Republic of the Philippines

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7 MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT
LILOAN-COMPOSTELA
Metro Cebu

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Plaintiff,

-versus- Crim. Case No. MCTC-8640-L

For: Violation of Section 48,
Paragraph 13 of R.A. 9003

DANTE L. ANSIBAY, ET. AL.,

Accused.
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Republic of the Philippines) S.S.

City of Cebu- - - - - - - - - - )

JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
I, ROMEO CANAMA VERACES, of legal age, Filipino,
married, and a resident of Umapad, Mandaue City, Cebu,
Philippines, fully conscious that I am answering the following
questions under oath and that I may face criminal liability for false
testimony or perjury, in the questioning conducted by ATTY. MAILA
GISELLE OMOLON CUTAD of Seno Law Office & Associates
located at A.C. Cortes Ave., Mandaue City, after having been duly
sworn to in accordance with law do hereby depose and state: that-

1. Q: Are you the same ROMEO CANAMA VERACES, one of the

accused in this case?

A: Yes.
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2. Q: Do you know the other accused, OFELIA R. TAJOR, DANTE

LUMAWAS ANSIBAY, JERIC ORIO SIATON, JAYMEL
JOSEPH LAO, CHARLES TUMULAK MENDOZA, ROMEO
CANAMA VERACES and MARY WENGIE FORENAL?

A: Yes, I know them.

3. Q: Why do you know them?

A: I know them because they are my co-employees at Belcris

Foods, Inc.

4. Q: What is your position at Belcris Foods, Inc.?

A: I am the Collector and at the same time, Driver of Belcris

Foods, Inc.

5. Q: As Driver of Belcris Foods, Inc., what are some of your

duties and responsibilities?

A: I am tasked to drive the closed type van from Belcris

Foods, Inc. to the area where the meat waste would be buried.

6. Q: Could you recall what unusual incident happened on

December 1, 2018 at or about 3 o’clock in the afternoon?

A: After my colleagues put all the meat wastes inside the

hole, three barangay tanods and two policemen arrived. My
colleagues were stopped by the barangay tanods and were
asked to wait for the barangay captain.

7. Q: What happened next, if any?

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A: When the Barangay Captain arrived at the site, he said

“Kani inyong gilabay, baho ni. Ayaw usa tabuni kay
picturan.”(These garbages emit foul smell. Do not cover it yet
because we will take a picture first.) Thereafter, he instructed
my colleagues to cover the hole with the excavated soil. After
that, I saw the Barangay Captain talking with Ofelia and
minutes thereafter, the Barangay Captain asked us to ride the
patrol car to the Barangay Hall.

8. Q: When you were at the barangay hall, what happened next if

any?

A: One barangay tanod asked us to write our names on a

blank sheet of paper. After one hour, the policemen brought
us to the police station and detained us.

9. Q: Are you still burying your meat waste at Belcris Foods, Inc.?

A: No.

10.Q: Why not?

A: Because nobody would agree to do the same since we got

arrested.

11.Q: Do you recall having executed a Counter-Affidavit in

relation to this case?

A: Yes.

12.Q: I am showing to you this Counter-Affidavit, go over it and

tell this Honorable Court, what relation has this document have
to the ones you have mentioned?

A: That is the same document.

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Atty. Omolon-Cutad: Your Honor, we request that the

Counter-Affidavit of Romeo Canama Veraces be marked as
EXHIBIT “____.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my

signatures this 11th day of March 2019 at Mandaue City, Philippines.

ROMEO CANAMA VERACES

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 11 th day of

March 2019 at Mandaue City, Philippines, affiant personally
appeared and exhibited to me
his________________________________.

Doc. No. _____;

Page No. _____;
Book No. _____;
Series of 2020.
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SWORN ATTESTATION

I, MAILA GISELLE OMOLON CUTAD, of legal age, married,

Filipino, and a resident of Humay-Humay Rd., Lapu-Lapu City, after
having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose
and state: that-

1. I am the lawyer who conducted the examination of the

witness, ROMEO CANAMA VERACES.

2. I have faithfully recorded the questions I asked of him and

the answers he gave to me.

3. There was no other person present or who assisted him in

answering those questions I asked of him.

4. I am fully aware that false attestation will subject me to

disciplinary action, including disbarment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my

signature this 11th day of March 2019 at Mandaue City, Philippines.

MAILA GISELLE OMOLON CUTAD

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 11th day of

March 2019 at Mandaue City, Philippines, affiant personally
appeared and exhibited to me her IBP ID with Roll of Attorney's No.
62007.

Doc. No. _____;

Page No. _____;
Book No. _____;
Series of 2020.
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Copy furnished to:

PROSECUTOR RYAN S. GINGOYON

Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office
2nd Floor, DOJ Building,
M. Velez St., Guadalupe,
Cebu City