Judicial Affidavit (Drugs)

JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT I, Rody Doterte, 60 years old, born on Quezon City, (Married) employed as an Operations Manager at Tokhang Buy and Sell, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and state: PRELIMINARY STATEMENT That in accordance with A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC, which prescribes the use of judicial affidavits to serve as the direct examination testimony of the witness, on the basis of which the adverse party may conduct their cross-examination on such a witness, I hereby execute this judicial affidavit in a question and answer format; That conformably with section 3 (b) of the said A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC, I also state that it was Atty. Bong Go Panelo, who conducted the examination of the undersigned affiant; That conformably also with section 3 (c) thereof, I hereby state under the pain of perjury that in answering the questions asked of me, as appearing herein below, I am fully conscious that I did so under oath, and that I may face criminal liabilities for false testimony or perjury; AND UNDER OATH, AVERS THE FOLLOWING: Q : What are the reasons why you are voluntarily came to this Office? A : Because I want to change my life and I want to freely and voluntarily give information relative to the illegal activities of my previous drug syndicate. Q : If that is the case, can you tell us all your knowledge/information about the illegal drugs activities of your gang? A : Yes sir. I am previously a member of the Drug Warriors. We have 30 members in the gang. Our leader is Sarah “Yorme” Doterte (my daughter). She is a Sari Sari store owner in Quezon City. The other gang members are Paolo “Tatoo” Doterte (my son), and Rolando “Stone” Dela Rosa”. Every one of us carry caliber .45 pistols for our protection. We have also two long firearms (armalite rifles) inside our service White L300 Van with plate number GODU30. Our gang controlled the marketing of illegal drugs known as “SHABU” all over Quezon City. We usually peddled 5 - 10 kilograms of “SHABU” in a week. Q : What is your function in the gang? A : I’m the one looking for pushers in the street level. Q : If you look for pushers, what did you do? A : I will set a meeting and talk with them on the drug deal. Q : What happened if they agreed with the drug deal with your gang? A : They will become our pusher member and they have the privilege to use “SHABU” in our den for free, provided they will sell our item “SHABU” and remit the proceeds to the gang every day. Q : How many grams do you give to your pushers every day? A : I give each of them 50 grams. Q : How much per gram of your “SHABU”? A : We give only 200.00 per gram to our pushers. Q : You said that your gang has a drug den, where it is located and who manage it? A : It is located at Victoria Sports Tower, Brgy Diliman, EDSA, Quezon City. Our leader Sarah “Yorme” Doterte, manages our drug den. Q : Who are your street pushers/peddlers? A : As far as I remember, they are Ramon Magsaysay, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo and Juan Dela Cruz. Q : Where did they live? A : Jose Rizal lives in Calamba, Laguna while Juan Dela Cruz lives at Quezon City. As for Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, and Ramon Magsaysay, I do not know where these pushers live. Q : You have elaborated your pushing activities, may I know where do you get your supply of “SHABU”? A : Most of our “SHABU” came from mainland China.They are being transported via magnetic containers. Q : Can you specify on whom do you get your “SHABU”? A : Being in the underground world, I have heard many big names but there is always a common name I know as the main supplier, his name is Xi Jing Pin, a Chinese national. Q : Now, that you mentioned Xi Jing Pin, as the main supplier, how big his illegal drug activities and how powerful or influential he is? A : His illegal drugs trade is a multi-billion underworld business. He has connections in China and here in the Philippines, both political and law enforcement. Q : Do you know who are his connections here in the Philippines? A : Aside from our group, I have no other connections that he has in the Philippines. But I’m sure that he has plenty of powerful allies. Q : How do you know him? A : Sometimes in 2015 I and Sarah were introduced during a special gathering of a local and foreign businessmen. Q : On your first meeting, what were your agenda? A : He asked me if I was open minded. He talked about a possible networking activity that would allow me to earn big a mounts of money in a short period of time. He said that he was looking for some trusted persons to partner in the Philippines. He asked me if I open to deal in Illegal Drugs, but I refused his offer. However, he mentioned that it was an offer that I cannot refuse. Because of this, I assured him that I can be one of his primary pushers. Q : Now that you’re on the deal of pushing his “SHABU”, how it is done to have you the illegal drugs? A : I pick up the “SHABU” in the pier. He calls me when the shipment of “SHABU” arrives and is available for pick up. There, Xi Jing Pin’s deliveryman meets me in the pier and gives me the volume I needed. Q : You said that the “SHABU” arrives in the pier, where does it came from? A : The “SHABU” came from mainland China. Q : How and where it is transported? A : Mr. Xi Jing Pin has a legitimate cargo business from China to Manila and vice versa. He owns 3 vessels. Every time each vessel arrived in the Manila pier it carries large volumes of “SHABU”, alongside with his legal cargo business. Q : What are the vessels names? A : It is MVPhilippines, MVProvince and MVChina. Q : Where and when these vessels ducked here in the Philippines? A : Usually the vessels arrives on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays at pier 25, City of Manila. Q : Do you know any elected local government officials protecting the illegal drugs in your place? A : I do believed our own Mayor Joseph “The King” Estrado is involved and also protecting the illegal drugs “SHABU” in our place. Q : Why did you say that your Mayor is protecting the “SHABU” activities? A : Because all the “SHABU” pushers who had been arrested by the police in our place were never been prosecuted for illegal drugs activities because of our Mayor’s intervention in the initiation of complaints. Q : What were the police do? A : In fear of our Mayor, the police just temporarily locked up the arrested pushers in the station and freed them after, without filing any criminal complaint for illegal drugs. Since then, the police tolerated the pushing of “SHABU” in our place. Q : What else can you say that your Mayor is involved in protecting the “SHABU” activities in your place? A : Mayor Joseph has unexplained wealth. Since he was elected as our Mayor, he has built 4 mansions with swimming pool, 5 luxury cars, 2 yachts and 3 10-story commercial buildings. I also hear that he has his own private casino. Q : You said that the police tolerated the pushing of “SHABU” in your place because your Mayor at any time intervene the law enforcement activities against illegal drugs, as of today, how rampant is “SHABU” in your place? A : I do believe almost all the barangays in Quezon City has been infiltrated by the illegal drugs “SHABU” activities. I believe that every barangay has pusher. Q : Are you willing to help us find and bring the other members of your gang to justice? A : Yes. I am willing to help in order to stop their illegal drug activities. Q : For the meantime, I don’t have further questions, do you have any statements to add or take away on this affidavit? A : I don’t have sir for the meantime. Q : Were you threatened, promised or bribed to do this confession? A : No sir. I made it voluntarily with my own free will. Q : Are you willing to sign this affidavit consisting of five (5) pages, to certify that all the statements you made are true. A : Yes sir. ---------END OF STATEMENT---------- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand below this 29th day of August, 2019 at QCPD Police Station 3, Tandang Sora St., Quezon City. ____Rody Doterte___ Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 29th day of August, 2019 at QCPD Police Station 3, Tandang Sora St., Quezon City. Further, I certify that I personally examined the herein affiant that he voluntarily executed and fully understood his statements. ____Atty. Bong Go Panelo____ Lawyer / Administering Officer ATTESTATION I, SPO2 Antonio Sanchez, investigator of QCPD Police Station 3, Tandang Sora St., Quezon City, on my oath as the Investigator-on-Case (IOC), hereby depose and states: That I have personally conducted the foregoing examination to the witness-affiant Rody Doterte at QCPD Police Station 3, Tandang Sora St., Quezon City; That I have faithfully recorded and translated into English language the questions asked of him/her and the corresponding answers that he/she gave in response to the questions asked; Neither I nor any other person/s coached this witness-affiant regarding the answers given by her. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand below this 29th day of August, 2019 at QCPD Police Station 3, Tandang Sora St., Quezon City. ___SPO2 Antonio Sanchez___ Investigator SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 29th day of August, 2019 at QCPD Police Station 3, Tandang Sora St., Quezon City. Further, I certify that I personally examined the herein affiant that he voluntarily executed and fully understood his statements. ____Atty. Bong Go Panelo____ Lawyer / Administering Officer 1 of 5