REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

FIRST JUDICIAL REGION

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch 13, Laoag City

In Re: PETITION FOR RE-ISSUANCE

OF A SECOND OWNER’S DUPLICATE
COPYOF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF
TITLE NO. (25078) O-1988

JESSIE C. BARANGAN, Cad Case No. 16

Petitioner, LDR Record No. 1143
Lot No. 3217
-versus- OCT No. (25078) O-1988
Laoag Cadastre
AUGUSTUS A. LUCAS, in his
Capacity as the Registrar of Deeds
of Ilocos Norte – Laoag City Office,
Respondent.
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PURPOSE OF TESTIMONY

The testimony of JESSIE C. BARANGAN is being offered to establish

the material allegations of this present petition on the facts of the loss of the
owner’s duplicate copy of Original Certificate of Title No. (25078) O-1988, and the
registration of an Affidavit of Loss with the Registry of Deeds of Laoag City, in
relation to the loss of the aforesaid certificate of title. He will also identify
documentary exhibits to substantiate her testimony.

JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT

I, JESSIE C. BARANGAN, of legal age, married, Filipino citizen, and a

resident of Barrio Balatong (40), Laoag City, under oath, hereby depose and state
that:

The counsel who conducted my examination is;

I am answering all the questions hereinafter propounded fully conscious

that I am under oath, thus, I may be criminally liable for perjury or false testimony
for any falsehood I may testify;

The following questions were asked of me, which I answer in the manner
provided below:
Q1: You stated a while ago that your name is JESSIE C. BARANGAN.
 Are you the same JESSIE C. BARANGAN, the petitioner in Cadastral Case
No. 16 in relation to the Re-Issuance of a Second Owner’s Duplicate Copy
of Original Certificate of Title No. (25078) O-1988?

A1: Yes, sir.

Q2: And on what authority did you file this petition?

A2: I am one of the vendees of the parcel of land covered by Original Certificate
of Title No. (25078) O-1988, which we bought from GASBAMEL B.
YPARRAGUIRE, and verbally appointed as the person in-charge to
facilitate and process the transfer of said certificate of title under the name
of all the vendees.

Q3: Who is GASBAMEL B. YPARRAGUIRE?

A3: She is the vendor and the sole legal heir of spouses
CRESENCIO J. BARANGAN and MARGARITA A. BARANGAN, sir.

Q4: Who are CRESENCIO J. BARANGAN and MARGARITA A. BARANGAN?

A4: They appear to be the registered owners of the parcel of land designated as
Lot 2217 situated in Barrio Balatong (40), Laoag City, described and covered
under Original Certificate of Title No. (25078) O-1988

Q5: What will prove that you indeed bought this lot covered by Original
Certificate of Title No. (25078) O-1988 from GASBAMEL B.
YPARRAGUIRE?

A5: The Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale of the Estate of the
Deceased Spouses CRESENCIO J. BARANGAN and MARGARITA A.
BARANGAN, sir. (Witness presents to counsel the Extrajudicial Settlement
with Deed of Absolute Sale)

Q6: Do you authenticate and confirm my act of marking your Extrajudicial

Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale as Exhibit “A”?

A6: Yes, sir.

Q7: After the sale, what happened next, if any?

A7: GASBAMEL B. YPARRAGUIRE gave the owners’ duplicate copy of the

Original Certificate of Title No. (25078) O-1988 to me, sir.

Q8: Now, Why did you file this petition?

A8: The owners’ duplicate copy of Original Certificate of Title No. (25078)
O-1988 was lost and there is no more way I could locate it, sir.

Q9: Why do you say that the same is lost?

A9: I have always carried the owners’ duplicate copy and other relevant
documents so as to inquire and determine the tax due on the estates of the
deceased registered owners and the sale, however, sometime on
12 September 2017, while I am preparing to go to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue – Laoag District Office, I perused the aforesaid documents and
I discovered that the owners’ duplicate copy of the title was missing.

Q10: What did you do next after learning that the owners’ duplicate copy of the
title was missing, if any?

A10: I visited all the offices I transacted with to inquire if I left therein said
owners’ duplicate copy of the title, but I received a negative answer.

Q11: What else did you do next, if any?

A11: I also exerted all efforts and diligence to locate the title in our residence but
the same resulted in futility, thus, I executed an Affidavit of Loss.

Q12: I am showing to you this copy of the Affidavit of Loss. What is its relation
to the affidavit you executed?

A12: That is the affidavit, sir.

Q13: Do you authenticate and confirm my act of marking this Affidavit of Loss
as Exhibit “B”?

A13: Yes, sir.

Q14: After executing the affidavit, what did you do next, if any?

A14: I had it registered with the Registry of Deeds of Ilocos Norte, Laoag City, as
shown by the stamp of said office and the Entry on the page of the
encumbrance of the title, sir.

Q15: Do you authenticate and confirm the previous marking of Entry No.
2017001381 as Exhibit “B-1” as proof of the registration of the Affidavit of
Loss with the Registry of Deeds of Laoag City?

A15: Yes, sir.

Q16: I am showing to you the electronic copy of Original Certificate of Title of O-
1988 and its inscription with Entry No. 2017001381. What is its relation to
the entry on the page of the encumbrance of the title that you mentioned?

A16: That will prove that I have registered the Affidavit of Loss I executed with
the Registry of Deeds Ilocos Norte, Laoag City, sir.

Q17: Do you authenticate and confirm my act of marking the electronic copy of
OCT No. O-1988 and its Entry No. 2017001381 as Exhibits “C” and “C-1”,
respectively?

A17: Yes, sir.

Q18: To your knowledge, kindly tell if there is any existing lien or encumbrance,
or judgment award affecting the title and the lot?

A18: None, sir. There is no lien or encumbrance, of any nature, existing against
the lot.

Q19: Now, what legal reliefs do you seek unto this Honorable Court in this
present petition?

A19: I am requesting that another owners’ copy of the title will be issued, sir.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this

____________ at Laoag City, Philippines.

JESSIE C. BARANGAN
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ________________ at Laoag

City, Philippines, with affiant exhibiting to me her identification card, to wit:
_______________________________, as competent proof of the identity.

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ATTESTATION CLAUSE
 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ________________ at Laoag
City, Philippines, with affiant exhibiting to me his identification card, to wit:
_________________ as competent proof of his identity.

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