Republic of the Philippines

6TH JUDICIAL REGION

Regional Trial Court
Branch 25
Iloilo City

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff,

-versus- CRIM. CASE NO. 2023-0023

Code (Murder)

Boy K. Kalbo,
Accused.
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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS DOKTOR D. KWAKKWAK

IN QUESTION AND ANSWER FORM
AS HIS TESTIMONY IN LIEU OF DIRECT EXAMINATION
(Per S.C. A.M. No. 22-777)

I, DOKTOR D. KWAKKWAK, of legal age, married, a Registered

Physician with postal address c/o Forensics Division, Crime Laboratory
Office, Philippine National Police, Camp Domingo, Iloilo City, after having
been duly sworn to in accordance with law depose and state, that:

This examination is conducted and supervised by Atty. Juan D. Hugas,

with postal address at Legal Department, Hugas Law Firm, Villa, Iloilo City;

I am answering the questions asked in this judicial affidavit, fully

conscious that I am doing so under oath and that I may face criminal liability
for false testimony or perjury;

The questions asked and my corresponding answers thereto are as

follows:

1. Q: What is your current employment, Mr. Witness?

A: I am working as a Forensic Examiner at the Philippine National Police
- Crime Laboratory Office.

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2. Q: How long have you been employed with the PNP – Crime
Laboratory Office?
A: I have been working at my office for 20 years beginning 2003 up to
present.

3. Q: As a Forensic Examiner, what are your duties and responsibilities, Mr.

Witness?
A: The following are my duties and responsibilities, Sir.

1. Examination of the fingerprints including the determination of its

identity;
2. Checking on the Tenprint Database and Latent to Print Inquiries. The
Latent print Database is used to check if the arrested suspect has committed
a previous crime;
3. Checking if the collected Latent print match with another unsolved
crimes;
4. Retrieval of the images of candidate fingerprints are retrieved from the
Fingerprint Image Database and displayed on the fingerprint workstation;
5. Verification of the fingerprint and latent prints which are stored on i-
storage disk;
6. Evaluate and review reports of other forensic examiners;
7. Conducts research works, lectures, trainings and seminars on forensic
examination, particularly on fingerprint examination.
8. Appear and testify in courts and other quasi-judicial bodies as an expert
technical witness.

4. Q: Mr. Witness, have you undergone trainings and seminars to qualify you
as Questioned Documents Examiner?
A: Yes, I have attended trainings and seminars in the Philippines and
overseas such as:
1.5th Forensic Examination in Brussels, Belgium on April 12, 2010;
2. Forensic Science course at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
Washington D.C., Maryland, USA on June 5, 2012;
3. International Conference of Forensic Examiners in Berlin, Germany on
August 5, 2013.

5. Q: In the course of your examination as such, did you happen to examine

a document particularly the fingerprint record of Boy K. Kalbo?
A: Yes.

6. Q: Under what circumstances did you come to examine the fingerprint

record of Boy K. Kalbo?
A: The request came from PCInsp. Bato B. Santos, lead investigator of the
murder case of Boy B. Buhok. The request for examination of the then
unknown fingerprint record was made on January 14, 2023.

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7. Q: After receiving such request, what did you do next, if any?
A: After receiving the request for fingerprint examination together with
the sample of the fingerprint record recovered at the crime scene, I
forwarded the sample specimen to the PNP Crime Laboratory Office for
examination.

8. Q: Was there a submission of the sample specimen of Mr. Boy K. Kalbo?

A: No sir, because at that time there was no possible suspect identified by
any witness.

9. Q: What specific fingerprint specimen were submitted for examination?

A: Several documents were submitted bearing the fingerprint specimen
such as the following:
1.Fingerprint specimen (Control No. 2023-01) taken from the kitchen knife
in the house of the crime scene;
2. Fingerprint specimen (Control No. 2023-02) taken from the floor where
the victim was found;
3. Fingerprint specimen (Control No. 2023-03) taken from the glass of
water inside the house where the victim was found.

10.Q: What did you do next, Mr. Witness?

A: I immediately made an initial examination at the PNP – Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).

I scanned the fingerprint specimens and checked it on the Ten Print

Inquiry at our database. The Ten Print Identification is used to confirm
the identity and criminal history of the suspect.

11.Q: What was the next step you have taken?

A: I proceeded to Latent Print Inquiry examination. This inquiry
compares a latent print from a crime scene with the fingerprint that are
stored in the database to identify the perpetrator of the crime.

I immediately followed the Offense Inquiry examination. This inquiry

compares the ten print of offender with latent prints on file from unsolved
crimes to see if the suspect committed previous offenses.

12.Q: After that, what happened next?

A: I conducted the Serial Crimes Inquiry. This inquiry compares a latent
print from a crime scene with latent prints on file from unsolved crimes to
see if the same person has committed other crimes.

13. Q: In the analysis of the specimen fingerprints which was submitted for
your examination, what was your findings?
A: The result of our examination revealed that the fingerprint specimens
found at the crime scene and based on our existing fingerprint database,
both revealed that Francisco Samaniego’s fingerprint was one and the
same.

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14.Q: Was your examination reduced into writing?
A: Yes sir.

15. Q: If the document is shown to you, will you be able to identify the same?
A: Yes sir.

16. Q: Mr. Witness, I am showing to you a document denominated as

Fingerprint Examination Result No. 2023-05 dated January 10, 2023, is
this the same document you mentioned earlier?
A: Yes sir.
(Pre-marked as Exhibit C and C-1, and copy of which was previously
furnished to counsel for the defense).

17. Q: On page 2 of the said document at the left bottom portion thereof, there
appears a signature above the typewritten name Doktor K. Kwakkwak,
whose signature is this Mr. Witness?
A: It is my signature, Sir.
(Mark as Exhibit C-3)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this

January 16, 2023 in Makati City.

DOKTOR K. KWAKKWAK
Affiant
TIN 1234-0987; Iloilo City

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 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, a Notary Public
for and in Iloilo City this 16th day of January 2023, affiant exhibiting his TIN
1234-0987 issued on January 10, 2020 at Iloilo City.

ATTY. ISIDORE T. TAROL III

Notary Public
Valid until December 31, 2023
Roll of Attorneys No. 753000
PTR NO. 12345-753, Iloilo City, June 27, 2023
IBP NO. 753-12345, Iloilo City, June 27, 2023
MCLE Compliance. No. IV-12345-7530

Doc. No. 9;
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Series of 2023

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