Republic of the Philippines Department of Justice NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE Ofice o the City Prosecutor City
JOSE DELA DELA CRUZ RIZAL, RIZAL, Complainant, Complainant ,
NPS Docket No. FOR: ESTAFA -versus-
MARIA MERCEDES MERCEDES,, ANDRES BONIFACIO BONIFACIO,, AND ANDRES ANDRES BONIFACIO BONIFACIO,, JR. Respondents. Respondents. x-------------------------------------------------x
REJOINDER-AIDAVIT , E!ILIO , E!ILIO JACINTO A"UINALDO# of le!al a!es Filipino, an" #ith resi"ence an" postal a""ress at Calamba, $a!una, after ha%in! been "uly s#orn to in accor"ance #ith la#, "o hereby state un"er oath, that: &' As respon"ents in the instant case, ha%e been in receipt of the Reply "ate" &( Au!ust )*&+ on & Au!ust )*&+'
)' "eny the alle!ations un"er para!raph + of the Reply that -the -the alleged APECO projects did not exist at all as they did not materialize materialize., for lac/ of /no#le"!e to form a su0icient belief as to to the truthfulne truthfulness ss of of the the same' same'
The fact that that there there #as #as a
-Con -Contr trac actt for for Deli Deli%e %ery ry An" An" Payme ayment nt Of 1one 1oney. y. e2ec e2ecut ute" e"
bet#een the parties, #hich e%en pro%i"e" for onerous interest therein, only sho#s that in"ee", both parties belie%e" of the e2istence of the APECO pro3ect' Parties #oul" not ha%e entere" into the sai" contract, if they "i" not belie%e in such pro3ect'
+' speci4cally "eny the alle!ations in para!raph 5 of the Reply, the fact bein! that it is state" in their Contract for Deli%ery an" Payment of 1oney& that the amount borro#e" shall be use" e2clusi%ely for the facilitation of the APECO pro3ect' Complainant is %ery much a#are of the nee" of the respon"ents in borro#in! the sai" amount from her' Parties met se%eral times before the a!reement #as e2ecute"'
5' "eny the alle!ations in para!raphs ( an" of the Reply, the fact bein! that the pro3ect is locate" in Aurora, #oul" only mean that the transportation an" representation e2penses nee"e" #oul" be substantial, if not, #oul" eat a portion of the amount borro#e"' Respon"ents #ere e2pectin! to !et a notice of a#ar" in one of the APECO pro3ect, that6s #hy se%eral trips #ere ma"e to the pro3ect site itself' An" it ne%er occurre" to 1
b' On the basis of the representations of the FRST PART7 that they #ill secure notice8s of a#ar" for the pro3ect8s #ithin &( #or/in! "ays from "ate of e2ecution hereof, they sh$%% use the &ri'ci&$% su( e)c%usi*e%y to $ci%it$te the o'-+oi'+ &ro,ects i' APECO, #ith the further a!reement that upon issuance of the necessary notice of a#ar" to the FRST PART76s contractor of choice, they shall return the principal amount of P+**,***'** plus interest e9ui%alent to & of the total cost of the pro3ect8s #hich the FRST PART7 an" their contractor8s ha%e secure", but in no case later than *& 1arch )*&+ ;4fteen #or/in! "ays from *< February )*&+=>
them that there #oul" be an accountin!, as herein complainant is no# "eman"in!, on ho# the amount #as use"' To stress, the money #as use" for this purpose only an" not for any other use'
(' "eny the alle!ations in para!raphs ? an" < of the Reply, the fact bein! that it #as beyon" the control of the herein respon"ents #hen they #ere tol" to #ait for further a"%ice by the APECO people' t is for this reason that #e returne" the P)**,***'** to the complainant, #hile a#aitin! for the sai" a"%ice'
' t bears stressin! at this point that respon"ents are still see/in! the compassion of the complainant to !i%e them more time to sort their 4nances an" settle this problem on a more easier an" reasonable terms'
?' am e2ecutin! this A0i"a%it to attest to the truth of our fore!oin! statements, in support of our Joint Counter A0i"a%it an" to rebut the alle!ations a!ainst us in the Complaint an" Reply'
@ T@ESS BEREOF, e ha%e hereunto set our han"s this +*th "ay of Au!ust )*&+ at Parana9ue City'
ANDRES ONIACIO ONIACIO# JR. Afi$'t
ANDRES Afi$'t
SUSCRIED AND S/ORN to before me this +*th "ay of Au!ust )*&+ in Parana9ue City, Philippines'
CERTIICATION hereby certify that ha%e personally e2amine" the a0iants an" am fully con%ince" that they %oluntarily an" freely e2ecute" the fore!oin! Joint Re3oin"erA0i"a%it an" they un"erstoo" the contents thereof'
ASSSTA@T PROSECTOR
Copy furnishe": Complainant
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