na nagtugon
kaniya si Juan Phugi Boi na ubanan
’mi sa taas aron among makita ang
akong igsuon sulod lamang sa lima
[5] ka minuto aron lang na
makumbinsi ’mi na maayo ang
kahimtang sa akong igsuon,
Madam.)

12. Who is Juan Phugi Boi? 21. He is one of the administrators

of the Home Street Care
Missionary in St Nichols Street,
Davao City, where my sister
volunteers for charity works
during her free time.
(Kinsa si Juan Phugi Boi?)
(Usa siya sa mga administrador
sa Home Street Care Missionary
sa St Nichols Street, Davao City,
kung asa mag voluntary ug
tabang akong igsoon kung
bakante siya, Madam.)

13. Were you allowed to get inside 22. No. For a very short while, we
the deceased Jona Lyn Dela were allowed to stay at the
Cruz’s room at that time? reception area/hall of the second
floor of the building only,

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(Gitugutan ba ’mo sa pagsulod sa
kwarto sa namatay na si Jona Lyn
Dela Cruz?)
23. Were you able to see the deceased
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz?
(Nakita ba ninyo ang namatay na
si Jona Lyn Dela Cruz?)
24. How was the deceased Jona Lyn
Dela Cruz?
(Kumusta ang namatay na si Jona
Lyn Dela Cruz ’anang atula?)
25. Who requested for the deceased
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz’s death
certificate?
(Kinsa ang naghikay sa death
certificate ni Jona Lyn Dela
Cruz?)
27. Who is Juana Bhabi Gurl?
Madam.
(Wala. Kad’yot lang kaayo
gitugutan mi sa pagpundo sa
reception area/hall sa ikaduhang
palapag sa building, Madam.)
23. Yes, Madam.
(Oo, Madam.)
24. At that time, my sister Jona Lyn
Dela Cruz was laid down on her
bed. Except her face, she was
covered with white cloth,
Madam.
(Anang atula, ang akong igsuon
na si Jona Lyn gipahigda sa
iyang higdaanan. Gawas lang sa
iyang nawong, siya gitabunan og
puti na nuog, Madam.)
26. It was Juana Bhabi Gurl who
requested for the death
certificate of my sister Sylvia
on February 9, 2020. The
former declared that she is a
daughter of the latter, Madam.
(The affiant hands over said
death certificate to the
examiner.)
(Si Juana Bhabi Gurl ang
naghikay sa death certificate sa
akong igsuon na si Sylvia
’adtong February 9, 2020.
Gideklara ni Candelaria na anak
siya ni Sylvia, Madam.)
26. She is one of the Home Street
Care Missionary in St Nichols
Street, Davao City, where my
sister volunteers for charity
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(Kinsa si Juana Bhabi Gurl?)
28. Did Juan Phugi Boi and Juana
Bhabi Gurl make a visit during
the wake and interment of the
deceased Jona Lyn Dela Cruz?
(Niduaw ba si Juan Phugi Boi
and Juana Bhabi Gurl sa haya ug
lubong sa namatay na si Jona Lyn
Dela Cruz?)
29. Did the deceased have property
left?
(’Duna bay kabilin na
katigayunan ang namatay na si
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz?)
30. Did Jona Lyn Dela Cruz execute
a will as to disposition of her
property prior to her death?
(Naghikay ba si Jona Lyn Dela
Cruz, usa siya namatay, og
testamento bahin sa pag-apod-
apod sa iyang mga katigayunan?)
works during her free time.
(Usa siya sa mga administrador
sa Home Street Care Missionary
sa St Nichols Street, Davao City,
kung asa mag voluntary ug
tabang akong igsoon kung
bakante siya, Madam.)
27.No, Madam.
(Wala, Madam.)
28.Yes, Madam.
(Oo, Madam.)
29. With police assistance, we
conducted an inventory of my
sister Jona Lyn’s property.
During the inventory, we
inadvertently discovered a paper
with a heading, “Last Will and
Testament of Jona Lyn Dela
Cruz” and two (2) original
duplicate copies of Transfer
Certificate of Title (TCT) of
parcels of land owned by her,
Madam.
(Inalalayan sa mga pulis,
nagpahigayon ’mi og imbentaryo
sa mga katigayunan sa akong
igsuon na si Jona Lyn. Atol sa
maong imbentaryo, aksidenteng
nadiskubrehan namo ang usa ka
papel na naga-ulohang “Last
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Will and Testament of Jona Lyn

Dela Cruz [sic]” ug duha ka
orihinal na kopya sa Transfer
Certificate of Title [TCT] sa mga
luna na gipanag-iyahan niya,
Madam.)

31. What does that paper allegedly 30.Madam, it allegedly declares as

declare? follows:

xxxx

Movable objects-
such as van, etc. which are
located within the
__________ (sic) space of
Home Street Care
Missionary in St Nichols
Street, Davao City,
including other properties
such as library, former
school, cottages & gardens,
-- all are mission property.
(not to be acquired by my
relatives).

Two land titles

bearing my name as the
owner, the name is to be
placed and is to be written,
owner is Home Street Care
Missionary.

Money that was used

to acquire the two lots was
wholly mission money, not
mine, my name was put
there only as a convenient
action done by the agents
who were making the
transaction.
(Unsa ang naasoy na gideklara sa xxxx
maong papel?)
(Madam, ang maong papel
naasoy na nagdeklara sa mga
sumusunod: x x x)

32. Did you know about the existence 31. No, Madam.
of that paper and the alleged
intention of the Jona Lyn Dela

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Cruz as written on that paper

prior to her death?

(Nasayod ka ba sa maong papel (Wala, Madam.)

ug sa naasoy na katuyuan ni Jona
Lyn Dela Cruz segun sa nakasulat
sa maong papel usa sa iyang
kamatayon?)

33. Did Juan Phugi Boi and Juana 32. Yes, Madam.
Bhabi Gurl know about the
existence of that paper prior to
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz’s death?

(Nasayod ba sila Juan Phugi Boi

and Juana Bhabi Gurl bahin sa (Oo, Madam.)
maong papel usa sa kamatayon ni
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz?)

34. How do you know that these 33. On that paper, the names “Juan
persons knew it? Phugi Boi” and “Juana Bhabi
Gurl” are written below the
phrase “witnessed by” and there
is a signature above each name,
Madam. (The affiant hands over
said paper to the examiner.)

Moreover, few days after the

inventory, Juan Phugi Boi and
Juana Bhabi Gurl demanded
from us to turn-over to them my
sister Jona Lyn’s property,
including that paper and the two
(2) original duplicate copies
of the TCT of parcels of land
owned by the latter.

(Sa maong papel nakasulat ang

mga pangalan na “Juan Phugi
(Sa unsang paagi nimo nahibaw-an Boi” and “Juana Bhabi Gurl”
na kining mga tawhana nahibalo ibabaw sa nakasulat na
bahin niini?) “witnessed by” ug ’dunay pirma
sa ibabaw sa matag pangalan.

Dugang pa niini, pila ka adlaw

gikan sa maong imbentaryo,

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gipanghimugos nila Juan Phugi

Boi and Juana Bhabi Gurl na
itugyan namo kanila ang mga
katigayunan sa akong igsuon na
si Jona Lyn lakip na ang maong
papel ug ang mga orihinal na
kopya sa mga TCT sa mga luna
na gipanag-iyahan ni Jona Lyn )

35. I am marking the paper with a 34. Yes, Madam.

heading, “Last Will and
Testament of Jona Lyn Dela Cruz
(sic)” as Exhibit “B.” I am
attaching Exhibit “B” to your
judicial affidavit to form part of
it. Do you confirm my action?

(Akong markahan kining papel na

naga-ulohang “Jona Lyn Dela (Oo, Madam.)
Cruz (sic)” isip Exhibit “B.”
Akong ilakip ang Exhibit “B” sa
imong Judicial Affidavit aron
mahimong parte niini. Muuyon ka
ba?)

36. How was the personal 35. Early in 2019, my sister Jona
relationship between the deceased Lyn confided to me that Juan
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz on one hand Phugi Boi and Juana Bhabi Gurl
and Juan Phugi Boi and Juana caused problems to her.
Bhabi Gurl on the other hand
prior to the former’s death?

(Kumusta ang personal na (Sayo sa 2019, ang akong igsuon

relasyon tali sa namatay na si
Jona Lyn Dela Cruz, sa usa ka
banda, ug sila Juan Phugi Boi
and Juana Bhabi Gurl sa pikas
banda, usa sa kamatayon ni Jona
Lyn Dela Cruz?)
na si Jona Lyn nagsulti kanako
na si Juan Phugi Boi and Juana
Bhabi Gurl naghatag kaniya og
mga problema.)

36. How could the deceased Jona Lyn
Dela Cruz say so?
37. According to my sister Jona
Lyn, Juan Phugi Boi and
Juana Bhabi Gurl
disrespectfully talked back to
her every time she talked to
them and often maltreats here

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with words her.

(Sa unsang paagi na makasulti (Sumala sa akong igsuon na si

niini ang namatay na si Jona Lyn Jona Lyn, sila Juan Phugi Boi ug
Dela Cruz?) Juana Bhabi Gurl walay respeto
na nagatubagtubag kaniya matag
higayon na makig istorya siya
kanila ug kanunay na mang
insult kaniya.

JUNA DELA CRUZ

Affiant

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me on ____________________ in

Davao City. Affiant, Juna Dela Cruz, exhibited to me her ____________________,
issued by ____________________ in _______________ on _______________ and
expiring on _______________.

NOTARY PUBLIC

Doc. No. _____;

Page No. _____;
Book No. _____;
Series of 2020.

ATTESTATION

I, ATTY. JESSETTE AMIHOPE CASTOR with office address at Door 15. 123
Bldg, Rose Street, Davao City, 8000 do hereby attest under oath as follows THAT:

1. I personally conducted the examination of JUNA DELA CRUZ, of legal age,

female, Filipino and a resident of Camias Street, Waling-waling, Davao City,
Philippines, witness for the State in Criminal Case No. 80,442-28 of the Regional
Trial Court of Davao City;

2. I faithfully recorded the questions asked to Juna Dela Cruz and the corresponding
answers that she gave; and

3. Neither I nor any other person then present coached and/or, in any manner, influenced
Jun Dela Cruz regarding her answers.

ATTY. JESSETTE AMIHOPE CASTOR

Affiant

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me on ____________________ in

Davao City. Affiant, Atty. Jessette Amihope Castor, exhibited to me her
____________________, issued by ____________________ in _______________ on
_______________ and expiring on _______________.

NOTARY PUBLIC

Doc. No. _____;

Page No. _____;
Book No. _____;
Series of 2020.

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