NG REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT

FIRST JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 1
BAGUIO CITY

SPS. JESUS CASTRO AND

MAGDALENA CASTRO,
Plaintiffs,
Civil Case No. 11890
For: Collection of Sum
of Money with Damages
-versus-

SPS. PABLITO M. TORIO AND

THELMA TORIO,
Defendants.
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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT

I, Bruce Walis, 52 years old, born on March 18, 1966, married,

and a resident of No. 123 San Nicholas East, Agoo, La Union, after having
been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and state:

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

That in accordance with A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC, which prescribes the

use of judicial affidavits to serve as the direct examination testimony of the
witness, on the basis of which the adverse party may conduct their cross-
examination on such a witness, I hereby execute this judicial affidavit in a
question and answer format;

That conformably with section 3 (b) of the said A.M. No. 12-8-8-
SC, I also state that it was Atty. Nestor Torio, Jr. who conducted the
examination of the undersigned affiant;

That conformably also with section 3 (c) thereof, I hereby state

under the pain of perjury that in answering the questions asked of me, as
appearing herein below, I am fully conscious that I did so under oath, and
that I may face criminal liabilities for false testimony or perjury;

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 AND UNDER OATH, AVERS THE FOLLOWING:

1. Q : Please state your name and other circumstances.

A : My name is Bruce Walis, 52 years old, born on March 18,
1966, married, a carpenter, and a resident of No. 123 San Nicholas
East, Agoo, La Union.

2. Q : When did the spouses Torio seek your services?

A : February 2, 2002

3. Q : What services were asked of you?

A : Carpentry services.

4. Q : What specific carpentry service?

A : They asked me to fix falling ceilings and some scaled off vinyl.

5. Q : Were you able to fix the ceiling and vinyl?

A : Yes, sir.

6. Q : How much was the total cost of the materials?

A : I don’t know sir because the spouses Torio bought all the
materials.

7. Q : How were you paid?

A : “Pakyawan”, sir.

8. Q : Did you have a helper?

A : Yes, sir.

9. Q : How many helpers did you have?

A : Only one (1).

10.Q : How many days did you fix the ceiling and vinyl?
A : Three (3) days.

11.Q : How much was the total payment?

A : Five thousand pesos (P5,000).

12. Q : Are you willing to sign this affidavit consisting of four (4)
pages, to certify that all the statements you made are true.
A : Yes, sir.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand below this 4th

day of February at Pasig City Philippines.

Bruce Walis
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 Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 21st day of
August, 2018 in the City of Baguio, Philippines by the abovenamed affiant.

LAWYER’S ATTESTATION

I, ATTY. NESTOR L. TORIO, JR., of legal age, with office address

at Unit 917 Mega Plaza Condominium, ADB Avenue, Corner Garnet Road,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City do hereby certify that:
I propounded question to BRUCE WALIS and faithfully recorded or
caused to be recorded the questions I asked and the corresponding answers
that BRUCE WALIS gave, as above stated.

Neither I nor any other person then present or assisting him coached
him regarding the latter’s answers.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day

of February 2019 at Pasay City.

ATTY. NESTOR L. TORIO, JR.

SUBCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 4th day of February

2019, at Unit 917 Mega Plaza Condominium, ADB Avenue, Corner Garnet
Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, affiant exhibiting to me his respective
competent evidences of identity: BRUCE WALIS, his SSS No. 987654321,
thus satisfactorily having proven hisidentity to me.

NESTOR L. TORIO, JR.

Counsel for the Defendants
Unit 917 Mega Plaza Condominium
ADB Avenue, Corner Garnet Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
PTR No. 11591145; Q.C., 3-4-2002
IBP No. 562673; Q.C., 6-28-2002
MCLE Compliance Cert. No. 123, up to January 2020

DOC NO: _____

PAGE NO: _____
BOOK NO: _____
SERIES OF 2019

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COPY FURNISHED: (by personal service)

ATTY. NOE E. VILLANUEVA

Suite 206, Laperal Building
Session Road, Baguio City

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