QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1. Ikaw Ba ug kaning Reymond De Juan na gina akusar sa krimen di ari usa ug
pareha lang nga tao?
A. Oo.
(Q1. Are you the same Reymond De Juan who is accused of the crime?
A. Yes)
Q2. Unsa man imong relasyon kay Reynold Dela Cruz nag gi akusar pu niining
kasoha?
A. Silingan mi sa Toril, Davao City og suod pud mi nga mag kumpare.
(Q2. How are you related to your co-accused, Reynold Dela Cruz?
A. We are neighbors at Toril, Davao City and we are close friends.)
Q3. Ngadtung alas 9 gabii sa Marso 25,2008, asa man ka anang higayuna?
A. Sa balay ni Reynold Dela Cruz nag istorya mi og nag inom og beer.
(Q3. At around 9 pm of March 25,2008, where were you?
A. At the house of Reynold Dela Cruz having a chit chat and a bottle of beer.)
Q4. Sa dihang higayuna unsa may nahitabo dayon?
A. Nakadawat si Reynold Dela Cruz og tawag gikan sa iyahang iyaan nga si Susan
Dela Cruz.
(Q4. While the two of you were having a chit chat, what happened next?
A. Reynold Dela Cruz received a call from his auntie, Susan Dela Cruz)
Q5. Tungod sa unsa man tong tawag?
A. Namalihug ang iyang iyaan na sayuron kung ang barko nga mudala sa mga
bugas na iyahang gi matag-iya nilakaw na padulong Balut Island kay gusto pa niya
mudungag og bugas kung dili pa nilarga ang Barko.
(Q5. What was the call all about?
A. She requested Reynold to go to the port near Davao Park to check if the vessel
which will carry her sacks of rice to Balut Island had already left because she wants
to load more rice if the vessel hadnt left yet.)
Q6. Unsa man imong gubuhat dayon sunod ato?
A. Ako syang gi-ubanan sa pantalan.
(Q6. What did you do after?
A. I accompanied Reynold Dela Cruz to the port.)
Q7. Unsa man mong orasa ni abot sa pantalan?
A. Lampas na 11 ni atong gabihuna.
(Q7. What time did you arrive at the port?
A. Past 11.)
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Q8. Unsa may mahitabo pag abot ninyo didto?

A. Among nasayuran na ang barko naka lakaw na.
(Q8. What happened next?
A. We found out that the vessel had already left.)
Q9. Pagkahuman ato, unsa may gibuhat ninyo dayun?
A. Nibiya na mi sa pantalan arun mamauli na.
(Q9. What did you do after?
A. We left the port to go home.)
Q10. Sa inyong pag-uli, unsa may nahitabo?
A. Nakakita mi nga nay duwa sa basketball sa Piapi Boulevard.
(Q10. On your way home, what happened?
A. We noticed a basketball game on the road.)
Q11. Unya, unsa may gibuhat ninyo?
A. Nihunong mi arun mo tanaw sa duwa.
(A11. What did you do after?
A.We stopped by to watch the game.)
Q12. Inyo bang gi-human og tanaw ang duwa?
A. Wala, taud-taud nagkahiusa mi na mupadayon na sa dalan para mu-uli na.
(Q12. Did you finish the game?
A. No, after a while we decided to go home.)
Q13. Bago mo makalakaw, naa bay lain nga nahitabo?
A. Oo,
(Q13. Before leaving, did anything happen?
A. Yes)
Q14. Unsa may nahitabo?
A. Nay mga tawo nga ni duol kanamo og susi mu ug unsa ba kuno ang among tuyo
sa ngadtong lugar.
(Q14. What happened?
A. Some men approached us and asked us what we are doing.)
Q15. Unsa may tubag ninyo?
A. Wala mi nakatubag.
(Q15. What was your answer?
A. We werent able to answer them.)

Q16. Ngano man?

A.Kay ang tulo sa ila gikapkapan naman mi og gi-aresto na.
(Q16. Why?
A. Because the three of them searched us and arrested us.)
Q17. Unsa man ang ilang na rekober sa inyuha?
A. Nkuha nilaang akong lighter og cellphone.
(Q17. What did they recover from the both of you?
A. My lighter and cellphone.)
Q18. Mau lang ba ang narekober sa imoha?
A. Oo
(Q18. Was that all that was recovered from the both of you?
A. Yes)
Q19. Asa man gikan tong shabu na gina ingon nila na nakuha sa inyuha?
A. Dili ko kabalo.
(Q19. Where was the shabu allegedly recovered from you come from?
A. I dont know)
Q20. Aduna bay imbentaryo na gi buhat didtong higayuna?
A. Wala.
(Q20. Was there an inventory conducted?
A. None)
Q21. Naa ba kay gibuhat tong ila nakang gi-aresto?
A. Ni-protesta mi kay wala man mi gibuhat na dili maayo pero wala na me nabuhat
kay ila naman mi gi posasa.
(Q21. What did you do, if any when you were arrested?
A. We protested because we were not doing anything wrong but we were already
handcuffed.)
Q22. Tong gina aresto mo, gisultihan ba mo sa inyuhang mga katungod na naka
saad sa atong konstitusyon?
A. Wala.
(Q22. While you were being arrested, did they apprise you of your constitutional
rights?
A. No.)
Q23. Gitagaan ba mo og abugado, tung gina imbestiga mo sa PDEA?
A. Wala.
(Q23. Did the PDEA provided you with a counsel?
A. No. )
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Q24. Inyo na lang ba gibuhian ang inyuhang katungod nga tagaan og abugado?
A. Wala
(Q24. Did you waive your right to counsel?
A. No.)
Q25. Habang gina aresto mo, unsa may gina ingon sa PDEA sa inyoha?
A. Sige nila balik na naa mi sa hot zone, og akong nadungog ang isa sa kanila na
nag ingon Malas lang kayo kasi Hot Zone ito.
(Q25. While you were being arrested, what were the PDEA agents saying?
A. They keep on repeating that we were in a hot zone, and I heard one of them
saying Malas lang kayo kasi Hot Zone ito.)
Q26. Unsa may nahitabo pagkahuman sa pagaresto sa inyo?
A. Gi-dala mi nila sa PDEA headquarters og didto gi-detain.
(Q26. What happened next after you were arrested?
A. We were brought to the PDEA headquarters and detained there.)
Q27. Katong na detain mo sa PDEA headquarters, naa bay nahitabo?
A. Oo
(Q27. When you were detained in the PDEA headquarters, did anything happen?
A. yes)
Q.28. unsa nahitabo?
A. akong cellphone na gibutang sa lamesa sige og ring pero gipasagdan ra sa mga
taga PDEA.
(Q28. What happened?
A. My cellphone which was placed in the table kept on ringing but the PDEA agents
did not mind the call.)
Q29. Unsa man mo kadugay gi detain?
A. Isa ka gabii.
(Q29. How long were you detained there?
A. One night.)
Q30. Pagka ugma, unsa may nahitabo?
A. Gi dala mi sa PNP crime laboratory aron ipa drug test.
(Q30. On the next day, what happened?
A. We were brought to the PNP crime laboratory for drug testing.)
Q31. Nakabalo mo sa resulta sa test?
A. wala
(Q31. Did you know the result of the test?
A. No)
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Q32. Ngano?
A. Wala man mi gi-ignan unsa resulta hangtod karon.
(Q32. Why?
A. We were not informed of the result of the test until now.)
Q33. Unsa pa may nahitabo ngadtong adlawa?
A. Ila mi gipasuot og t-shirts na nay naka marka PDEA detainee og ila mi ga pa
tindog arun ma picturan.
(Q33. What else happened on that day?
A. We were made to wear t-shirts with markings PDEA detainee and we were
made to stand up for them to take pictures.)
Q34. Para asa mang tong picture?
A. Ila mi gi patindog unya gi kuhaan og picture uban ang isa ka tawo na nipirma sa
isa ka papel nga murag listahan sa imbentaryo.
(Q34. What were the pictures all about?
A. The pictures were taken with us in a standing position and with us is a person
signing a document which appears to be an inventory list.)
Q35. Gipakita ba ning listahan sa inyuha?
A. Oo
(Q35. Was the list shown to you?
A. Yes)
Q36. Unsa may gibuhat nila sa listahan?
A. Gi ignan mi sa mga taga PDEA na pirmahan daw to.
(Q36. What did they do with the list?
A. The PDEA agents asked us to sign it.)
Q37. Inyo bang gipirmahan ang listahan?
A. wala
(Q37. Did you sign the list?
A. No)
Q38. Asa man gibuhat kaning picture taking og ang pagimbentaryo?
A. Sa PDEA headquarters.
(Q38. Where was the picture taking and the inventory conducted?
A. In the PDEA headquarters)
Q39. Naa ba lain na tawo na naa tung picture taking og pagimbentaryo?
A. Naa
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(Q39.Are there other persons present during this alleged picture taking and
inventory?
A. Yes)
Q40. Kinsa man sila?
A. Akong nailhan pina-agi sa akong ginikanan na ang usa kay si Chino Sita, og ang
isa kay taga media pero wala nako na ilhan ang iyahang pangalan.
(Q40. Who were they?
A. I was only able to identify one of them through my parents as Chino Sita, and the
other one is a media person whom I dont know.)
Q41. Unsa man ilahang ginabuhat sa PDEA headquarters?
A. Ilang gi pirmahan tong imbentaryo.
(Q41. What were they doing in the PDEA headquarters?
A. They signed the inventory)
Q42. Nakitan nimo sila na ni pirma sa listahan?
A. Oo
(Q42. Did you see them sign the list?
A. Yes)
Q43. Kaning mga tawhana nga ni pirma sa imbentaryo, naa ba sila atong gi pang
dakup mo ni adtong Marso 25, 2008?
A. Wala
(Q43. These person who signed the inventory, are they present during your arrest
on March 25, 2008?
A. No)
Q44. Naa pa ba kay ika dungag sa imong gipang-sulti?
A. Wala na.
(Q44. Is there anything more you want to say?
A. None )