Republic of the Philippines 6TH JUDICIAL REGION Regionl T!il Cou!t "!nch #$ Iloilo Cit%
IN RE: PETITION FOR THE PROBATE OF THE LAST LAS T WILL AND TESTAMENT TESTAMENT OF JOSE K. CRUZ SP NO. A-08-092193 JESRLL J. CRUZ! O""#$%'. (---------------------------------------------------------(
OPPOSITION TO THE PETITION
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OPPO&E& the p!obte of the llege( )ill of his fthe!' JO&E *+ CRU, -he!einfte! !efe!!e( to s the .DECEDENT/0 n( sttes1 2+ Tht he is 34 %e!s ol(' ol(' 5ilipino' 5ilipino' singe singe n( !esi(ent !esi(ent of Ric ill illge' ge' J!o' Iloilo Cit%' Phiippines+ Phiippines+ 7+ Tht he 8% 8% be se!9e( se!9e( )ith su88ons su88ons n( n( othe! othe! cou!t p!ocesses p!ocesses in in the office of the un(e!signe( counsel stte( he!eun(e!: n( #+ Tht Tht he is the legiti legiti8t 8tee son of the DECED DECEDENT ENT )ho )ho (ie( on ;!ch #2' 742#+
AR)UMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE OPPOSITION
OPPO OPPO&I &ITO TOR R !esp !espec ectf tful ull% l% sub8 sub8it itss tht tht the the lle llege ge( ( )ill )ill of the the DECEDENT shoul( not be p!obte( on the g!oun( tht it )s not e
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CRU, !espectfull% p!%s f!o8 this Hono!ble Cou!t tht1
2+ the Petition fo! the p!obte of the llege( )ill of the lte JO&E *+ CRU, be (enie(:
7+ the estte of the lte JO&E *+ CRU, be p!titione( in cco!(nce )ith the l)s on intestc%: n( #+ othe! ust n( e=uitble !e8e(ies+
Respectfull% sub8itte(+
Iloilo Cit%' Philippines' Dece8be! @' 7423+
ATT. 6INCENT ENRI7UE A. 6ARONA Counsel fo! Opposito! !on L) Office' Alt Tie!! illge' J!o' Iloilo Cit% Roll of Atto!ne%s No+ @3#72 PTR NO+ 6@3#72' 42?46?23' Iloilo Cit% I"P NO+ 27#3@6' 42?43?23' Iloilo Cit% ;CLE Co8p+ No+ IF444>$6' 42?47?23
REPU"LIC O5 THE PHILIPPINE&0 ILOILO CIT 0 &&+
6ERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION
I' JESRLL J. CRUZ' of legl ge' 5ilipino n( )ith ((!ess t "!g%+ Dungon A+' J!o' Iloilo Cit%' Philippines' h9ing been (ul% s)o!n to in cco!(nce )ith l) he!eb% (epose n( s%1 2+ Tht I 8 the Opposito! in the bo9eFentitle( cse: tht I h9e cuse( the p!ep!tion of the fo!egoing Opposition: tht ll the llegtions stte( the!ein !e t!ue n( co!!ect of 8% o)n Bno)le(ge n( suppo!te( b% uthentic (ocu8ents: 7+ Tht I h9e not co88ence( n% othe! ction o! p!ocee(ing in9ol9ing the s8e issues is the &up!e8e Cou!t' the Cou!t of Appels' o! n% othe! t!ibunl o! genc%: tht to the best of 8% Bno)le(ge' no such ction o! p!ocee(ing is pen(ing in the &up!e8e Cou!t' the Cou!t of Appels' o! n% othe! t!ibunl o! genc%: tht the!e is no othe! ction o! p!ocee(ing )hich is eithe! pen(ing o! 8% h9e been te!8inte(' n( if I shoul( the!efte! le!n tht si8il! ction o! p!ocee(ing hs been file( o! is pen(ing befo!e the &up!e8e Cou!t' the Cou!t of Appels' o! n% t!ibunl o! genc%' I un(e!tBe to !epo!t tht fct )ithin fi9e -@0 (%s the!e f!o8 to this Hono!ble Cou!t+
JESRLL J. CRUZ Affint TIN 2#63F724' Iloilo Cit%
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to befo!e 8e' this 4@th (% of Dece8be! 7423' ffint e
ATT. 6INCENT ENRI7UE A. 6ARONA Not!% Public fo! n( in the Cit% n( P!o9ince of Iloilo ;% Co88ission No+ is @$ E
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