Republic of the Philippines) Province of Cagayan ) S.S _______________________ ) AFFIDAVIT OF KINSHIP (DIRECT DESCENDANT) I, MELINDA ROMANO PERICO, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Purok 1, San Francisco, Cauayan, Isabela, under oath, hereby states: 1. That I am one of the surviving heirs of the late CANUTO ROMANO and his deceased spouse ANASTACIA AGCAOILI; 2. That during the subsistence of their marriage, they were blessed with three (3) children: JUANITA ROMANO SABINO, JUANITO ROMANO, and CARMELITA ROMANO VILLALUZ, who were now all deceased; 3. That I am the sole surviving heir of JUANITO ROMANO; hence, a legal heir of CANUTO ROMANO, by right of representation, and a direct descendant; 4. That I executed this affidavit of heirship for the purpose of requesting certified true copies of deaths of CANUTO ROMANO, ANASTACIA AGCAOILI ROMANO, and JUANITO ROMANO, to be used as attachments in an extrajudicial and/or judicial settlement of the estate of the late Canuto Romano, located in Malaram, Allacapan, Cagayan; 5. That I executed this affidavit in good faith to attest the truthfulness of the foregoing and for whatever legal purposes it may serve. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ____ of April 2022, in ___________________. MELINDA ROMANO PERICO Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ___ day of April 2022 at ___________________, affiant exhibited to me her Voter’s ID No. 31080291A-C0571MRP20000 as her competent evidence of identity. Doc No. Page No. Book No. Series of 2022.