Comes now t h e P e t i t i o n e r , b y t h e u n d e r s i g n e d a t t o r n e y , a n d u n t o t h i s Honorable Court, respectfully avers:1 . T h a t p e t i t i o n e r Marigol C. Reyesi s o f l e g a l a g e , m a r r i e d a n d a r e s i d e n t o f Tetuan,Zamboanga City , Philippines, while respondent is also of legal age and may be served with summons, writs and all orders of the Honorable Court at his office address at Gov.Ramos Avenue,Sta Maria Zamboanga City , Philippines;2 . T h a t t h e p e t i t i o n e r , _____________ , i n whos e behal f t hi s appl i cat i on i s bei ngmade, is actually restrained of his liberty by the respondent _____________ whois the Chief of Police of _____________ at the _____________ Police Station;3 . T h a t s o m e t i m e i n t h e m o r n i n g o f _____________ , pet i t i oner was t aken i nt ocustody by the said respondent without a warrant of arrest and detained at the _____________ Police Station without any criminal charges being filed againsthim before the proper judicial authorities despite the lapse of ________ ( ______ ).Mo r e o v e r , p e t i t i o n e r w a s t a k e n b y t h e r e s p o n d e n t n o t u n d e r a n y o f t h e circumstances where a warrantless arrest is allowed by the law or the Rules of Court;
4 . T h a t s u c h r e s t r a i n t o f l i b e r t y o f t h e p e t i t i o n e r b y t h e r e s p o n d e n t i s t h e r e f o r e without any legal authority;5. That t he pet i t i oner t hr ough couns el has exhaus t ed al l ef f or t s avai l abl e at l aw but t o no avai l , and t hat he has no ot her pl ai n, s peedy, and adequat e r emedy t o p r o t e c t h i s p e r s o n a l r i g h t s a n d s e c u r e h i s p e r s o n a l l i b e r t y e x c e p t b y h i s application for a Writ of Habeas Corpu
PRAYER WHEREFORE , petitioner most respectfully prays that a Writ of Habeas Corpus b e i s s u e d b y t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t , d i r e c t e d t o t h e r e s p o n d e n t _____________ commanding the latter to produce the body of _____________ before this Court at thetime and place therein specified, and to summon the respondent _____________ then andthere to appear and to show cause of the detention of said _____________ ; and that after due pr oceedi ngs , t he s ai d _____________ be r es t or ed of hi s l i ber t y and f or t hwi t hdischarged from confinement . _____________ , Philippines, __Date__ . (COUNSEL)VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)Province of ____________________ ) S.S.City/Municipalityof _____________ )x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xI, _____________ , of l egal age, Fi l i pi no, ( s i ngl e / mar r i ed / wi dow) , a n d a resident of _____________ , Phi l i ppi nes , af t er bei ng s wor n i n accor dance wi t h l aw her eby depos e and s a y: That I am the(Plaintiff / Complainant / Petitioner)in the above-entitled case; ThatI have caused the preparation of the above(Complaint / Petition)and I have r ead t hesame and knows the contents thereof; That the allegations contained therein are true andcorrect of my own personal knowledge.That I further certify that: (a) I have not theretofore commenced any other action or proceeding or filed any claim involving the same issues or matter in any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency and, to the best of my knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending therein; (c) if I should thereafter learn that the same or similar action or proceedinghas been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or quasi- judicial agency, I undertake to report such fact within five (5) daystherefrom to the court or agency wherein the original pleading and sworn certificationcontemplated herein have been filed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand this _____________ at Zamboanga,Philippines