Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

7th Judicial Region
Branch 72
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff, CRIM. CASE NO. 8742
FOR: FRUSTRATED
-versus- HOMICIDE

MARIA CHRISTINA POLS,

Accused.
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JOINT-JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
(Arresting Officers)

We, PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA and PCPL. LORENZO CHENG all of legal ages,
Filipino, married, all bona fide members of Philippine National Police, assigned as
the Investigator and Team Leader/members of Mobile Responders Section of
Station 3, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office, stationed in Brgy. Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu
City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and
say:

1. Upon receiving a call from one Ylona Garcia, that a certain commotion
occurred due to stabbing incident transpired coming from Barangay Gun-ob,
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. That the station commander
immediately ordered to conduct ocular inspection and investigate the matters
subject of the emergency call.

2. That in compliance with the order, I as the team leader along with two other
police officers went to the said place of the alleged incident to investigate.
Such proper procedure and protocols of warrantless arrest and frisking was
observed by the arresting officers who likewise conducted such
investigation.

3. That We will also identify certain documents and pieces of evidence and
other facts relation to the apprehension that was conducted by said police
officers.

4. That We will answering the questions asked of us, fully conscious that we
will doing this under oath and we may face criminal liability for false
testimony or perjury if we state falsehood in my testimony. The whole
 process has been done in Visayan which language is understood by us, and
translated into English and explained to us;

5. Other material allegations stated in the Information filed against the accused,
Maria Christina Pols, having been sworn to in accordance with law, do
hereby depose and state by way of answer to the following questions:

P1 : Ingon usa ka miyembro sa Philippine National Police sa Station 3, unsa ang

inyong punoan nga katungdanan ug gimbuhaton?
T1 : Kami, PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA og PCPL. LORENZO CHENG gitudlo
isip Imbestigador og Patrol Mobile Responders sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Station
3.

[Q1 : As a member of Philippine National Police stationed at Police Station

3, what are your specific designation?
A1 : We, PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA and PCPL. LORENZO CHENG
designated as Investigator and Patrol Mobile Responders of Lapu-Lapu City
Police Station 3].

P2 : Nakahinumdom ka ba PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA og PCPL. LORENZO

CHENG nga naghimo og imbestigasyon sa Barangay Gun-ob Ampalaya Village,
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu?
T2 : Oo Sir.

[Q2 : Do you recall conducting an investigation at Barangay Gun-ob

Ampalaya Village, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu?
A2 : Yes,Sir].

P3 : Kanus-a kini gihimo?

T3 : Adtong Oktobre 1, 2021 sa alas 3:10 sa hapon Sir.

[Q3 : When was this conducted?

A3 : On October 1, 2021 at 3:20 in the afternoon].

P4 : Unsa man ang bahin sa kini nga imbestigasyon?

T4 : Kini bahin sa gikataho nga insidente gikan sa ngalan nga Ylona Garcia nga
nanawag kanamo, nga naay pagpanunggab nga nahitabo sa barangay Gun-ob,
Ampalaya Village, Lapu-Lapu City.

[Q4 : What was this investigation about?

A4 : This was about the reported incident from one Ylona Garcia that there
is a stabbing incident transpired at barangay Gun-ob, Ampalaya Village,
Lapu-Lapu City].

P5 : Unsay nahitabo pagkahuman niadto?

T5 : Sa among pag abot sa maong lugar nakita namo ang maong biktima na si
Alita Batolgel nga nakahigda sa yuta. Nakita usab namo ang ginamit sa akusado
nga kutsilyo nga nagkadugo tupad sa panapton.
 [Q5 : What next happened then?
A5 : Upon our arrival at the place, We saw the victim Alita Batolgel lying
on the ground. I saw also saw a bloodied knife wrapped with a cloth].

P6 : Akong ipakita kanimo kining dugoan na kutsilyo, mahimo ba nimong maila

kung kini mao usab ang imong nakit-an niadtong pag-abot nimo sa lugar kung asa
nahitabo ang maong krimen?
T6 : Mao kana ang dugoan na kutsilyo akong nakita pag-abot nako sa maong lugar
nahitabo ang maong krimen.

[Q6 : I show to you this bloodied knife, is this the one you saw upon arrival
at the crime scene?
A6 : That is the bloodied knife I saw holding upon arrival at the crime
scene].

P7 : Bu-ot nakong iapil ang kining dugoan na kutsilyo sa imong judicial affidavit
isip ANNEX “A” uyon ka ba sa akong himoon?
T7 : Oo, uyon.

[Q7 : I wish to attached this bloodied knife to your Judicial Affidavit as

ANNEX “A” will you conform to my action?
A7 : Yes, I conform].

P8 :  Unsa ang imong gibuhat pagkahuman?

T8 : Akong ge dali-dali og susi ang maong biktima kung unsa iyahang kondisyon
og miingon nako ang katong mitawag sa stasyon nga nitawag na sila og
ambulansya. Human gedali namo og dakop ang akusado sa ilaha og gekapkapan,
gipahibalo ang kinaiyahan sa kalapasan nga nahimo niya, ngano nga siya gidakup
ug akong gisusi kaniya ang mga katungod sa konstitusyon pinaagi sa pagbasa
kaniya sa Miranda Doctrine ingon man sa iyang katungod nga magpailalom sa
pisikal nga pagsusi.

[Q8 : What happened after that?

A8 : I immediately went to the victim checked on her condition, the one
who called us told to me that she already contacted the ambulance. We
detained and frisk the accused, and told her of the nature of the act she
committed, why she was arrested, and appraised her Constitutional Rights
by reading the Miranda Doctrine to her, as well as her right to physical
examination].

P9 : Sa imong pagsusi sa mga maong biktima, ma hulagway mo ba unsa iyang

nasinati?
T9 : Nakita nako nga si Alita Batolgel dugoan ang iyahang tiyan og ge assistahan
pod ni Ylona Garcia og pugong pag-agas sa samad dinuggaban, og gidali-dali
namog tabang.

[Q9 : As you examine the victim, can you describe what she experienced?
 A9 : I saw Alita Batolgel bleeding on her stomach and Ylona Garcia trying
to stop the bleeding on her stab wounds and I immediately helped her].

P10 : Nagpagawas ba ang Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3 ug usa ka Police

Blotter sa gipasaka nga kaso?
T10 : Oo, Sir.

[Q10 : Did the Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3 issued a Police Blotter on
the filed case?
A10 : Yes, Sir].

P11 : Akong ipakita kining maong Police Blotter nga gibuhat atubangan sa Hepe
sa Kapulisan sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3, palihug ug tan-aw niini ug sultii
ako kon mao ba kini ang salaysay o affidavit nga imong gipirmahan atubangan sa
Hepe sa Kapulisan sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3?
T11 : Oo, mao kini.

[Q11 : I show you this Police Blotter of you purportedly executed before
the Chief of Police of Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3, kindly examine this
and tell me whether this is the same affidavit you signed before the Chief of
Police of Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3?
A11 : Yes that this is the one].

P12 : Bu-ot nakong iapil ang kining Police Blotter sa imong judicial affidavit isip
“ANNEX B” uyon ka ba sa akong himoon?
T12 : Oo, uyon.

[Q12 : I wish to attached this Police Blotter to your Judicial Affidavit as

ANNEX “B” will you conform to my action?
A12 : Yes, I conform].

P13 : Akong ipakita kining maong salaysay (affidavit) nimo nga gibuhat
atubangan sa Hepe sa Kapulisan sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3, palihug ug
tan-aw niini ug sultii ako kon mao ba kini ang salaysay o affidavit nga imong
gipirmahan atubangan sa Hepe sa Kapulisan sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3?
T13 : Oo, mao kini.

[Q13 : I show you this affidavit of you purportedly executed before the
Chief of Police of Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3, kindly examine this and
tell me whether this is the same affidavit you signed before the Chief of
Police of Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3?
A13 : Yes that this is the one].

P14 : Akong isukip kining imong salaysay (affidavit) nga imong gipirmahan
atubangan sa Hepe sa Police sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3 isip ANNEX “C”,
uyon ba ikaw sa akong buhaton?
T14 : Oo, uyon ako.
 [Q14 : I wish to attach your affidavit signed before the Police Chief of
Lapu-Lapu City Police Station 3 as ANNEX “C” to your judicial affidavit,
will you conform to my action?
A14 : Yes, I conform].

P15 : Pagkakaron, wala na akoy ipangutana nimo, buot ka pa ba nga mosaysay ug

dugang?
T15 : Dili na, gawas kon aduna pay laing mga pangutana,

[Q15 : As of now, I have no more questions to ask, do you still wish to state
more?
A15 : No more, except if there are still questions.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature, this 27th

day of October 2021 at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA PCPL. LORENZO CHENG

Affiant Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 27th day of October 2021,

at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

ATTY. ARTURO RODULFO

Administering Officer
 ATTESTATION
I, ATTY. JOSMAN MANDAL, hereby attest that faithfully recorded the
questions propounded and the corresponding answers given by the witness PEMS
NICOLE ZEFANYA and PCPL. LORENZO CHENG. The whole process has
been done in Visayan which language is understood by the witness, and translated
into English and explained by me. I did not in any way coach or taught or instruct
the witness on how to answer or any other person or persons the present or
assisting the witness regarding the latter’s answers.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature, this 27th

day of October 2021 at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

RICHARD PON
Investigator

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 27 th day of October 2021,

at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

ATTY. ARTURO RODULFO

Administering Officer
Annex “A”
Annex “B”

Republic of the Philippines

National Police Commission
Philippine National Police
Police Regional Office 7
LAPU-LAPU CITY POLICE OFFICE
Police Station 3
Brgy. Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City
Tel :(032) 239-7680

CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the following is an excerpt of the Police Blotter series 2021 from the office
of Station 3 as entered on page123 October 1, 2021 viz;
Blotter Entry No: 21-3123 Time Reported: 3:15 PM Date Reported: October 1, 2021
Complainant: ALITA BATOLGEL
Nature of Incident: Arrested for Frustrated Homicide
Time, Date and Place: 3:00 PM October 1, 2021 at Ampalaya Village, Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City
Investigator: P03 RICHARD PON
Arrested for Frustrated Homicide

Place: Ampalaya Village, Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City

TDA: 3:00 PM October 1, 2021
Suspect: Maria Christina Pols, 38 years old, married, a resident of Ampalaya Village, Gun-ob, Lapu-
Lapu City.

Arresting Officer: 1. PEMs. Nicole Zefanya

2. PCpl. Lorenzo Cheng

Evidence Recovered/Confiscated: Knife with blood stain

Facts: That on or about 1st day of October 2021 at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, PSMS MARCIAL YCONG,
36 years old, married, and a resident of Basak, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, received a call from Ylona Garcia
on this station reporting that the named suspect Maria Christina Pols, 38 years old, married, resides in
Ampalaya Village, Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, stab her neighbor. The victims have been identified as
Alita Batolgel, 40, married whom reside in Ampalaya Village, Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

DISPOSITION: For record as requested,

ATTENDED BY: PSMS. RISA GORANG

This certification is being issued upon request of immediate response and

investigation with his application for availment of Protective Security Personnel issued this 2ND
day of October, 2021 Philippines.

JUNNEL EINSTEIN
Police Captain
Chief of Police
Annex “C”

Republic of the Philippines)

City of Lapu-Lapu ) S.S.

JOINT AFFIDAVIT OF ARREST

We, PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA and PCPL. LORENZO CHENG all of

legal ages, Filipino, married, all bona fide members of Philippine National Police,
assigned as the Investigator and Team Leader/members of Mobile Responders
Section of Station 3, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office, stationed in Brgy. Gun-ob,
Lapu-Lapu City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby
depose and say:

1. Upon receiving a call from one Ylona Garcia, that a certain commotion
occurred due to stabbing incident transpired coming from Barangay Gun-
ob, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. That the station commander
immediately ordered to conduct ocular inspection and investigate the
matters subject of the emergency call.

2. That on or about 1ST day of October, 2021 at about 3:28 o’clock in the
afternoon, We PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA and PCPL. LORENZO
CHENG arrested Maria Christina Pols at Barangay Gun-ob Ampalaya
Village, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

3. That before I arrested the suspect, I informed the nature of the offense
she committed, why she was arrested and I appraised to her the
Constitutional Rights by reading to her the Miranda Doctrine as well as
her right to undergo physical examination;

4. That I immediately conducted booking and photograph to the said

suspect together with the photos of knife with blood stain she used to stab
the victim and thereafter placed the suspect behind bars;

5. That I am executing this affidavit to the best of my knowledge of the

facts and circumstances to support the filing of a case for FRUTRATED
HOMICIDE against MARIA CHRISTINA POLS in court and for
whatever legal purpose this may serve.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 27th
day of October, 2021 at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

PEMS NICOLE ZEFANYA PCPL. LORENZO CHENG

Affiant Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 27th day of October,

2021 at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. I hereby certify that I personally
examined the affiant and I am fully convinced that she understood her
affidavit, which was given by her freely and voluntarily.

Atty. Hanzoy Simperial

(Notary Public)