CROSS EXAMINATION FOR MARILOU

Objective: (TO PROVE KRYSTAL WAS NOT KEEP AS A MISTRESS IN

A CONJUGAL DWELLING)
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Where do you live?

How many years have you been living in that house?
Is that owned or rented?
Do you remember on whose name was in the title?
How was the house built? The expenses? Savings? Loan?
Gift?
6. Do you know how much Rafael is earning every month?
7. Where did you meet Rafael?
8. How many years were you in a relationship with Rafael
before you two decided to get married?
9. How was Rafael as a boyfriend?
10.
Do you know Rafaels groups of friends?
11.
Is there any girl, by any chance in their group?
12.
Do you get jealous when you see Rafael talking with
another girl that you dont know? (How do you feel when you
see Rafael talking with another girl)
13.
Was there an instance during the boyfriend stage that
Rafael cheated on you?
14.
How many years have you been married to Rafael?
15.
When did you get married?
16.
During the first year of your marriage, how is it with
Rafael?
17.
During the first year of your marriage, did Rafael go out
with his friends?
18.
If yes, how often?
19.
Do you happen to know what kind of mobile unit your
husband owns?
20.
Do you know the password?
21.
What was your reaction when Rafael was assigned in
Ipil last January 29, 2015?
22.
Were you hesitant?
23.
If yes, why were you hesitant?
24.
If no, do you trust Rafael that much?
25.
Did you two discuss his transfer order?
26.
Do you know who among his co-employees were
transferred to Ipil?
27.
Do you know Renante Besas?
28.
How do you know him?
29.
Did you know that Renante was transferred to Ipil along
with your husband?
30.
Did you know that Rafael and his co-employees were
living in the same apartment in Ipil?

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Have you visited Rafael in Ipil while he was assign
there?
32.
How often from January of 2015 to August of 2015?
33.
If no, why? (misleading, establish that Marilou is not ok
with the transfer)
34.
When Rafael was in Ipil, do you go out with friends?
35.
Do you and Rafael call each other when he was still in
Ipil?
36.
Did Rafael share to you his everyday experience when
you two are talking over the phone?
37.
Was there an instance that there was a
misunderstanding between you and Rafael while he was in
Ipil?
38.
How many days would it take for the two of you to be
ok after you have arguments?
39.
Who initiates the first move, you or Rafael?
40.
You said, sometime around August 2015, you often
called the office of Rafael. But his officemates told you that
hes out. Did you ask Rafael this when you know see each
other home?
41.
How often you called the office? Twice a week? Thrice a
week? Everyday?
42.
Did you try to call his cellphone?
43.
(How come you did not ask him about his whereabouts?
44.
Was there any instance from August to November 2015,
Rafael did not bother to come home and you cant contact
him? Is this unusual?
45.
Do you and Rafael fight?
46.
How often?
47.
Do you and Rafael often dine out like having a date?
48.
What do you usually do in a Sunday?
49.
Do you regularly do these?
50.
You said you confronted Rafael after Ms Liz Siason
shared to you that he saw Rafael on two different occasions
with a girl at Jollibee Camins. Can you tell this Honorable
Court when did Ms. Siason told you?
51.
You further said, unusual behaviours of Paeng made you
conclude he has an illicit affair. What are these unusual
behaviours? (Establish that Paeng is the name as usual
before and after the confrontation. The witness describes
how his husband was treating him before the confrontation.
52.
You hired a house help right? What was her name?
53.
What was Krystal jobs in your house?
54.
Does it include washing your clothes?
55.
Where is she sleeping?

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How much is her salary?
57.
From whose income is for the salary of Krystal?
58.
Who is giving her a salary?
59.
Do you give Krystal an extra allowance?
60.
Do you give her a day off?
61.
What day of the week?
62.
When Krystal is on day off on _______, have you recalled
any instance Rafael is not also in the house?
63.
Ms. Arciaga, who arranges your clothes in the drawer?
64.
How about Rafaels clothes?
65.
Misis Arciaga, by any chance, did you have an out of
town trip during the month of December 2015 to June 2016?
66.
No. (Reiterate the answer)
67.
Can you tell the honourable court, who were you with
on June 21, 2016 dinner time?
68.
Who cooks the dinner?
69.
Who serve you dinner?
70.
You said, around 4am of June 22, 2016, you found your
husband again not in your bed.
71.
Is this the first time you woke finding that your husband
is not in your bed?
72.
No- Did you bother to check the toilet or the kitchen?
No.
73.
In all occasions that you found your husband not beside
you, you did not bother to check?
74.
You said that on June 22, 2016 when you did not found
your husband in your bed, you found him in the maids
quarter. What did you heard?
75.
What did you see?
76.
Was that the first time you saw Paeng in Krystals
room?
77.
Have you ever saw Paeng and Krystal secretly talking
inside your house?
78.
How about outside your house?
79.
Or when Krystal is doing the laundry?
80.
Can you remember overhearding conversation between
Krystal and Paeng?
81.
What are they talking?
82.
If yes, did you ask Paeng about it?
83.
If no, why did not ask Paeng?
84.
Where did you get the Picture of Krystal you showed to
Ms. Siason?
85.
You said you found letters in Paengs belongings. When
did you found this?
86.
Where did you found this?
87.
Top of the clothes? Was it in a secret drawer?

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You said you were one arranging Paengs clothes in the
drawer. Right?
No further questions your Honor.

CROSS EXAMINATION FOR LIZ SIASON (IMPEACH THE WITNESS)

(Not in the direct, Your Honor, the question is designed to test the
accuracy and truthfulness of the witness)
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What is your relationship with Marilou?

How would you describe your relationship with Marilou?
Do you see each other often?
Do you go shopping together?
During lunch break, do you and Marilou eat together?
How often do you and Marilou personally talk with each
other?
7. What were your topics?
8. Do you and Marilou exchange text messages?
9. How often?
10. Do you and Marilou call each other?
11. How did you know Rafael
12. How many years have you have known Rafael?
13. How many months have you and Rafael been neighbors
in Sta. Maria?
14. Do you and Rafael see each other often?
15. How often? (if sasabihin, nagasundo si Rafael, how can
she describe the relationship of the couple)
16. Are you a constant visitor in the couples house?
17. How often do you visit them?
18. When did you last visited the house of Rafael and
Marilou?
(if nakavisit sya ng December 2015, ask about Krystal na)
19. How old are you Maam?

20. Are you suffering from any disease? Do you have a

diabetes?
21. Do you wear reading glasses? Corrective glasses?
22. Do you, by any chance visited an ophthalmologist? (If
yes, why? What was the diagnosis? When?)
23. Do you have a perfect vision? 20/20? 25/20? 25/25?
24. You said, you saw Rafael with a girl having lunch in
Jollibee Camins. Are you sure about that?
25. How sure are you?
26. According to you, you saw Rafael with a girl having
lunch in Jollibee Camins. Can you give me the date and
time? (2 occasions)
27. Was it a weekday? Monday? Tuesday?
28. Who were you with when you saw Rafael on ______?
Were you alone?
29. What were you doing at Jollibee Camins that day?
30. Can you describe the physical attributes of Rafael?
31. How about the girl you saw whom Rafael with at Jollibee
Camins, can you describe her?
32. Do you know the girl?
33. Was it the first time that you saw girl?
34. Approximately how many meters were you from the
corner where Rafael and the girl were sitting?
35. In what part of the Jollibee Camins they were seated?
36. On the first occasion that you said you saw Rafael, was
it crowded? (if leading approximately how many people?
Was it full?
37. What were Rafael and the girl doing when you saw
them? (if leading, proceed to # 13)
38. Were they whispering in each others ears?
39. Were they sitting beside each other?
40. What was the color of Rafaels shirt?
41. How about the color of the blouse of Rafaels
companion?
42. Where did you go after you had lunch in Jollibee?
43. Did you saw Marilou that time? (No? Marilou is a bank
teller.)
44. (Yes) Did you tell Marilou? (Why) (No-WHY)
45. On the second occasion, when did you saw Paeng and
the girl?
46. Where were they seated?
(Corner) Left? Right? In the far end left corner?
47. Approximately how many meters were you from where
Rafael and the girl?
48. Were they whispering in each others ears?
49. Were they sitting beside each other?

50. What was the color of Rafaels shirt?

51. How about the color of the blouse of Rafaels
companion?
52. When did you tell Marilou that you saw Paeng having
lunch with a girl?
53. When Marilou showed you the picture on June 23, 2016,
can you describe the girl in the picture?

CROSS EXAMINATION FOR GREGOR RAMOS

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