Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT National Capital Judicial Region Queon Cit!" #$anch %%&
IN RE' PETITION TO (URREN)ER *IT++EL) O*NER,( )UPLICATE COP- O. TITLE /TCT No0 1234115 AN) I((UANCE o$ TO CANCEL O*NER,( )UPLICATE COP- O. TITLE AN) I((UANCE O. NE* O*NER,( )UPLICATE COP- O. TITLE /(EC0 142" P0)0 No0 16%35
LRC CA(E NO0 R9Q:N9119&%231
7A0 (TELLA (TEP+ANIE CA7#A Petitioner,
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CAL CALI8TO I8TO )0 #ANC #ANCOL OLIT ITA A and 7ARI((A G0 #ANCOLITA0" Respondents. x---------------------------------------x
PRELI7INARIE(' Witne Witness ss Deni Denisa sa O. Faust austin ino o is of lega legall age, age, Filip ilipin ino, o, emp employe loyed d and and with with oce oce addr addres ess s at Oce Oce of the the City ity ssessor, City !all, "ue#on City, and is currently the !ead of ssessment $ecords %anagement Division, do here&y state under oath as follows'
PRELI7INAR- (TATE7ENT (he examination of the witness is &eing conducted &y tty. )ovy nne *. "ueru&in, with oce address at + th oor, age !ouse, / *. $u0no t., 1egaspi *illage, %a2ati City, the examination is &eing held at the Oce of the City ssessor, "ue#on City !all 3uilding, 4lliptical $oad, Diliman "ue#on City. 5 am answering her 6uestions fully conscious that 5 do so under oath and may face criminal lia&ility for false testimony or per7ury.
PURPO(E O. T+E TE(TI7ON- (he testimony is &eing o8ered to prove that' .
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(hat the witness is the head of the ssessment $ecords %anagement Division of the City ssessors Oce of "ue#on City. (he she is authori#ed to appear in this case. (hat their Oce issues and 2eeps records of tax declarations of real property covering lots and improvements in "ue#on City. (hat their Oce issued the tax declaration of the su&7ect property located at
the duty to re6uest for a change of ddress to reect on the (ax Declaration. Furthermore witness will testify on all other matters related to the a&ove.
TE(TI7ON- "' %iss Witness, please state your name and other personal circumstances. ' 5 am Denisa O. Faustino, married, Filipino citi#en, of legal age, with oce address at Oce of the City ssessor, City !all, "ue#on City, presently the !ead of the ssessment $ecords %anagement Division of the City ssessorBs Oce. ";' !ow long have you &een the head of the said divisionE ;' 5 have &een the head of the ssessment $ecords %anagement Division of the City ssessorBs Oce for sixteen AG years. ">' s the !ead of the ssessment $ecords %anagement Division, what are your &asic functions and responsi&ilitiesE >' %y &asic functions include maintenance and safe2eeping of all assessment records with registered ownerBs information, including tax declarations, assessment rolls, 0eld appraisal and assessment sheets, among others. "A' !ow a&out the City ssessorBs Oce which your division &elongs to, what are its functions and responsi&ilitiesE A' (he &asic functions and responsi&ilities of the City ssessorBs Oce include' a. 5denti0cation of real properties and improvements, if any, for real property purposesH &. Ireparation of tax map or property identi0cation mapH c. 5ssuance of tax declaration covering properties located within "ue#on City to registeredJdeclared ownerH
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Kes, 5 do.
"' %adam witness, there appears to &e a signature a&ove the name Denisa O. Faustino, 1OO *, Chief, $%D, whose signature is thisE
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5t is my signature, maBam.
"9' Why does your signature appear on this documentE 9' 3ecause it is part of my duty to certify that the said tax declaration is a true photocopy of the original one in the City ssessorBs 0les and records. ":' 3ased on your records, whose name is indicated as registered owner in this tax declarationE :' 3ased on our records, tax declaration 4-/;A-/A+9/ is in the name of Calixto D. 3ancolita and %arissa ?. 3ancolita, maBam. ";' 3ased on your records, when is the e8ectivity of the assessment of the said (ax declarationE ;' 3ased on our records, the e8ectivity of the assessment of the said tax declaration, is 0rst the 6uarter of 9//A. ">' 3ased on your records, what is the address indicated in the (ax Declaration of registered owners, Calixto D. 3ancolita and %arissa ?. 3ancolitaE >' 3ased on our records, the address indicated in the (ax Declaration is A+ 3asa t., FD%, "ue#on City. "A' s per your records, 5s this the last 2nown address of the registered ownersE A' today.
Kes. (his is the address on our records up until
"@' %adam witness, 5 am showing you another document, a certi0ed true copy of (ax Declaration =o. D-/;A/+A>9, do you recogni#e thisE (Counsel is showing the witness a certifed true copy o Tax Declaration D-!"-#"$
sta%ped and signed &y a certain Denisa '. austino, which was pre)iously %ar*ed as Exhi&it + @' Kes. "' !ow do you 2now this documentE ' (his tax declaration was also issued &y the City ssessorBs Oce and a copy of it is secured in our records. s !ead of the ssessment $ecords %anagement Division 5 am the custodian of the original copy of this document.
"+' 5n this tax declaration, there appears to &e a stamp with the name LD4=5 O. FM(5=ON certifying said document to &e a true photocopy of the original on pril A, 9/9, do you recogni#e this stampE
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Kes, 5 do.
"9/' %adam witness, again, there appears to &e a signature a&ove the name Denisa O. Faustino, 1OO *, Chief, $%D, whose signature is thisE 9/'
5t is my signature, maBam.
"9' Why does your signature appear on this documentE 9' 3ecause as mentioned, it is part of my duty to certify that the said tax declaration is a true photocopy of the original one in the City ssessorBs 0les and records. "99' 3ased on your records, whose name are indicated as registered owners in this tax declarationE 99' 3ased on records, (ax Declaration =o. D-/;A-/+A>9 is in the name of Calixto D. 3ancolita and %arissa ?. 3ancolita, maBam.
"9:' 3ased on your records, when is the e8ectivity date of the assessment on the said (ax declarationE 9:' 3ased on our records, the e8ectivity date of the assessment of the said tax declaration is in ++@. "9;' 3ased on your records and this tax declaration e8ective in ++@, what is the declared address of registered owners, Calixto D. 3ancolita and %arissa ?. 3ancolitaE
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3ased on our records, the address indicated is A+
3asa t., FD%, "ue#on City. "9>' fter ++@, were there any changes in the address of declared owners, Calixto D. 3ancolita and %arissa ?. 3ancolitaE 9>' =o %aBam "9A' 5s this the last 2nown address of the registered ownersE 9A' today.
Kes. (his is the address on our records up until
"9@' Who updates the postal address on the City ssessorBs $ecordsE 9@' 5t is the registered owner, maBam. "9' What is to &e done &y the registered owner if there is a change in their addressE
9' (hey have to re6uest for a change of the address or the information in the City ssessorBs Oce for such change to reect on their (ax Declaration.
"9+' 3ased in your records, was there a change of address &y the registered owners of (ax Declaration =o. 4-/;A-/A+9/ and (ax Declaration =o. D-/;A-/+A>9E 9+' =o %aBam, there was none. 5t is still A+ 3asa t., FD%, "ue#on City.