Republic of the Philippines National Capital Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Queon Cit!
GRETC"EN PUNO# Complainant
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C$i%& Co%plaint No& CC'() *o$+ ,iol& of R&A& -./. o$ the Anti0,iolence Against 1o%en and Thei$ Child$en Act of .223
0 4e$sus 0 5AR PUNO# Respondent
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6 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006 CO5PLAINT 7 A**I8A,IT I, GRETCHEN PUNO, married, of legal age, Filipino, with residence at !" #alcedo #t$, %ri&ton Hills, '(e)on Cit*, after ha+ing een d(l* sworn in accordance with law, here* depose and state- TH.T /$ I am the same same perso person n who who is the Compla Complain inan antt in the insta instant nt case0 $ The The respo responde ndent nt and I were were marri married ed on 1 No+em No+emer er 222 222 at the %asilica of the Immac(late Conception, Intram(ros, 3anila$ 4$ That o(r (nion (nion was lessed lessed with with a son, Carlos Carlos I5igo, I5igo, who was orn on 6 7(l* 22$ !$ Howe+er, Howe+er, o(r o(r marital liss liss was onl* short8li+ short8li+ed ed for immediatel* immediatel* afte afterr the the weddi edding ng,, o(r o(r rela relati tion onsh ship ip was alre alread ad* * ese esett * fre9(ent s9(ales which persisted e+en after the irth of o(r son$ 6$ That despit despite e o(r prolem prolems, s, we, together together with their their son, sta*ed sta*ed at o(r con:(gal home in Capitol Homes, '(e)on Cit*$
1$ That since // 3arch 221, I had een sta*ing at m* sister;s ho(se in %ri&ton Hills, '(e)on Cit*, with m* son eca(se we were awaiting the arri+al of o(r mother from aroad$ <$ That on /! 3arch 221, Respondent pic=ed (p Carlos I5igo, who was sta*ing with me at that time$ The following da*, I notified Respondent that I wo(ld fetch the child$ Respondent as=ed me to wait for him at o(r con:(gal aode and told me that he had something to gi+e me so I acceded$ Howe+er, m(ch to m* s(rprise, he ref(sed to allow me to ta=e o(r minor child$ "$ >hen I protested, Respondent erated, ins(lted, and told me that I co(ld no longer see m* son witho(t his permission$ Respondent then hit me se+eral times and started cho=ing me (ntil I co(ldn?t fight him off an*more$ Respondent oarded his car and sped awa* with o(r son in tow$ @$ I had to proceed to the East .+en(e 3edical Center to ha+e m* in:(ries treated and also to Camp Aaringal, #i=at(na Billage, '(e)on Cit*, to report the matter$ /2$ The acts aforementioned are +iolati+e of Rep(lic .ct No$ @1 or .nti8Biolence .gainst >omen and Their Children .ct of 22! which pro+ides that Biolence against women and their children refers to an* act or a series of acts committed * an* person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a se&(al or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or witho(t the famil* aode, which res(lt in or is li=el* to res(lt in ph*sical, se&(al, ps*chological harm or s(ffering, or economic a(se incl(ding threats of s(ch acts, atter*, assa(lt, coercion, harassment or aritrar* depri+ation of liert*$ It incl(des, (t is not limited to, the following acts .$ Ph*sical Biolence refers to acts that incl(de odil* or ph*sical harm0 //$ That I ca(se the preparation of this .ffida+it to #(pport m* Complaint$ IN >ITNE## >HEREOF, I ha+e here(nto set m* hand this 2 3arch 221, '(e)on Cit*, Philippines$
GRETC"EN PUNO Complainant8.ffiant
#U%#CRI%ED .ND #>ORN to efore me on this 2th da* of 3.RCH 221 at '(e)on Cit*, affiant e&hiiting to me her Dri+er;s icense No$ /4!6"66/6 which will e&pire on .pril 1, 22"$
5IC"AEL 8IA9 Cit* Prosec(tor Roll No$ @4
