Republic of the Philippines
11th Judicial Region
Municipal Trial Court in Cities
Province of Davao del Sur
Digos City
ALEXIS F. NAVALES
Protestant, Election Case No. 01 (18)
For: Election Protest
-versus-
IAN MAR S. ESCOBARTE
Defendants.
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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF
IAN MAR SALAS ESCOBARTE
I, IAN MAR SALAS ESCOBARTE, of 39 years old, Filipino, married
and residing of Barangay Matti, Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines,
having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state
that:
1. On July 2, 2018, I was examined by Atty. Genevieve Paulino of
the Paulino Law Office located at 0006 Rizal Ave., Brgy. San Jose, Digos
City, Philippines;
2. I answered the questions asked of me, fully conscious that I do
so under oath and that I may face criminal liability for false testimony or
perjury;
3. The questions were asked in English and Visaya, both
languages that I speak and understand. But some of the questions in
English had to be translated in the Visayan Dialect. Then I answered in the
English language and the Visayan dialect;
4. The following are the questions asked of me by Atty. Paulino
and my corresponding answers:
Q1: What is your name? (Unsa imong pangalan?)
A1: IAN MAR SALAS ESCOBARTE
Q2: Where do you live? (Asa ka nag-puyo?)
A2: Barangay Matti, Digos City, Philippines
Q3: In what language shall we conduct the question and answer
for your judicial affidavit? (Sa unsa nga lengwahe nato
pagabuhaton ang mao nga mga pangutana sa imuhang
Judicial Affidavit?)
A3: Bisaya pero pwede English. Sagol lang, Ma’am. (In the
Visayan dialect but I can understand English as well.
Mixed, Ma’am.)
Q4: Are you aware that you may be criminally prosecuted for
Perjury or False Testimony if you will be caught lying in your
judicial affidavit? (Kabalo ka ba na pwede kang
makasuhan ug Perjury or False Testimony kung
masakpan ka na namakak sa imong judicial affidavit?)
A4: Yes.
Q5: Is the taking of your statements under oath, voluntary?
(Boluntaryo ba imong pagpanumpa?)
A5: Yes, Ma’am.
Q6: Do you know the Protestant Alexis Flotina Navales? (Kaila ba
ka sa Protestant Alexis Flotina Navales?)
A6: Oo Ma’am (Yes Ma’am).
Q7: How do you know him? (Giunsa nimo pagkaila niya?)
A7: Sya ang akong nakalaban sa niaging barangay election para sa
posisyon na barangay captain. (He was my opponent in
the recent barangay elections for the position of
barangay captain.)
Q8: Ngano naa ka diri karon? (Why are you here now?)
A8: Para mag testigo laban sa mga akusasyon sa amo sa kaso na
gi sangat ni Alexis Navales laban nako. (In order to testify
against the accusations stated in the case filed by
Alexis Navales against me)
Q9: What facts will you attest to? (Unsa nga mga butang ang
imong pamatuoran?)
A9: Nga dili tinuod nga naay “anomalies” o “irregularities” sa
niaging eleksyon. (That there were no anomalies or
irregularities in the recent elections.)
Q10: Nganong naingon nimo ni? (Why are you able to say this?)
Kay nagbantay man pud ang akong mga watchers ato nga
A10: panahon ug wala silay nabantayan nga nag object or protesta
kuno ang mga watchers ni Navales tungod kay naa
irregularity. Wala man gani naka butang sa minutes na naay
objections. (Because I too had watchers who were on
duty at that time and they did not know of any
objections or protests allegedly posed by the watchers
of Navales on the ground of irregularities. They did not
even put this in the minutes).
Unsa imong pruweba niini? (What is your proof of this?)
Q11: Ang akong mga election watchers nag execute ug mga
A11: affidaivit bahin niini. Naka attach ning mga affidavits sa akong
Answer bilang Annex “1” hangtod Annex “8”. (My election
watchers executed an affidavit regarding this. Their
affidavits were attached in my Answer as Annex “1” up
to Annex “2”.)
What did your watchers state in their affidavits? (Unsa ang gi
Q12: ingon sa imong mga watchers sa ilang affdaivits?)
Gi-kompirma nila na sa ilahang presinto, wala’y anomalya na
nahitabo. Sa precint #195, #193, #199, #196, #194, #190,
A12 #192, #191, ug #200 ang mga watchers diri kay nag ingon
under oath na walay anomalya or irregularity nga nahitabo.
(They confirmed in their precincts that there were no
anomalies that happened. In precints #195, #193,
#199, #196, #194, #190, #192, #191, and #200 the
watchers assigned there stated under oath that there
were no anomalies or irregularities that happened.)
Q13: Is there anything else you wish to say? (Naa pa ba kay lain
nga ika-ingon?)
A13: Oo Ma’am. Na tingala gyud ko sa electoral protest na gisaka sa
akong kalaban sa akoa. Sa buond election period wala gyud
koy nadunggan na baski unsa nga reklamo gikan sa ila o
baskin katong proclamation nako, wala koy nadunggan na nag
reklamo sila. Unya kalit na lang nga naa koy nadawat nga
summons ani nga kaso. Natingala gyud ko. Dili ko ga hawid
ani akong posisyon (Yes Ma’am. I was really surprised
that this electoral protest was filed by my opponent. In
the entire duration of the elections, I never heard a
single complaint from their camp or even during my
proclaimation, no protest was made known to me.
That’s why I was shocked when I received the
summons for this case.)
