Republic of the Philippines Department of Jusce Naonal Prosecuon Service OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR 11th Pan-ay, Prosperidad, Ausan del Sur PUSPPANATHAN RENUGOPAL, Complainant , -versus-
NPS DOC. NO. XIII-03-INV-17B-047
MERILYN MERIL YN ESTOSE DURANO , Respondent . !---------------------------------------"
Ma!"#$%a&' (!%) M'&' %' D!$*!$$ respon onde dent nt,, by unde unders rsi ine ned d couns counsel el,, unto unto this this COMES COME S NO+ NO+ resp #onorable $%ce most respec&ully avers' 1( )hat hat the ins instant case *as +led purs ursuant to a compla plaint for Estafa and Falsicaon Falsicaon of Public Document aainst herein respondent .erilyn /stose Durano and the I#$&a&' Da%a F'* indicated that the same *as received by this #onorable $%ce last 0ebruary 1, 2314 at 1'3 in the a5ernoon 6a copy of the same is a7ached hereto as Annex “1” and made an interal part hereof89 2( )hat the I#$&a&' Da%a F'* for a similar case +led before the $%ce of the Provincial Prosecutor 6$PP8 in :isli ;ity indicated that the same *as ALSO +led last 0ebruary 1, 2314 6a copy of the same is a7ached hereto as Annex “2” and and made an interal part hereof8 and the same *as based on a complaint for Estafa by Abuse of Condence under Arcle 1< 1<, Subdi ubdiv visio ision n no( no( 1, par parara raph 6b8 6b8 and Fals Falsic icao aon n of Publi Public c 9 Document 9 ( )hat )hat in in an $rde $rderr date dated d 0eb 0ebru ruar ary y 1, 1, 231 2314, 4, the the $PP $PP-: -:is isli li fou found nd the need to proceed *ith the invesaon of the said case to +nd out e!is e!iste tence nce of proba probable ble cause cause of the crime crime char chared ed aain aainst st respo responde ndent nt therein 6a copy of the said O/# is a7ached hereto as Annex “3” and and made an interal part hereof89 =( )ha )hat, ho* ho*ever, on .arch 2, 2, 231 2314, *it *ithout hout hav havin in receiv ceive ed any countervailin evidence from the respondent, $PP-:isli resolved to recommend the DISMISSAL of the sub>ect case for bein !! ! a%2# and for !$2!# '" #!/## 6a copy copy of the the said said R#$'2&' is a7ached hereto as Annex “” and and made an interal interal part hereof89
<( )hat the record is replete *ith statements to the e?ect that the moneys and"or properes, if any, *ere @B/N by complainant to herein respondent obviously in consideraon of their amorous relaonship( /ven the #onorable Provincial Prosecutor in :isli ;ity reconiCed this *hen he said in his aforemenoned Resoluon that, … any assistance! nancial o" ot#e"$ise! extended by t#e com%lainant to t#e "es%ondent! if indeed t#e"e $as! is bo"ne by com%lainant&s 'ene"osity as a %"e(ious lo(e" of "es%ondent. )t entails ma*e"s o" a+ai"s of t#e #ea"t $#ic# "eason does not ,no$ . ( )hat, on the alleed falsi+caon of the second Deed of Sale, su%ce it to say that there *as no such falsi+caon enouh to sustain a criminal acon( )he elements of the crime of falsi+caon of public document under Art( 141, par( = of the Revised Penal ;ode, are as follo*s' 6a8
)he o?ender maEes in a public document untruthful statements in a narraon of facts9 6b8 )he o?ender has a leal obliaon to disclose the truth of the facts narrated by him9 and 6c8 )he facts narrated by the o?ender are absolutely false( 4( )hat, in the instant case, there *as ood faith and *ithout any intenon to pervert the truth *hen respondent indicated in the second Deed of Sale that she is sinle( n truth and in fact, at the me of the e!ecuon of the second deed of sale on April 24, 233F, the ;ircuit ;ourt of the Seventeenth Judicial ;ircuit in and for :ro*ard ;ounty, 0lorida, GSA, ad>uded that !!! (t)he bonds of marriage between Peoner, Ramon Pijo Durano and Respondent, Meriln !stose, are dissol"ed and the marriage between the pares is irretrie"abl bro#en( 6please see F)-A /0DE- D)4456)- A77)AE , a copy of *hich is a7ached hereto as Annex “8” and made an interal part hereof8( )his >udment *as ordered on .arch 12, 1FF or more than thirteen 618 years prior to the sub>ect sale9 H( )hat, +nally, the e!clusion the name and the sinature of the private complainant in the Second Deed of Sale *ere e!plained to him durin the me the pares *ere before the Notary Public( )o be sure, the reason for the e!clusion of the Private ;omplainant is that, bein a .alaysian naonal, he cannot leimately o*n a parcel of land in the Philippines as it is constuonally proscribed(
PRAYER +HEREFORE, premises considered, it is most respec&ully prayed that the instant case be recommended for DISMISSAL for bein civil in nature and for u7er lacE of probable cause(
Respondent liEe*ise pray for the rant of other reliefs *hich are >ust and eIuitable under the circumstances( .anaoy, :isli ;ity, Suriao del Sur, 1< November 2314(
ATTY. GEOFFREY G. CAGA5IT Counsel for the Respondent CAGA5IT LA+ OFFICE
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A copy of the instant Ma!"#$%a&' (!%) M'&' %' D!$*!$$ *as sent to the counsel for the private complainant due to distance and lacE or messenerial personnel to e?ect personal service(
G#'6# G. Caa!% Cop furnished$ A*y. A'usn C. a""o9a Counsel for Complainant %nd &loor, 'erado uilding, *.C. '+uino '"enue, utuan Cit
Republic of the Philippines 8 Province of Suriao del Sur 8 SS( ;ity of :isli 8
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE , SHEILA MAE R. DELA TORRE-TUNGAL , 0ilipino, of leal ae, married and *ith address at PuroE 1, :onaitan District, .anaoy, :isli ;ity, Suriao del Sur, a5er havin been s*orn to in accordance *ith la*, do hereby depose and state' )hat am one of the leal assistants of A7y( @eo?rey @( ;aaEit9 )hat on the Hth day of November, 2314, have served throuh reistered mail a copy of the foreoin Ma!"#$%a&' (!%) M'&' %' D!$*!$$ to the counsel for the private complainant pursuant to the 1FF4 Rules of ;ivil Procedure, thus' A*y. A'usn C. a""o9a Counsel for Complainant %nd &loor, 'erado uilding, *.C. '+uino '"enue, utuan Cit
A%ant further sayeth none( IN +ITNESS +HEREOF , have hereunto set my hand this 1< th day of November, 2314 at .anaoy, :isli ;ity, Suriao del Sur, Philippines(
S)#!a Ma# R. D#a T'#-T2a 'ant SUBSCRIBED AND S+ORN to before me, a Notary Public for and in the ;ity of :isli, this 1< th day of November, 2314 , a%ant is personally Eno*n to me(
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