DEBBIE L. REYES, Petitioner VS. RICARDO M. REYES, Respondent CIVIL CASE NO. ___________________ HON.

___________________________ RTC-_______________, BRANCH ___ JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS BRAD REEBES I, Brad Reebes of legal age, single, and living at 254 Air Port Road, Mandurriao, Iloilo City, witness in this case, state under oath as follows: PRELIMINARY STATEMENT The person examining me is Atty. ___________________ with address at ___________________. The examination is being held at the same address. I am answering his questions fully conscious that I do so under oath and may face criminal liability for false testimony and perjury. PURPOSE: This affidavit/testimony of witness Brad Reebes is being offered to prove that the respondent repeatedly abused the petitioner verbally and emotionally causing mental and emotional anguish; The witnesss testimony is also offered to prove the legal basis for violation of Section 5 (a) of R.A. 9262, otherwise known as Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act. 1. Q. Please state your name and other personal circumstances for the record. A. Brad Reebes, resident of 254 Air Port Road, Mandurriao, Iloilo City Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. How are you related to the petitioner in this case? I am her childhood friend. We had been friends since we were kids. Do you know a certain RICARDO M. REYES? Yes sir. How did you happen to know him? He was my Physics teacher in high school. And husband of Debbie Reyes.

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Q. Have you heard or seen any unusual happening between Ricardo and Debbie Reyes?
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Yes sir. One day, sometime in March 2013, I went to Ricardo and Debbies residence at Block 10, Lot 11, Phase 12, Star Subdivision, Oton, Iloilo to visit the latter since I havent seen her for quiet sometime. When I arrived, Debbie invited me to get inside the house. Ricardo was sitting in the sofa and was reading a book. I greeted him and he looked at me indifferently. When Debbie went to the kitchen to get some snacks, Ricardo followed her. I was left in the living room watching TV. After a few minutes, Debbie went back without any snacks and told me I should go home because she felt sick. She looked so pale and nervous. I saw some bruises on her arms but she tried to conceal it.

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Did you ask Debbie about the bruises? Yes. But she said she bumped herself against the kitchen shelf. What did you do next? I asked her if she was fine. I insisted applying some medicine on her bruises but she refused. She then told me to go home because she felt bad. Did Ricardo know that Debbie had bruises? I dont know. Ricardo did not go back to the living room and I decided to go home because Debbie asked me too. When you decided to go home, did you informed Ricardo about it? I tried. But Debbie said that Ricardo was doing something else so its okay for me to leave without informing him. How often do you visit Debbie in their house? I have been used to visiting Ricardo and Debbie in their house right after they moved there once a month on weekends. How did Ricardo treat you way back then? Since he was my teacher before, he was very hospitable and kind to me. He would usually talk to me about school and would give very good advices.

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Q. Since when did you notice that Ricardos behavior towards you changed? A. The moment they learned that Debbie was pregnant, Ricardo became indifferent. When I visited them at their house, Ricardo would usually keep silent and ignore me the whole time I was there. Q. How did you learn that Debbie is pregnant? A. Debbie told me that she was pregnant during one of my visits. She was very happy at that time. But, I noticed that Ricardo lacked enthusiasm when I congratulated him. Q. Aside from visiting Ricardo and Debbie in their residence, do you also communicate with Debbie through other means? A. Yes. Debbie and I used to text or call each other through cellphone. Q. After the incident when you saw some bruises in Debbies arm, did Debbie tell you about it through text or call? A. Yes. Debbie admitted that Ricardo hit her because he did not like me going to their house anymore. Q. After knowing that Ricardo did not like your presence in their house, did you still continue to visit Debbie? A. No. I stopped visiting Debbie and Ricardos house. Debbie also asked me to stop texting and calling her because Ricardo prohibited her from doing so. Q. When was the last time you talked or saw Debbie? A. The last time I talked to Debbie was when she texted me that Ricardo prohibited her from communicating with me and the last time I saw her was when I visited her that sometime in March 2013 when I saw that she had bruises on her arm.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this _____ day of ___________ 2013 at ___________. BRAD REEBES Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME , a notary public in and for _________(City/Province)____________ this ____th day of ____________ 20___. Affiant personally came and appeared with _____________(Competent Evidence of Identity)______ issued by the _________(Government Agency)______ on ___(date)__ at ________(place)_________, bearing his photograph and signature, known to me as the same person who personally signed the foregoing instrument before me and avowed under penalty of law to the whole truth of the contents of said instrument. Atty ___________________________________________ Notary Public Doc. No. ____ Commission Serial No. ____________________________ Page No. ____ Notary Public for _______(Province/City)______________ Book No. ____ Until December 31, 20__ Series of 20__ Office: ______________(address)____________________ Roll No. __________ IBP Lifetime Roll No. _________; __/__/__ ; _(Province)_ PTR No. _________ ; __/__/__ ; _(Province)_ MCLE Compliance Cert. No. __________; __/__/__ I, ___________________, of legal age, Filipino, with postal address ______________________ after being duly sworn depose and say: 1. I was the one who conducted the examination of witness ___________________ at my aforementioned office in ___________________; 2. I have faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the questions I asked and the corresponding answer that the witness gave;

3. I nor any other person then present or assisting her coached the witness regarding her answers; IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ____ day of ____ 2013 at ___________. ATTY. __________________ Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME , a notary public in and for _________(City/Province)____________ this ____th day of ____________ 20___. Affiant personally came and appeared with _____________(Competent Evidence of Identity)______ issued by the _________(Government Agency)______ on ___(date)__ at ________(place)_________, bearing his photograph and signature, known to me as the same person who personally signed the foregoing instrument before me and avowed under penalty of law to the whole truth of the contents of said instrument. Atty ___________________________________________ Notary Public Doc. No. ____ Commission Serial No. ____________________________ Page No. ____ Notary Public for _______(Province/City)______________ Book No. ____ Until December 31, 20__ Series of 20__ Office: ______________(address)____________________ Roll No. __________ IBP Lifetime Roll No. _________; __/__/__ ; _(Province)_ PTR No. _________ ; __/__/__ ; _(Province)_ MCLE Compliance Cert. No. __________; __/__/__