MANIFESTATIONS BEFORE THE COURT

A. First time to appear in Court:

To this Honoroble Court, may I respectfully enter my appearance as the counsel for
the Plaintiff or for the Defendant, for the Complainant or for the Defendant, thank you.
B. You arrived late in Court and asked to pay a P500.00 fine as a consequence:
Your Honor, I am very sorry for arriving late, I encountered a road accident along
the way, I was side swiped by a taxi along Asin road. Please may I move for the
reconsideration of the fine imposed.
C. You are not ready to present a witness:
Your Honor, I am about to present to you my client as the witness for todays trial,
however, I received a phone call coming from him or her that he or she was rushed to the
hospital because of medical treatment, I move for the postponement of him or her as a
witness if you may allow your Honor.
D. You do not intend to present defense evidence after the court issued an Order of
the Formal Offer of Evidence of the Prosecution:
Your Honor, may we be given time to file our Motion as we do not intend to present
any evidence regarding the matter.
E. If defense counsel is objecting to the presentation of your witness as he was not
listed in the Pre-Trial Order:
Your Honor, may we be allowed to present our witness before this Honorable
Court, however, this next witness is not the one included to the list of witnesses in the
Pre-Trial Oder, we find his or her testimony as vital to the case.
F. If the Prosecutor keeps in resetting the case for failure of his witness to appear:
Your Honor, the Prosecution failed for several times to present their witness, we ask
for the dismissal of the case.
G. If the doctor who is your witness in physical injuries case failed to appear for two
(2) times:
Your Honor, may we ask for the resetting of the case for todays hearing as our
expert witness, Doctor Cruz is not available for the reason of an urgent medical situations
Your Honor. We will not object any motion if any which the adverse party if we are not
able to present him to the next presentation of his testimony.
H. If you want to a continuous trial in a murder case
Your Honor, we move that the trial dates for the Prosecution and the Defense of the
case be fixed in this particular date.
I. You were absent last hearing:
Your Honor, I am sorry for being absent last 27 October 2014, the date for the
presentation of the witnesses, I am not able to appear because of another trial was
scheduled for that day, I was not able to update my calendar for that dates hearing
schedules. May I ask for the reconsideration. Thank you.
J. You want to require the presence of an expert witness, the doctor who conducted
an autopsy:
Your Honor, may we request that the subpoena be issued to Doctor Buentillano who
conducted an autopsy to the victims body, and for him to bring to the court the records
of the same for the prosecution and the defense, and for him to testify to the case.

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN

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Submitted by:
QUESADA, Mary joy B.
Submitted to:
PROSECUTOR MARIA LOURDES SORIANO

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

FIRST JUDICIAL REGION
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

BRANCH 7
BAGUIO CITY
Joana Lim,
Plaintiff,
- versus -

CIVIL CASE NO. 12345-56

FOR: Collection of Money

Felix Tan,
Defendant.
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ENTRY OF APPEARANCE
The Clerk of Court
Regional Trial Court
Branch 7, City of Baguio
Kindly enter the appearance of the undersigned as Collaborating Counsel in the
above-entitled case, for plaintiff Joana Lim in collaboration with counsel Atty. Michael
De Leon with the express conformity of the plaintiff. The case involves a case for
Collection of Sum of Money with an amount of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos
( P500,000.00)
Accordingly, it is respectfully prayed that the undersigned be furnished copies of all
the pleadings, orders, and notices relative to the instant case at its address indicated
below.
Baguio City, Philippines, 27 October 2014.
ATTY. Mary Joy B. Quesada
Counsel for the Plaintiff
#02 Second Floor, Puso ng Baguio
Session Road.
IBP NO. 1234567-BC
PTR NO. 123456-BC
ROLL NO. 12345-MANILA
MCLE NO. 1112223

CONFORME:
JOANA LIM
Plaintiff
Copy furnished by personal service:
Atty. Gabriel Gonzales
Counsel for Defendant
8th floor Gonzaga Building, Baguio City