1) The complainant Joel Agan Cenas wants to file criminal charges of Grave Coercion and administrative charges of Grave Misconduct against Venerando Tecson, the Acting Chief of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations Development Authority (CT-TODA), for an incident that occurred on March 7, 2016.
2) On that day, after parking his vehicle at the Tabunok Public Market, Cenas was approached by Tecson and other CT-TODA members. Tecson forcibly took Cenas' driver's license, vehicle key, and registration without cause.
3) Tecson then brought Cenas to the Talisay police station, but
1) The complainant Joel Agan Cenas wants to file criminal charges of Grave Coercion and administrative charges of Grave Misconduct against Venerando Tecson, the Acting Chief of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations Development Authority (CT-TODA), for an incident that occurred on March 7, 2016.
2) On that day, after parking his vehicle at the Tabunok Public Market, Cenas was approached by Tecson and other CT-TODA members. Tecson forcibly took Cenas' driver's license, vehicle key, and registration without cause.
3) Tecson then brought Cenas to the Talisay police station, but
1) The complainant Joel Agan Cenas wants to file criminal charges of Grave Coercion and administrative charges of Grave Misconduct against Venerando Tecson, the Acting Chief of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations Development Authority (CT-TODA), for an incident that occurred on March 7, 2016.
2) On that day, after parking his vehicle at the Tabunok Public Market, Cenas was approached by Tecson and other CT-TODA members. Tecson forcibly took Cenas' driver's license, vehicle key, and registration without cause.
3) Tecson then brought Cenas to the Talisay police station, but
1) The complainant Joel Agan Cenas wants to file criminal charges of Grave Coercion and administrative charges of Grave Misconduct against Venerando Tecson, the Acting Chief of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations Development Authority (CT-TODA), for an incident that occurred on March 7, 2016.
2) On that day, after parking his vehicle at the Tabunok Public Market, Cenas was approached by Tecson and other CT-TODA members. Tecson forcibly took Cenas' driver's license, vehicle key, and registration without cause.
3) Tecson then brought Cenas to the Talisay police station, but
I,JOELAGANCENAS,oflegalage,married,andresidingatSitio Tapak, Brgy. Dumlog, Talisay City, after having been sworn to in accordancewithlawdoherebydeposeandstate: ThatAtty.JurilBrokaPatioofTheLawFirmofPiramide,Famor Jr.,Corpuz,PatioandPiramidelocatedatSuite222,C.S.LadiaBldg,P. Del Rosario St., corner Junquera St., Cebu City is the counsel who conductedandsupervisedmyexaminationasawitnessatthesameoffice; ThatIamansweringthequestionshereinfullyconsciousthatIdoso underoathandthatImaybecriminallyliableforfalsetestimonyorperjury; The following are the Questions propounded by Atty. Juril Broka PatioinCebuanoDialectconsideringthatmyeducationalattainmentdoes not provide me enough understanding of the English language and my answersarelikewiseinCebuanowhicharetranslatedinEnglish:
Gustountakosirngamagpatabangkanimoarunakongkapasakaanug kaso ang Acting Chief sa City of Talisay Traffic Operations DevelopmentAuthority(CTTODA,forbrevity)ngasiVenerando Tecson(Venerando,forbrevity). (Iwanttoseekyourassistancein filing a criminal case against the Acting Chief of City of Talisay Traffic Operations Development Authority (CTTODA for brevity) Mr.VenerandoTecson.)(Venerando,forbrevity)
NiadtungMarso7,2016mgapasadoalas8angtaknasakabuntagun didto sa parking area sa Tabunok Public Market sa Talisay City, nagparking ko sa akong gidala nga Suzuki Multicab nga may temporaryplateno.124102ugnakarehistrosapangalanniAliHaji Hashem1ugnarehistrosakasamtangantuigbasesaOfficialReceipt 2 uganaausabAuthoritytoUsengagiisyusaLTOSaranganiOffice 3. Human nakog parking sa maong sakyanan, akong gipatingug ang radionganakainstalarsasakyananngaadunaygitaudngatrumpaug naminaw ko sa programa niDanny Cogtas sa istayun nga DYRB, dihangkalitkonggiduolsausakatinderangbabayenganakasulob ugTshirtngaadunayimprintasausakakandidatopagkaBiseMayor sa Talisay nga si Dennis Basillote ug miingun kanako Nganung magsabasabamankangadilimannamakadaugangimungagalon karung election. Dayun iya kong giingnan nga pahuwatun kay ipadakopkoniyasamgasakopsaCTTODA.Dihadihamiabotpod dayunangmgasakopsaCTTODAugilakonggipalibutan.Dayun nagpailaangusakanilangasiyamaoyActingChiefsaCTTODAnga
1 Attached and marked as Annex A is a copy of the Certificate of
Registration of Suzuki Multicab bearing Temporary Plate No 124-102 and registered under the name of Ali Haji Hashem. 2 Attached and marked as Annex A-1 is a copy of the Official Receipt. 3 Attached and marked as Annex A-2 is a copy of the Authorization to Use issued by LTO Sarangani Extension Office. 2
nailhan nako nadugay nga si Venerando Tecson ug iya kong
gimanduanngapakanaugunkosamulticabsahinungdanngawaniya isultikanako.Sadihangnangutanakokungunsayakonahimonga kasalanan,nasukomanhiuonsiyaug miingunsiyakanakokung unsayakonggisaligankungnganungarrogantekaayoko.Iyadayung gipangayo ang akong drivers license. Wala nako gihatag ug ako siyang gibalik ug pangutana kung unsa ang akong nahimo nga kalapasannganungkuhaonniyaakonglisensyaapannasukosiyaug iyakonggiinisuganuggipugosniyagkuhaakonglisensya.Wakoy nahimokayisugnakaayosiyaugdaghanusabkaayosiyagkauban maongnahadlokkougakonalanggihatagakonglisensya.Human niyag kuha sa akong lisensya, iyang dayung gipugos pagkuha ang yawesamulticabngawaganimananghidnako.Wanakoynahimosa iyanggibuhat tungodsaakongkahadlokngabasinugunsayilang buhatunnakokungmupalagko.Dayungisingkahankoniyakungasa ang rehistro sa sakyanan ug ako siyang gituganan kung asa ang rehistrodayuniyausabkininggikuha.(LastMarch7,2016ataround 8:00AMattheparkingareaofTabunokPublicMarket,Iparkedthe drivenSuzukiMulticabIwasdrivingbearingtemporaryplateno124 102registeredunderthenameofAliHajiHashem,registeredinthis currentyearbasenoftheOfficialreceipttogetherwithanAuthority toUseissuedbyLTOSaranganiExtensionOffice.AfterIparked said vehicle, I turned on my radio set with horn loudspeakers attachedtoitandlistenedtotheradioprogramanchoredbyDanny CogtasoverDYRB,whensuddenlyaladyvendorcladinaTshirt with the nameof theViceMayoraltyCandidate ofTalisayDennis Basiloteimprintedonit,approachedmeandtoldmethatIshouldnot createnoiseformybosswouldstillloseanywayinthiselection.She further told me to wait for she would call CTTODA members to apprehendme.Almostimmediatelyaftersheleft,ateamofCTTODA arrivedatmyplaceandsurroundedme.Then,somebodyintroduced himself as the Acting Chief of CTTODA whom I later knew as VenerandoTecsonandheaskedmetogetdownfrommyvehicleand whenIinquiredwhatwrongdidIdo,heinturnaskedmewhobacked meupwhyIamactingsoarrogantly.Hethenarrogantlyaskedmy driverslicense.Irefusedtogivehimmylicenseandaskedagain whatIviolated,ifany,buthefuriouslylookedatmeandforcedmeto give my license. I was left with no recourse except to follow his demandsforIwasafraidtheymightresorttoviolence.Thereafter,he forciblytookthekeyofthevehicle.Hesnarledatmeinaskingwhere istheCertificateofRegistrationofthecar,andtookitalongwithhim aftertellinghimwhereIplacethesame.) Q4:HumangipugospagkuhaniVenerandoangimungdriverslicense,yawe samulticab,ugangrehistrosasakyanan,unsamaysunodnahitabo?
A7: GidalakoniVenerandougsaiyangmgasakopsirsaofficesaCT TODA nahimutang sa Talisay City Hall. (I was brought by Venerando andhismentotheir office locatedattheCityHallof Talisay.) Q8:
GiingnanniVenerandosiBalucossirngapaisyuhankougCitation Ticketkaynakalapaskosapublicdisturbance.(Venerandoinstructed Balucos to issue Citation Ticket on me for violating public disturbance.)
Q10: Niisyu ba si Balucos ug Citation Ticket nimu tungod sa public
disturbance? (Did Balucos issue Citation Ticket on you for public disturbance?) A10:Waladayunsiyamuisyusir.(Hedidnotissuerightawaysir.) Q11:Nganuman?(Why?) A11: Wala muisyu si Balucos dihadiha dayun sir ug iyang giingnan si Venerandongawalaykalapasanngapublicdisturbance.(Balucosdid notissueandtoldVenerandothattherewasnoviolationforpublic disturbance.) Q12: Unsamaysunodnahitabo?(Whathappenednext?)
A12:Naisyuhangyudkougcitationticketsir.Ganiduhakacitationtickets anggiisyusaakoa.(Iwasstillissuedsir.Infact,Iwasissuedtwo(2) tickets.) Q13:Nganungnaisyuhanmankagduhakacitationtickets?(Whyyouwere issuedtwo(2)citationtickets?) A13: Kay giingnan man ni Venerando si Balucos nga papangitaon ug violationsaakoaparamaisyuhanugcitationtickets.Nahibulonggani kosirkungnganungsiBalucosmaoynagisyunakongasiVenerando manmaoynagkuhasaakonglisensya,yaweugsarehistro.(Because VenerandoinstructedBalucostolookforanyviolationsoIcanbe issuedCitationTickets.IevenwonderedsirwhyitwasBalucoswho issuedCitationTicketswhenitwasVenerandowhoconfiscatedmy drivers licens, took the key of the vehicle and the Certificate of Registration.) Q14: UnsamanngaCitationTicketsangnaisyubatoksaimuha?(Whatare theCitationTicketsissuedagainstyou?) A14: Ang usa sir kay Citation Ticket No. 23944 para sa public disturbance/nuisanceug Citation Ticket No 23955 para sa Illegal 4 Attached and marked as Annex B is a copy of Citation Ticket No 2394 for public disturbance/nuisance. 5 Attached and marked as Annex C is a copy of Citation Ticket No. 5
InstallationofRadioSets.(IwasissuedCitationTicketNo.2394for public disturbance and the other Citation Ticket No. 2395 is for IllegalInstallationofRadioSets.) Q15:HumankamaisyuhiugCitationTickets,unsamaysunodngaimung gibuhat?(Afteryouwereissuedtwo(2)CitationTickets,whatdidyou do?) A15: Akogiingnansilasirngamuulinakoperodilikonilapagawasun kungdilidawkokabayadsaCitationTickets.(ItoldthemsirthatI willgohomebuttheypreventedmefromgoinghomeandtoldmethat IcantbereleasedunlessIwouldpaytheCitationTickets.) Q16: Unsamayimunggibuhatsadihangwalakanilapagawsakungdilika kabayad sa Citation Tickets? (What did you do when they never allowedyoutogounlessyouwillpayfortheCitationTickets?) A16: Wala man koy kwarta nga ikabayad sir mao nga wala gyud ko kagawasdidto.Maayonalangganikayniabotangakongabogadoug gikuhakodidtokayiyanggiingnanangtagaCTTODAngadiliko pwedeilapugnganpaggawas,maonakagawasko.(Ihavenomoney sirtopayfortheCitationTicketssotheydidnotreleaseme.Good thingthatmylawyerarrivedandhetoldtheCTTODAmembersthat theydonothavetherighttodetainmeasaresultIwasreleased.) Q17: Humankamakagawas,unsamaysunodnahitabo?(Afteryouwere released,whathappenednext?) A17: Gipangayo sa akong abogado ang yawe sa multicab ngadto kang Venerando.NagdumiliuntasiVenerandopaghatagsayaweapaniya gisultiansiVenerandongawalasiyaykatungodpagkuhasayaweug maokadtongaiyakininggihatag,dayunnibalikkosanahimutangan samulticabuggiingnankosaakongabogadongamuadtomisaLTO arungayudsutaonkungdadonbagayudniVenerandoangakong driverslicensengadtosaLTO. (Mylawyerdemandedthecarkey fromVenerandowhichthelatteratfirsthesitateduntilmylawyertold Venerandothathehadnorighttokeepmydriverslicenseandwhich timehealsogave.ThenIwentbacktotheplacewheremymulticab wasparkedandIwastoldbymylawyertogotoLTOtofindoutif, indeed,Venerandowouldbringmydriverslicensethere.) Q18: SapagabotninyosaLTOTalisay,unsamaynahitabo? (Whenyou wereatLTOTalisay,whathappenednext?)
2395 for Illegal Installation of Radio Sets.
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A18: Walagyudnakonalukatangakongdriverslicensesirkaygingnanmi sa tagaLTOTalisaynga walanilagidawatangakong lisensya sa dihanggiturnovernauntaniVenerandokaywalamansilaynakitang kalapasannako. (Iwasnotabletoredeemmydriverslicensesir becauseweweretoldthattheydidnotacceptmydriverslicensewhen itwasturnedoverbyVenerandoforIcommittednoviolation.) Q19: Unsamaysunodnimunggihimo?(Whatdidyoudothereafter)? A19: Akonalanggipablotter6 anggihimoniVenerandokanakosaPolice Station.(InarratedeverythingVenerandodidtomeinpoliceblotteratthe policestation.) Q20:Humannimuugpablotter,unsamanimungsunodngagihimo?(After havingtheincidentinapoliceblotter,whatdidyoudonext,ifany?) A20: Mipadalakougsuwat7ngadtosaCTTODAarunipapauliangakong driverslicense.(IwrotealetteraddressedtoCTTODArequestingthemto returnmydriverslicense.) Q21:Adunapabakayidugang?(Doyouhavesomethingtoadd?) A21: Oo sir. Nadawat na diay nako ang akong drivers license adtung Marso9,2016kaygiulimansaCTTODAuggihatuddidtosaopisinasa akongabogadouggihatagpodsaakongabogadonako. (Yessir.Ialready receivedmydriverslicenselastMarch9,2016becauseitwasreturnedby CTTODAanddeliveredtotheOfficeofmylawyerwhichinturnmylawyer gaveittome.) Q22:NganunggiulimanangimunglisensyasaCTTODA?(WhydidCT TODAreturnedyourdriverslicense?) A22:BasesasuwatngagipadalaniAtty.AlfredoSipalayngadtosaakong abogadongamaypetsangMarso7,2016,gitambaganniAtty.Sipalayang tagaCTTODAngaipauliangakonglicensya.(BasedontheletterofAtty. Alfredo Sipalay addressed to my lawyer dated March 07, 2016 8, Atty. SipalayadvisedCTTODAtoreturnmylicense9.) Q23:Maylainkapabangidugangmgapamahayag?(Doyouhaveother statementstoadd?) 6 Attached and marked as Annex 7 Attached and marked as Annex to CT-TODA. 8 Attached and marked as Annex Alfredo Sipalay. 9 Attached and marked as Annex license of Joel Agan Cenas.
D is a copy of the Police Blotter.
E is a copy of the letter addressed F is a copy of the letter of Atty. F-1is a copy of the drivers
A23:Walanasir.(Nomoresir.)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto affixedmy signature
this10thdayofMarch2016atCebuCity,Philippines.
JOELAGANCENAS Complainant
SUBSCRIBEDANDSWORN tobeforemethis10th dayofMarch
2016atCebuCity,Philippines.
ATTESTATIONOFLEGALCOUNSEL I, JURIL BROKA PATIO, Filipino, of legal age, with office address at THE LAW FIRM OF PIRAMIDE, FAMOR JR., CORPUZ, PATIO&PIRAMIDE,SUITE222C.S.LadiaBldg.,P.DelRosarioSt., cor.JunqueraSt.,CebuCity,afterhavingbeensworntoinaccordancewith thelawdoherebydeposeandsay:
1. That I have faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the
AganCenas,gave; 2. ThatIhavenot,noranyotherpersonpresentorassisting,coached thewitnessregardingthewitnessanswers;and 3. ThatIfullyunderstandthatanyfalseattestationshallsubjectmeto disciplinaryaction,includingdisbarment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto affixedmy signature this10thdayofMarch2016atCebuCity,Philippines. JURILBROKAPATIO SUBSCRIBEDANDSWORN tobeforemethis10th dayofMarch 2016atCebuCity,Philippines.
CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING
I, I, JOELAGANCENAS,oflegalage,married,andresidingat SitioTapak,Brgy.Dumlog,TalisayCity,, having been duly sworn to in accordance with law hereby depose and say: 1. That I am the Complainant in the above-entitled complaint; that I have caused the preparation of the foregoing complaint; that all the allegations stated therein are true and correct of my own knowledge and supported by authentic documents; 2. That I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issues is the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency; that to the best of my knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency; that there is no other action or proceeding which is either pending or may have been terminated, and if I should thereafter learn
that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any tribunal or agency, I undertake to report that fact within five (5) days there from to this Honorable Court. JOEL AGAN CENAS Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 10th day of March 2016 at Cebu City affiant exhibiting to me his Drivers License No. G02-02072769 issued at Cebu City. Notary Public Doc. No._____; Page No._____; Book No._____; Series of _____.
