Republic of the Philippines
8th Judicial Region
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Criminal case no. 1234
Complainant, For: Murder
-versus-
Juan de la Cruz,
Accused.
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INFORMATION
The undersigned, Atty. Maria la del Barrio, accuses Juan de la
Cruz of the crime of MURDER, committed as follows, to wit:
That on or about January 1, 2018, in the City/Municipality
of Tacloban, Province of Leyte and within the jurisdiction of
this Honorable Court, the accused Juan de la Cruz , did then and there,
with malice aforestated and with deliberate intent to take the life of
Pedro Santos, willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, suddenly, unexpectedly,
and treacherously attack the latter with a knife, first wounding him in
the chest, and afterwards, when enfeebled and unable to defend
himself, again in the stomach, both wounds being necessarily mortal,
thereby causing the direct and immediate death of said Pedro Santos.
Contrary to law.
Tacloban City, Philippines, January 2, 2018.
Atty. Maria la del Barrio
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR
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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that as shown by the records the undersigned,an
authorized officer, that there is a reasonable ground to believe that a
crime has been committed and that the accused is probably guilty
thereof; that the accused was informed of the complaint and of the
evidence submitted against her and was given an opportunity to
submit controverting evidence.
Atty. Maria la del Barrio
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 5th day of January,
2018 in the City of Tacloban, Philippines.
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