I, AMADOR B. BULAN, of legal age, and a resident of #13
Sandawa Road, Baguio City, after having been sworn in accordance with law hereby depose and say:
1. That I am the owner of a KB Chino Cargo Truck with plate no.
LOT 530 whichis primarily use in the regular business of general trucki ng services, and the employer of ROLANDO SUIZO, the truck driver and RENALDO KATIGBAK, the truck helper ; 2. That on October 26, 2017 while my driver Rolando was driving back to our garage from a prior delivery in the South and upon approaching the intersection of Sandawa Road and Mc Arthur Highway along Matina Baguio City, the speeding bus with body no. 1357 which we later knew was driven by BENJAMIN V. BIGAT who resides at #26 Ecoland Subdivision, smashed hit the left back portion of our truck bearing plate no. LOT 530instantly killing our truck helper RENALDO KATIGBAK, death certificate and the report of attending physician, are hereto attached for reference; 3. That the said bus with body no. 1357 is owned by RABBIT BUS LINES; 4. That BIGAT drove his vehicle at a very high speed and while encroaching the opposite lane he did not bother to slacken or reduce his speed or even stopped when it approached the intersection; 5. That bystanders who were at the scene immediately tried to rescue and give aid to our truck helper by bringing him to the nearest hospital but he eventually passed away due to the severity of his injury; 6. That BIGAT was violating the traffic rules when he encroached the opposite lane and failed to stop or reduce his speed considering that it was a cross thru road, and was driving the bus recklessly when he smashed hit our truck; 7. That MARCELINO PADAYOG witnessed the incident and caused the recording of the same at the proper police authorities, a copy together with his affidavit of witness are hereto attached for reference; 8. That I am executing this affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts and to apprise the City Prosecutor of the same, for the purpose of prosecuting BENJAMIN V. BIGAT of the crime of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide as defined under the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines as amended and the applicable special laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hands this 17 th day of
September 2018, at Baguio City, Philippines.
AMADOR BULAN Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me in the City of Baguio, this
17th day of September 2018.
ATTY. MAE ANN Y. BADUA
Investigating Prosecutor
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that I have personally examined the above named
affiant and that the foregoing statements were given by her voluntarily and of her own free will and that she understood her affidavit.
Estate of Nelson R. Dulay, Represented by His Wife Merridy Jane P. Dulay, Petitioner, V. Aboitiz Jebsen Maritime, Inc. and General Charterers, Inc., Respondents.