REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGIO
N BRANCH 69, Quezon City
PEOPLE OF THE PILIPINES, Plaintiff, Criminal Case No. 12369 -versusRENARD ROBERT MASONGSONG, Accused. x--------------------------------------------------x For: Illegal Possession of Firearm JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT The Prosecution moves to offer in evidence the testimony of SPO4 Glenn Aquino to prove that: 1. Upon receiving an anonymous call, that a certain commotion occurred due to se veral gun shots allegedly heard coming from Barangay Murphy, Cubao, Quezon City. That the station commander immediately ordered to conduct ocular inspection and investigate the matters subject of the emergency call. 2. In compliance with th e order, I as the team leader along with two other police officers went to the s aid place of the alleged incident to investigate. 3. Such proper procedure and p rotocols of warrantless arrest and frisking was observed by the arresting office rs who likewise conducted such investigation. 4. Other material allegations stat ed in the Information filed against the accused, Robert Renard Masongsong. 5. He will also identify certain documents and pieces of evidence and other facts rel ation to the apprehension that was conducted by said police officers. I, SPO4 GLENN AQUINO, of legal age, married, Filipino and with address at a resi dent of Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Philippines, having been sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state by way o f answer to the following questions: 1. Q: for the record, can you please state your current position and other perso nal circumstances? A: I am SPO4 GLENN AQUINO currently assigned at the Philippin e National Police Station 10 Quezon City. 2. Q: how long have you been in the se rvice with the Philippine National Police? A: 15 years sir. 3. Q: as a police of ficer, what are your principal duties and functions? A: I am the team leader in the Special Investigation Group of the PNP Station 10. 4. Q: do you recall condu cting an investigation on Barangay Murphy, Quezon City? A: yes sir. 5. Q: when w as this conducted? A: July 30, 2013 at around 10:30 in the evening sir. 6. Q: wh at was this investigation about? A: this was about the reported incident from an anonymous caller that several gun shots were heard in the vicinities of Baranga y Murphy, Quezon City. 7. Q: what transpired next? A: upon arrival at the place we saw no other men in the place, only the group of men drinking near the Barang ay Hall. 8. Q: what did you do thereafter? A: I approached them and started aski ng them about the reported incident in the area. 9. Q: what was their answer? A: a guy arrogantly answered with threat and insult wala akong pakialam sa tanong n iyo. Hindi nyo ba ako kilala? Ako ang hari sa lugar na ito kaya umalis na kayo b ago pa pumantay ang mga paa nyo sa lupa? Mga ULOL! 10. Q: what did you do then? k ami at nagiimbestiga kami sa A: I Said sir mga police insidente. 11. Q: what happened next? A: the guy said wala kaming pakialam dyan, sabay dura sa lupa at lumakad papalayo . 12. Q: what did you do to that effect? A: I did nothing sir. But as they turned their backs on me, I noticed that somet hing is bulging around their waists. Then I halted them. 13. Q: what did they do next? A: the accused suddenly pull his shirt and showed me his .45 caliber pistol whic h prompted to drawing my service firearm and ordered them to stay on the ground. [ .45 Caliber pistol bearing serial number 12345 previously marked as EXHIBIT B] 14. Q: did they obey your command? A: yes they did sir. And the guy said Pucha legal ito may mga permit kami. 15. Q: what did you do next? A: I asked them to show their permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR ). 16. Q: and then? A: they showed me their PTCFOR. But I noticed that the accused presented an expi red PTCFOR. [PTCFOR with Control Number 12345-10 previously marked as EXHIBIT C] 1 7. Q: what happened next? A: I immediately apprehended the accused while reciting to him the MIRANDA RIGHT S and brought him to the police station for questioning. 18. Q: what transpired during the questioning at the police station? A: we found out that the accused w as the Barangay Chairman of Barangay Murphy, Cubao, Quezon City. And immediately we prepared the necessary complaint affidavit for the proper filing of the case against the said Barangay Chairman. [ComplaintAffidavit of SPO4 Glenn Aquino pr eviously marked as EXHIBIT A] 19. Q: what did you do with the Complaint-Affidavit? A: we submitted it to the Quezon City Fiscals Office. 20. Q: now, do you affirm a nd confirm the contents of this Judicial Affidavit? A: Yes sir. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto affixed my signature this ______ of August 2 013 at Quezon City, Philippines. SPO4 GLENN AQUINO Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _______ of August 2013, Quezon City, Metr o Manila, affiant exhibiting to me his GSIS UMID with RN 000006-6665-9 as compet ent proof of identity. ATTY TEDDY PARADO JR. Administering Officer