Republic of the Philippines) City of Tacloban ) s.s. AFFIDAVIT-COMPLAINT I, RIZA A.

MALATE, 35 years old, married, and a resident of Block 3 , !ot "", #e$ %ork &treet, Phase ', ( ) * &ubdi+ision Tacloban City, after ha+in, been duly s$orn to in accordance $ith la$, hereby deposes and says T-.T/ ". I am the mother of Rhy00a 1ae .. 1alate, "2 years old, enrolled as a *rade &i3 Pupil at !iceo 4el (erbo 4i+ino, Tacloban City. . machine copy of the birth certificate of Rhy00a 1ae .. 1alate is hereunto attached and made as an inte,ral part hereof as Annex A5 2. !ast 6uly ", 2 "3, on or about 7/3 P.1., my dau,hter Rhy00a 1ae .. 1alate $ith her cousin .n,elyn .. *on0a,a, asked for my permission to attend the funeral of their ,randmother, the late Ruby .0ucena 3. Because of the assurance of .n,elyn that she $ill be lookin, and takin, care of Rhy00a 1ae, I allo$ed them to ,o ahead of me as I $as also plannin, of ,oin, there and that the place of the $ake $as only a fe$ houses a$ay. 8hile I$as on my $ay to the $ake, I heard a commotion at a near distance, $hich $as follo$ed by shoutin, and cryin, so I hurriedly $ent to the place. 9pon my arri+al, I sa$ my dau,hter lyin, in the ,round, bathe in her o$n blood, $ith .n,elyn hoarsely shoutin, and cryin, for help. Tremblin, and lost for $ords, I asked .n,elyn $ho $as the culprit of the crime $hich she ans$ered $ithout hesitation as one named 4ino :. dela Cru0. I asked her $here 4ino is and she replied, ;dumala,an na tita< =he has already fled auntie). Cryin, for help, I asked and be,,ed the people around us to help me brin, my dau,hter to the nearest hospital $hich $as responded to $ith haste by .lan Burt .ltar and other relati+es $ho $ere around. The s$ornstatement of .lan Burt .ltar is hereunto attached and made an inte,ral part of this complaint as Annex B5 '. 9pon arri+al at the Tacloban City -ospital, 4r. Pia *ome0, immediately attended my dau,hter and after a thorou,h e3amination, declared her dead on arri+al. The medico>le,al autopsy report, the #&? death certificate and a certification from the City Ci+il Re,istrar of Rhy00a 1ae .. 1alate is hereunto attached and made an inte,ral part of the complaint as Annex C, D, and E, respecti+ely5 5. 8hile at the hospital, I in@uired .n,elyn if the said 4ino :. dela Cru0 $as the same 4ino :. dela Cru0 $ho is our nei,hbour and $ho came to our house earlier that day to borro$ money from me $hich she positi+ely identified as the same person. The s$orn statement of .n,elyn .. *on0a,a is hereunto attached and made an inte,ral part of this complaint as Annex F;

A. I denied the re@uest of said 4ino :. dela Cru0 because of his notorious character in our nei,hbourhood as a drunkard, ,ambler and $ithout a permanent Bob and that after the said refusal to lend money, he mumbled and uttered to me that I $ould surely re,ret my decision $hich statement I took for ,ranted. C. I immediately reported the stabbin, incident on or about"2/ oDclock midni,ht at the 1arasbaras Police &tation $hich is the nearest police station. The ori,inal copy of the e3cerpt of the police blotter duly issued by &enior Police Inspector (ir,ilio !enteBas III of 1arasbaras Police &tation is hereunto attached and made as an inte,ral part hereof as Annex G of the complaint5 E. I am therefore e3ecutin, this affida+it freely and +oluntarily in support of my intent to file a case for MURDER andFor the appropriate criminal case a,ainst 4ino :. dela Cru0, $ho is3 years of a,e and a resident of Block 3 , !ot 7, #e$ %ork &treet, Phase ', ( ) * &ubdi+ision, Tacloban City. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I ha+e hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of 6uly, 2 "3 at Tacloban City, Philippines.

RIZA A. MALATE .ffiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 2nd day of 6uly 2 "3 at Tacloban City, Philippines and I G9RT-HR CHRTIG% that I ha+e personally e3amined the affiant and I am satisfied that heFshe has read and personally understood the contents of her fore,oin, ;Complaint>.ffida+it<.

HAROLD B. LACABA P !"e#$%! II Roll #o. 5"3C7>2 A IBP #o. E ECEC>"F3F""PTR #o. '"2E'A'> "F3F""5 !eyte 1C!H Compliance III #o. "3A "Issued on .pril 22, 2 "