SCRIPT FOR ARRAIGNMENT

SETTING:
RTC Branch 6, 4th Judicial Region, Tanauan City Batangas (Friday) at 4:30 PM.

ENTRANCE:
(EVERYBODY is in the courtroom waiting for the judge EXCEPT the Accused and his jail officer)

COURT INTERPRETER: All rise! (Everybody stands) The court is now in session; silence is hereby
enjoined. Honorable judge Alejandro Dela Vega, presiding. Let’s Pray.

(Ecumenical Prayer for the Courts)

Almighty God, we stand in Your Holy Presence as our Supreme Judge.

We humbly beseech You to bless and inspire us so that what we think, say and do will be in
accordance with Your will.
Enlighten our minds, strengthen our spirit and fill our hearts with fraternal love, wisdom and
understanding, so that we can become effective channels of truth, justice and peace.
In our proceedings today, guide us in the path of righteousness for the fulfillment of Your
greater glory.
Amen. (Please be seated)

JUDGE: Court is now in session. Call the cases.

CLERK OF COURT: For Arraignment, Criminal Case No. 63624 : People of the Philippines versus Klent
Bringuer for the violation of Republic Act 8353 under Article 266-A, par. 1(a), of the Revised Penal Code.
Appearances for prosecution and defense.

Public Prosecutor: Good morning, Your Honor. I am Atty. Anna Lei L. Mazaredo and I am Atty. John Ed
Millapre, entering our appearance as a public prosecutor.

Judge: Is the accused around?

Clerck of court: Yes, your honor. Please approach the bench.

Defense: Good morning your Honor, I am Atty. _______________________ and I am Atty.

____________________, defense counsel for the accused.
Judge: Arraign the accused.

Clerk of Court: Please move forward (name of the accused)

Clerk of Court: What language dialect do you understand?

Accused: English or tagalog may do.

Court Interpreter: Criminal case No. 63624. People of the Philippines vs. Klent Bringuer.
Accused Klent Bringuer commits the crime of RAPE, defined and penalized under Article 266-A,
par. 1(a), of the Revised Penal Code under R.A. 8353, as amended, committed as follows:
That on or about the 15th day of February 2023, in the City of Tanauan, Bartangas Philippines,
and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above- named accused, did then and there,
willfully, unlawfully and feloniously by means of force, violence and intimidation, raped the person of
Kayecee Enumerable, by inserting his penis into the complainant's vagina, with the use of force and
threatening the said victim with a knife, which he was holding at the time that she do not agree to
submit herself to his criminal designs.
Contrary to law.

Judge: Do you understand the crime charged against you?

Accused: Yes, your honor.

Court Interpreter: What is your plea?

Accused: Not guilty, your honor.

Court Interpreter: The accused pleaded not guilty your honor. Accused, please be seated.

Judge: Let it be on the record that the accused pleaded not guilty for the crime of rape, pursuant to
Article 266-A, par. 1(a), of R.A.8353. The information was read to him in English, a language known and
understood by the accused.
Also, Atty._____________________, the defense counsel of the accused assisted him in this
arraignment.

Prosecutor: Your honor, we would like to set the case for pre-trial today, June 10, 2023 at 5pm.

Judge: Are you amenable with the schedule defense counsel?

Defense: Yes, your honor.

Judge: Ok set the pre-trial of the case today, June 10, 2023. We only have one case for today?

Court Stenographer: No your honor, We still have 2 other cases.

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Judge: In today's trial, the arraignment of Klent Bringuer (accused) In Criminal Case No. 63624 is
conducted. The information is read to him in English a language known and understood by him. Defense
counsel Atty.________________ and Atty _________________ assisted the accused.
The accused pleaded not guilty for the crime charged against him.

No objections both for prosecution and defense, the case is set for pre-trial on June 10, 2023.
Notify the parties thereto. So ordered.
 PRE – TRIAL CONFERENCES

Clerk of Court: Criminal Case No. ________- People of the Philippines v. Klent Bringuer for violation of
Article 266-A, par. 1(a), of the Revised Penal Code under R.A. 8353, for pre-trial conference.

Judge: Appearances!
Prosecution: For the prosecution. Your Honor, appearing for the plaintiff:
I am Atty. Anna Lei Mazaredo, Assistant City Prosecutor
I am Atty. John Ed Millapre, Assistant City Prosecutor and we are ready.

Defense: Good afternoon Your Honor, for the defense, representing the accused, I am
Atty_____________, defense counsel and I am Atty._____________, Your Honor, for the defense and
we are ready.

JUDGE: Is the accused in court?

Defense: Present, Your honor.

JUDGE: How about the private complainant?

Prosecutor: Present, your honor.

JUDGE: Now, will the distinguished counsel of the accused admit the following facts as appearing in the
pre-trial brief of the prosecution:
Prosecutor: The theory of the prosecution is as stated in the information, Your honor.

JUDGE: All right, Any stipulation of facts from the prosecution?

Prosecutor: We propose for stipulation the identity of the accused to be the same person charged and
arraigned, Your Honor.
Defense: Yes, Your honor

Prosecutor: We propose that the accused was in Barangay Bagbag Tanauan City Batangas at around
1:45pm - 6:00 in the evening.
Defense: Yes your Honor.

Prosecution: Does the accused admit the time, date place of the incident?
Defense: Yes, Your Honor.

Q: Will the defense admit that there is force and threatening to the complainant by the accused?
DEFENSE: Denied, your Honor.

Q: No other proposals, Your Honor, may we proceed to the marking of our documentary exhibits?
JUDGE: Proceed.
JUDGE: Please take note of these stipulations, Clerk of Court. Does the prosecution have any comments?
PROSECUTION: No, your Honor.

JUDGE: Now we proceed to the evidences and witnesses to be presented by both parties. Prosecution
counsel may start.

PROSECUTION: We ask then for the marking of the following exhibits your honor, I have here with me
documentary and object evidences which I move to be marked as Exhibit 1 to Exhibit 5. Your honor,
exhibit 1 is the Screenshot from the messenger of the complainant proving that the accused indeed
threatened her.
JUDGE: Mark it.

PROSECUTION: Exhibit 2, your Honor is the Police Record specifically a sworn statement of the
complainant at Tanauan City Police Station dated May 12, 2023.
JUDGE: Mark it.

PROSECUTION: I will now proceed with Exhibit 3, your Honor which is the Medical Certificate of the
complainant issued by National Bureau of Investigation Batangas after conducting a medical
examination of the victim.
JUDGE: Have it marked

PROSECUTION: For Exhibit 4, your Honor, is the information. This is a sworn, written accusation of a
crime to prove the facts of the raped incident that transpired at Brgy.Bagbag Tanauan City Batangas.
JUDGE: Have It marked.

Prosecution: For Exhibit 5a is the Judicial Affidavit of our first witness, the private complainant herself to
tell what really happened on the day of February 15, 2023.
JUDGE: Have It marked.

PROSECUTION: Another Judicial Affidavit taken from doctor who examine the complainant, Dr. Mark
Lourenz Garcia who is our second witness and is being presented as Exhibit 5b, your Honor to testify on
the Medico legal he issued for the victim in this case. Your Honor, we also respectfully request that the
name and signature of Dr. Mark Lourenz Garcia appearing on the last page of the document be marked
as our "Exhibit 5b".
JUDGE: Have it marked.

PROSECUTION: Exhibit 5C, your Honor is the Judicial Affidavit of our 3rd and last witness, Axcel Pita to
prove that prior to the incident private complainant and three others are at the place of the commission
of crime. Your Honor, we also respectfully request that the name and signature of Axcel Pita appearing
on the last page of the document be marked as our "Exhibit 5c".

JUDGE: Any further comments counsels?

PROSECUTION: Just for the record your honor, I have three (3) witnesses.
 1. Kayecee M. Enumerable her testimony will provide for the facts of the alleged rape incident. She
will detail to the court what really transpired on February 15, 2023.
2. Mr. Axcel Pita his testimony will proove that on February 15, 2023 they are together at Mr.
Bringuer’s residence.

3. Dr. Mark Lourenz Garcia he will identify to the court the medical certificate submitted by the
complainant.

DEFENSE: Your Honor, we would like to manifest our reservation for the cross-examinations of the
private complainant and the three witnesses.

JUDGE: Ms. Clerk of Court, please take note. Are there any additional exhibits and witnesses to be
presented prosecution counsel
PROSECUTION: None, your Honor.

JUDGE: Counsel for the defense, please proceed with your evidences and witnesses to be presented.
DEFENSE: exhibit 1
JUDGE: Have it marked.

DEFENSE: Exhibit 2
JUDGE: Have it marked.

Are there any additional exhibits and witnesses to be presented defense counsel?
DEFENSE: That would be all your Honor. Thank you.

PROSECUTION: Just the same your Honor, we would like to manifest our reservation for the cross-
examinations of the private complainant and the three witnesses. (number of witness of the defense)

JUDGE: Any further comments counsels?

PROSECUTION: No other matter for the prosecution Your Honor.

JUDGE: How about the defense? What is its theory?

Defense: Denial, Your Honor.

Defense: No other matters for the defense your honor.

JUDGE: All right, the court will now issue the order.

JUDGE: There being no other evidence to mark and witnesses to be presented, set the case for pre-trial
on April 5, 2018 at 4 pm. Session adjourned.