Q You said you were in your house at Menzi, Sto. Tomas, what were you doing at that time, at 10:00 o'clock in the morning?
A I was studying my lesson.
Q You were then in what year?
A Second year.
Q And where were you studying at that time?
A In Sto. Tomas Barangay High School.
Q While you were studying, where was your mother?
A My mother was out. She went to the house of Warny Bolences?
Q And what was your mother doing at the house of Warny Bolences?
A She went there to wash clothes.
Q How far was the house of Warny Bolences from your house?
A Maybe, one (1) kilometer.
Q How about your stepfather, the accused, where was he at that time?
A He was in the Billiard Hall.
Q Where was that Billiard Hall located?
A In Menzi, near the basketball court.
Q How far is that basketball court from your house?
A It's about 25 meters.
Q What time did your mother leave in your house?
A At around 9:00 o'clock in the morning.
Q And while you were studying, who was with you in your house?
A I was with my stepbrothers and a stepsister.
Q After your mother left, what time did your stepfather return to your house?
A At around 10:00 o'clock in the morning.
Q And upon returning to your house, what did he do?
A He went to the creek.
Q Where is this creek located in relation to your house?
A In the lower part of our house.
Q Your house stands near a creek?
A Yes, Sir.
Q And what was your stepfather doing, standing by the creek?
A He just stood there.
Q How long did he stay near the creek?
A He did not stay long. He went back to the house.
Q And upon returning to your house, what did he do?
A When he went back to the house, he looked for my stepbrothers and sister and told them to go to the creek because Danny and Noli were there.
Q And after the young children left the house, what did your stepfather say and do?
A He told me, while your brothers and sister are away, let us have sexual intercourse immediately.
Q And what was your answer?
A I said, I don't and because I was studying.
Q And how did your stepfather react to that?
A He went down and came back and got angry.
Q You said, came back, got angry, what did he do to you?
A He pulled me to the division.
Q What kind of division was that?
A A division which he put a stick and a blanket.
Q And while inside that division, what did he do to you?
A He covered my mouth and told me "don't shout or else I will kill you.
Q And what happened next?
A He removed my panty.
Q What were you wearing at that time?
A A skirt.
Q Did he remove all your dress?
A No, only my panty.
Q And after getting your panty, what did he do to you?
A He undressed himself.
Q And then what did he do?
A He placed on top of me.
Q And after that, what did he do to you?
A He fucked me. He made me lie down and try to pull my legs apart.
Q Pulling your legs apart, what did he do to you?
A He continued fucking me.
Q When you said he fucked you, using the word "kayat," what did he do?
A He inserted his penis into my vagina and pushed and pulled it.
Q How long?
A Less than three (3) minutes.
Q After three minutes, what happened?
A After he fucked me, I told him "watch out I will tell my Mom" and he told me, "are you not ashamed," and I told him, "Why? What I be ashamed? She is my mother."
Q You said you were forced by your stepfather in having sexual intercourse, does he have weapon?
A Yes, Sir, a double bladed knife.
Court Interpreter:
Witness demonstrating how long, which is 6 inches in length.
Pros. Tirol:
Q And while he was having intercourse with you, where did he place this knife?
A On my side.
Q You said a while ago that when your younger brothers and sister left the house, your stepfather said let us make a quick fuck, was there a time that you were fucked by your stepfather?
A Yes, Sir.
Q At what age or in what year that your stepfather first had intercourse with you?
A When I was 11 years old.
Court:
Q You describe it.
A When I was 11 years old, he did it to me standing and afterwards, he ordered me to lie down. That was the first time he raped me.
Pros. Tirol:
Q How often when you were still 11 years old that your stepfather have intercourse with you?
A Two or three times a week.
Q And you are saying this was the frequency between 1988 up to August of 1992?
A Yes, Sir.
Court:
Q Did you not get pregnant?
A No.
Q Why?
A I do not know.
Pros. Tirol:
Q Now, this matter, did you not report this to your mother?
A I revealed it once to my mother, but my mother forgive him.
Q You said you were forcibly fucked on August 7, 1992, what made you to report this incident to the authorities after four years of frequent intercourse?
A I can not swallow it anymore and if I will not give him, he will maltreat me.5