Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL 10th u!ici"l Re#ion $%"nch &' C"#"("n !e O%o Cit(
CE)RIC )* A+IER , EFREN M* CORONA/ Copl"in"nts/
CRIMINAL CASE NO* &01'-...
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FOR2 ATTEMPTE) MUR)ER
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U)ICIAL AFFI)A+IT OF 9ITNESS )R* C4ESTER C* COSIN
I, )R* C4ESTER C* COSIN, COSIN, of legal age, married and a resident of F. Abellanosa Street, Cagayan de Oro City, City, state under oath as follows:
PRELIMINAR5 STATEMENT
The erson erson examinin examining g me is Att(* Att(* Ole6"% Ole6"%!o !o ose I* U( with address at !ax Suniel Street, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. City. The examination being held at the same same address. address. I am answeri answering ng his "uestio "uestions ns fully #ons#io #ons#ious us that I do so under oath and may fa#e #riminal liability for false testimony and er$ury. This affida%it&testi affida%it&testimony mony of 'r. 'r. Chester Chester A. Cosin is being offered as suort suort to the #ounter-affida%it of defendant Pe!%o )* !el" C%u6 in C%u6 in the abo%ementioned #rim #rimin inal al #a #ase se filed filed by ri% ri%at ate e #o #om mlai laina nant nts s Ce!% Ce!%ic ic )* "i "ie% e% and Ef%en Ef%en N* Co%on". Co%on".
7uestions (designated by )7 )7*+ by Att(* Ole6"%!o ose I* U(*
Ans8e%s (designated by )A )A*+ by )%* Cheste% C* Cosin. Cosin.
.: ill you state your name and other ersonal ersonal #ir#umstan#es/ A: I am )R* C4ESTER C* COSIN, COSIN, 01 years old, married, and a resident of F. F. Abellanosa Street, Cagayan de Oro City. City. I am a sy#hiatrist and #urrently wor2ing in 3orthern !indanao !edi#al Center in the same #ity. #ity. I also affiliate myself with 4alay 5aglaum Center, Center, a rehabilitation #enter lo#ated in 4ayabas, Cagayan de Oro City whi#h #aters the needs of teenagers with drug addi#tion.
.6: 'o you ersonally 2now the defendant in this #ase, Pe!%o )* !el" C%u6/ A: 7es, I 2now him ersonally.
.8: 9ow do you him/ A: 9e is one of my atients at 4alay 5aglaum Center. 9e was admitted in the #enter last year due to sy#hosis as a result of se%ere long-term drug use.
.0: 9ow long was his admission in the #enter/ hat was his treatments in the #enter/ A: 9e stayed for six months in the #enter. 9is treatments were #omrised of ta2ing res#ribed medi#ations as well as theraies.
.1: 9ow did 5edro #oe during his rehabilitation at the #enter/ A: 9e did well. 9e resonded to the medi#ations and his theraies better than I exe#ted, that was why I ermitted his release six months after his admission.
.: hat haened after his release from the #enter/ A: I instru#ted him and his mother, 5etra, to see me on#e a month after his release, that is e%ery first Thursday of the month, in the #enter for his monthly #he#2-u with me and also to get his monthly maintenan#e of medi#ations.
.;: 'id 5edro and his mother followed your instru#tions/ A: 7es, they did for about four months after 5edro
.=: hat haened after that/ A: They did not #ome ba#2 to me after that.
.>: hat did you then/ A: I made #onta#t with 5edro
.?: 4y any #han#e, ha%e you heard from 5edro or his mother after your last monthly #he#2-u/ A: 7es, two days ago, that is August 8, 6?8. 5edro
.: 'id you as2 for the urose of the re"uest/ A: 7es, I did. 5etra said that her son was arrested last August >, 6?8 and that she needed the #ertifi#ation as e%iden#e for the #ase against his son.
.6: 'id you agree to the re"uest/ A: 7es, I did.
.8: 'id anyone #oa#h you or made any suggestions to you in ma2ing answers to these "uestions/ A: 3o, all my answers are based on what I ersonally 2now.
.0: ill you swear under oath that all your answers herein are based on your own ersonal 2nowledge and belief and will you sign this affida%it to attest to the truthfulness of all your answers here/ A: 7es, I do.
IN 9ITNESS 94EREOF/ I hereunto affix my signature this 1 th day of August 6?8, at Cagayan de Oro City, 5hiliines.
)R* C4ESTER A* COSIN Affi"nt
SU$SCRI$E) AN) S9ORN to before me this 1 th day of August 6?8, at Cagayan de Oro City, 5hiliines, by )R* C4ESTER A* COSIN with 5@C i#ense 3umber 66880011 issued by 5rofessional @egulation Commissio, Cagayan de Oro City on Banuary 6, >>, bearing his hotograh and signature, 2nown to me as the same erson who ersonally signed the foregoing instrument before me and a%owed under enalty of law to the whole truth of the #ontents of said instrument. I 4ERE$5 CERTIF5 that I ha%e examined the affiant and am satisfied that he has read and understood his affida%it the #ontents of whi#h he has ersonal 2nowledge.
ATTESTATION I, ATT5* OLE3AR)O OSE I* U5, of legal age, Filiino, with address at !ax Suniel Street, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City after being duly sworn deose and say: 1.
I was the one who #ondu#ted the examination of witness )R* C4ESTER A* COSIN at my aforementioned offi#e in the same abo%ementioned address
6. I ha%e faithfully re#orded or #aused to be re#orded the "uestions as2ed and the #orresonding answer that the witness ga%e and 8. I nor any other erson then resent or assisting him #oa#hed the witness regarding his answers. IN 9ITNESS 94EREOF, I ha%e hereunto set my hand this 1 th day of August 6?8 at Cagayan de Oro City, 5hiliines
ATT5* OLE3AR)O OSE I* U5 Affi"nt
SU$SCRI$E) AN) S9ORN TO $EFORE ME, a notary ubli# in and for Cagayan de Oro City, this 1 th day of August 6?8. Affiant ersonally #ame and aeared with 'ri%er=;1086 issued by and Transortation Offi#e on 'e#ember 61, 6?6 in Cagayan de Oro City, bearing his hotograh and signature, 2nown to me as the same erson who ersonally signed the foregoing instrument before me and a%owed under enalty of law to the truth of the #ontents of said instrument.
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