FIRST, the purpose why PAO came up with a compromise agreement was to

stop or prevent your ex-live in partner from filing a criminal case against you,
which is the VAWC or Violence Against Women and Children on the ground of
your failure to give support to your children. The reason why you signed this
compromised agreement even if some of its provisions were unfair to you,
because if you have not signed this last year, baka nag file na laban sayo ang
ex- wife mo ng criminal case, possible kang makulong at magkakacriminal
record ka pa.

SECOND, I thought this was just an ordinary civil action for support. But after
reading the documents, this is a possible criminal case. Most of my clients na
kinasuhan ng ganito would just give in sa wishes ng ex wives or partners nila na
nagrereklamo huwag lang i-tuloy ang demanda. Because let’s face it this is a
criminal case, based on a special law called VAWC, which is viewed to be a
little bit unfair to men. And I agree to that. But the law is the law no matter how
harsh.

THIRD, I would like to clarify with you what should be your goals in this case.

A) to totally stop your ex from filing a criminal case against you. How are you
going to do it? Don’t violate the compromise agreement, but in case of
violation, do it only under justifiable/reasonable grounds. Lucky for you, in this
case, kahit nag deviate ka sa agreement, still what you did cannot be
considered a complete violation – your action still serve the purpose of the
agreement, to ensure the best interest of your children. Kaya in my opinion, PAO
will not decide to file the criminal case on the basis of your failure to give the
whole amount of 8k to your ex last month. May valid reason ka naman. Another
valid reason is that under the compromise agreement hindi naka specify na
exclusively sa misis mo lang ibibigay ang support, ang nakalagay lang sa
agreement is that you are simply obligated to give support to your children, in
your case kahit binigay mo ang kalahati ng amount sa lolo, still you have serve
the purpose of giving support sa mga anak mo.

B) since the compromise agreement was created on the basis of the complaint
ng ex mo, it is understandable na medyo tilted on her favor ang mga
stipulations. However, since may mga proposed amendments ka, we will try to
raise them but we have to back it up with basis and explanation, so far, ang
mga reasonable na stipulations na iriraise natin ay, according sa sinulat mo ay:

1) the amendment ng total allowance kasi iba na set up ng mga bata

2) The proposal that if ever hindi pa rin ma –grant ang custody ng mga bata
sayo, pwede bang hindi na monetary kundi in kind na lang like in the form of
goods.

However, considering that this is a criminal case pala, I doubt if the PAO will
agree to give to you the custody ng mga bata, una sa lahat kung hindi
papayag ex mo, pwede niyang ituloy na lang ang criminal case laban sayo, or
pwede kang magfile ng separate case for custody sa court na mismo on the
ground na unfit yung ex mo, at maari kang makakuha ng PAO lawyer for it.

FOURTH, since gusto mo talagang dalhin ang anak at lolo nito, sige, pero during
the pre litigation conference tayo tayo muna magusap, ikaw at misis mo, then
probably PAO will ask, for the testimony of the lolo para patunayan nga na
wala yung panganay mo sa nanay niya, then tsaka na natin siya tawagin. Yung
panganay mo tsaka na rin siya tatawagin if PAO will ask him to testify, otherwise
maiwan lang siya sa lobby.

FIFTH, sa testimony ng lolo, we should limit his statement lang sa part to prove if
nakatira o hindi na ba nakatira yung bata sa nanay nila, after all yun naman
talaga ang dahilan kaya di mo nasunod ang compromise agreement.

Sixth, so far sa mga documents na binigay mo, ang relevant lang yung blotter
sa barangay na nagwawala siya at pumasok sa loob ng bahay mo at
pinaghinalaan mong kumuha pa ng mga gamit. Una sa lahat? Naulit ba tong
pangyayaring to? Sa susunod na mangyayari to sampahan mo na siya ng kaso,
para unahan mo na. Pero bakit ba siya nagpunta at nagwala sa inyo ng araw
nay un? Kasi kung wala namang tamang dahilan at ginawa pa rin niya, pwede
nating ipakit yun sa PAO.