crim case nos. 45303 & 45304
pp vs larrañaga et al                                          evidence for the prosecution test of d rusia direct
hearing august 12, 1998
tsn- f abangan
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COURT:
Q          What did Adlawan and Balansag do to Marijoy after they
             were instructed by Aznar to get rid of Marijoy?

WITNESS:
A          That's when Rowen Adlawan and Ariel Balansag carried Marijoy
             Chiong to a certain spot and then after reaching that spot by a cliff
             Ariel Balansag who took hold of Marijoy and that's when Rowen
             Adlawan pushed hard Marijoy off the cliff.

Q          Are you referring to the ravine?

A           Yes, Your Honor.

Q           Where her body was later found?

A            Yes, Your Honor.

Q           Was she alive?

A           She was weak, Your Honor. 

Q          Was she still moving?

A          Yes, Your Honor.

Q          She was still moving?

A          I can see her feet move a little bit but I know she was alive.
            She was very weak.

Q          She was alive and her mouth was still taped?
            
A          Yes, her mouth was taped and - - - -

ATTY. HERMOSISIMA:
             Can we request this witness, Your Honor, to illustrate how
             Marijoy was pushed off the cliff?

(NOTE:  1. RED COLOR OURS FOR EMPHASIS.
               2. THE ABOVE TEXT IS A FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
                   REFORMATTED FOR  CLEARER APPRECIATION)