Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Fifth Judicial Region !

anch""""""" Naga Cit# JOA$UIN %ANAN&ALA' Plaintiff' - (e!sus . I&AROG U& CO%PAN/' !ep!esented b# %!) And!es onifacio' in his capacit# as P!esident of Isa!og us Co,pan#' +efendant) 0---------------------------------------------0 Republic of the Philippines12 Cit# of Naga111111111)2 s)s) JU+ICIAL AFFI+A3IT OF JOA$UIN %ANAN&ALA I' JOA$UIN %ANAN&ALA' of legal age' ,a!!ied' and li(ing at 3illa Co!a4on' Concepcion G!ande' Naga Cit#' petitione! in this case' state unde! oath as follo5s* PRELI%INAR/ &TATE%ENT The pe!son e0a,ining ,e is Att#) E,e!lie %) Ra#ala 5ith add!ess at agu,ba#an &u!' Naga cit#) The e0a,ination is being held at the sa,e add!ess) I a, ans5e!ing his 6uestions full# conscious that I do so unde! oath and ,a# face c!i,inal liabilit# fo! false testi,on# and pe!7u!#) PURPO&E* This affida(it8testi,on# of plaintiff JOA$UIN %ANAN&ALA is being offe!ed to p!o(e that due to !ec9less' g!ossl# negligent and illegal ,anne! of d!i(ing the bus b# Jai,e +el Castillo' the Isa!og bus bea!ing Plate Nu,be! E3+-:;: bu,ped and hit the onco,ing %onte!o &po!t Ca!' and d!agged the said ca!' 5hich !esulted to the instantaneous death of plaintiff<s 5ife' %a) %e!cedes A) %anansala) As a !esult of the said incident' plaintiff suffe!ed sleepless nights' 5ounded feelings' f!ight' fea!' an0iet#' loss of ,a!ital conso!tiu, and happiness' and si,ila! in7u!ies' as plaintiff and his 5ife had 7ust been ,a!!ied last %a# =>>; and had ba!el# sta!ted a fa,il# 5ith onl# one child' C!istina %anansala' 5ho 5as bo!n 7ust last Janua!# =' :???' and 5ho' at he! (e!# #oung age' lost he! ,othe!' 5hich caused double in7u!ies to the plaintiff' as he is left alone to ca!e fo! thei! onl# child) @ith the in7u!ies sustained' the plaintiff no5 clai,s fo! ,o!al da,ages $uestions A$2 and Ans5e!s AA2*

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$) Please state #ou! na,e and othe! pe!sonal ci!cu,stances fo! the !eco!d) A) I a, Joa6uin %anansala' BC #ea!s old' ,a!!ied' and li(ing at 3illa Co!a4on' Concepcion G!ande' Naga Cit#) $) A!e #ou the sa,e Joa6uin %anansala' the plaintiff in this caseD A)/es' ,aEa,) $) @hat is #ou! !elationship 5ith the deceased' %a) %e!cedes A) %anansalaD A) I a, the su!(i(ing spouse of the deceased' %a) %e!cedes A) %anansala) $)+o #ou ha(e p!oof of #ou! ,a!!iage 5ith %a) %e!cedes A) %anansalaD A)/es ,aEa,' I ha(e a ,a!!iage cont!act AE0hibit FAG2) $) +o #ou ha(e child!en 5ith %a) %e!cedes A) %anansalaD A) @e ha(e one A=2 child) Ie! na,e is C!istina A) %anansala) &he is no5 thi!teen A=C2 #ea!s old) $) +o #ou ha(e a p!oof of #ou! pate!nit# to C!istina A) %anansala) A)/es ,aEa,' I ha(e a Ce!tificate of Li(e i!th ,# daughte! C!istina A) %anansala AE0hibit F G2) $)The defendant of this case is Isa!og us Co,pan#) +o #ou 9no5 this co,pan#D A) /es' ,aEa,) It is the co,pan# o5ne! of the bus that caused the death of ,# 5ife' %a) %e!cedes A) %anansala) $)The defendantEs d!i(e! is Jai,e +el Castillo) +o #ou 9no5 hi,D A) /es' ,a<a,) Ie 5as the d!i(e! of the Isa!og us Line 5ith Plate Nu,be! E3+-:;: and 5ith bod# nu,be! :K;; 5ho caused the death of ,# 5ife' %a) %e!cedes A) %anansala) $) @he!e 5e!e #ou at 5hen the incident happenedD Io5 did #ou lea!n about the incidentD A) I 5as ho,e at 3illa Co!a4on' Concepcion G!ande' Naga Cit# 5hen t5o police office!s ca,e to ou! house) The# info!,ed ,e about the incident and that ,# 5ife 5as b!ought to the icol %edical Cente!) $) @hat did #ou do afte! #ou lea!ned about the incidentD A) I i,,ediatel# !ushed to the hospital) $) @hat8Io5 did #ou feel 5hen #ou lea!ned about the incidentD A) I 5as shoc9ed) I felt ne!(ous and 5o!!ied that so,ething !eall# bad ,ight had happened to ,# 5ife) $) @hen #ou finall# sa5 that #ou! 5ife 5as indeed dead' ho5 did #ou feelD

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A) I !eall# coud not belie(e 5hat I sa5) I could not accept and I still can not accept the death of ,# 5ife) I feel (e!# ,ad about 5hat the# did to ,# 5ife) =:) $) @hat happened to #ou afte! the death of #ou! 5ifeD A) I had sleepless nights) Until no5' i still could not sleep 5ell) I feel (e!# sad all the ti,e and i a, confused and 5o!!ied about 5hat 5ould happen to ou! fa,il# no5 that she is gone) @e onl# got ,a!!ied !ecentl# in =>>; and had ba!el# sta!ted a fa,il#) I a, af!aid of 5hat 5ill happen to us especiall# ou! child 5ho needs a ,othe! at he! age) %# 5ife is the sou!ce of ,# st!ength and happiness) $) Io5 did #ou cope up 5ith the loss of #ou! 5ifeD A) I, !eall# ha(ing a ha!d ti,e coping up 5ith ou! situation no5 that ,# pa!tne! in life is gone) I e(en could not concent!ate 5ell on ,# 7ob because i !eall# feel sad and al5a#s thin9 about he!) $) @hat 9ind of !elationship did u ha(e 5ith #ou! 5ifeD A) @e 5e!e (e!# close to each othe!) &he too9 ca!e of ou! fa,il# 5ell e(en if she 5as also 5o!9ing) &he ,anaged to p!epa!e ou! food and ou! clothes in the ,o!ning) @e 5ould usuall# go out' go to the ,all' attend ,ass and go out of to5n du!ing 5ee9ends and holida#s) &he 5as a (e!# ideal and lo(ing 5ife to ,e and ,othe! to ou! daughte!) $) Afte! the death of #ou! 5ife' ho5 5ould #ou desc!ibe #ou! !elationship 5ith #ou! coe,plo#eesD A) I usuall# a(oid the, because I a, af!aid of hea!ing co,,ents f!o, the,)

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$) @hat a!e the instances 5hen #ou e0pe!ienced se(e!e chatise,ent o! an0iet#D A) I 5as unable to sleep and I find it ha!d to concent!ate on ,# 5o!9 and othe! acti(ities of dail# li(ing) It is also difficult to go th!ough g!ief especiall# that ,# 5ife passed t!agicall#) %an# things that I could associate 5ith the death of ,# 5ife b!ings al,ost i!!ational fea!s to the point that f!iends and !elati(es a!e al!ead# 5o!!ied' suggesting to see a ps#chiat!ist to p!ope!l# cope 5ith g!ief) =K) $) @hat 9ind of i!!ational fea!8s 5ould #ou sa# #ou ha(e e0pe!iencedD A) I !e,e,be!ed ha(ing a ne!(ous b!ea9do5n 5hile seeing a bus d!o(e pass ,# house) Those things b!ing bac9 the t!agic incident and flash i,ages of ,# 5ife lifeless) E(en being in a hospital o! seeing one dist!acts ,e and changes the enti!e ,ood fo! that da#) =;) $) Io5 about 5hen #ou a!e at 5o!9D Io5 did the t!aged# affect ho5 #ou deal 5ith #ou! 5o!9D A) I 5as told b# ,# supe!io! that I get dist!acted easil# and 5as unable to focus on the 7ob unli9e befo!e) Ie suggests that I go see a ps#chiat!ist to help ,e deal 5ith g!ief s,oothl#) I 5ould not 5ant to lose 5o!9 because I also thin9 about 5hatEs left fo! ou! fa,il# to 5o!9 5ith and to !ea! ,# child' single handedl# no5) =>) $) Io5 about #ou! !elationship 5ith #ou! f!iends and !elati(esD O! ho5 did the incident changed the 5a# #ou p!esent #ou!self in social situationsD

A) %# fa,il# and f!iends a!e conce!ned (e!# deepl#) The# 5o!!# that I ,a# de(elop o! p!og!ess to ha(ing delusions o! that I 5ould find it ha!d to sta# g!ounded on !ealit# because I ha(e had ne!(ous b!ea9do5ns and intense fea!) The# told ,e that I find it ha!d to be engaged in a con(e!sation because I see, easil# dist!acted) I feel that I ha(e lost confidence and the u!ge to be in ce!tain social situations because of the fact that ,# 5ife and I al,ost al5a#s attend social gathe!ings togethe!) I 9ne5 that I 5ould onl# feel dep!essed if I 5ill be a!ound people)

IN @ITNE&& @IEREOF' I ha(e he!eunto set ,# hand this :; da# of No(e,be! :?=C at Naga Cit#' Philippines) JOA$UIN %ANAN&ALA Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ' a nota!# public in and fo! Cit# of Naga this =>th da# of +ece,be! :?=C) Affiant pe!sonall# ca,e and appea!ed 5ith d!i(e!Es license nu,be! E?B-CBHK;>?> issued b# the LTO on =?8=H8:?=C at Naga Cit# bea!ing his photog!aph and signatu!e' 9no5n to ,e as the sa,e pe!son 5ho pe!sonall# signed the fo!egoing inst!u,ent befo!e ,e and a(o5ed unde! penalt# of la5 to the 5hole t!uth of the contents of said inst!u,ent)

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Att#) La!lo be!,eo Nota!# Public Co,,ission &e!ial No)BJCKC>>-?>; Nota!# Public fo! Naga Cit# Until +ece,be! C=' :?=H Office* @estpa!9' %agsa#sa# Naga Cit# AAlt2 Roll No)KH;B>B I P Lifeti,e Roll No)BHCKL "=:8:C8=: LNaga Cit# PTR No)"JCK;C>L ==8:B8=:L Naga Cit# %CLE Co,pliance Ce!t) No):CBJKL =?8=?8=H

I' E,e!lie %) Ra#ala' of legal age' Filipino' 5ith postal add!ess agu,ba#an &u!' Naga Cit# afte! being dul# s5o!n depose and sa#* =) I 5as the one 5ho conducted the e0a,ination of 5itness Joa6uin %anansala at ,# afo!e,entioned office in agu,ba#an &u!' Naga Cit#L :) I ha(e faithfull# !eco!ded o! caused to be !eco!ded the 6uestions I as9ed and the co!!esponding ans5e! that the 5itness ga(eL C) I no! an# othe! pe!son then p!esent o! assisting he! coached the 5itness !ega!ding he! ans5e!sL IN @ITNE&& @IEREOF' I ha(e he!eunto set ,# hand this :; da# of No(e,be! :?=C at Naga Cit#' Philippines) ATT/) E%ERLIE %) RA/ALA Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME ' a nota!# public in and fo! Cit# of Naga this =>th da# of +ece,be! :?=C) Affiant pe!sonall# ca,e and appea!ed 5ith d!i(e!Es license nu,be! E?B-CBHK;>?> issued b# the LTO on =?8=H8:?=C at Naga Cit# bea!ing his photog!aph and signatu!e' 9no5n to ,e as the sa,e pe!son 5ho pe!sonall# signed the fo!egoing inst!u,ent befo!e ,e and a(o5ed unde! penalt# of la5 to the 5hole t!uth of the contents of said inst!u,ent)

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Att#) La!lo be!,eo Nota!# Public Co,,ission &e!ial No)BJCKC>>-?>; Nota!# Public fo! Naga Cit# Until +ece,be! C=' :?=H Office* @estpa!9' %agsa#sa# Naga Cit# AAlt2 Roll No)KH;B>B I P Lifeti,e Roll No)BHCKL "=:8:C8=: LNaga Cit# PTR No)"JCK;C>L ==8:B8=:L Naga Cit# %CLE Co,pliance Ce!t) No):CBJKL =?8=?8=H