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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN

MANILA

RAFAEL MARIANO of Bagong

Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN),

LIZA MAZA of GABRIELA,

CRISTINA PALABAY of National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP),

RAYMOND PALABINO of U.P. Student Council,

REY ASIS of College Editors Guild of the

Philippines (CEGP),

CRISPIN BELTRAN of Kilusang

Mayo Uno (KMU),

DANILO RAMOS of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP),

SATURNINO OCAMPO of Bayan Muna,

TEODORO CASINO of Bagong Alyansang

Makabayan (BAYAN),

DAN BELTRAN of Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace (EMJP),

RENATO REYES, JR. of Anakbayan,

NOEL COLINA of League of Filipino

Students (LFS),

MEDARDO RODA of PISTON,

CARMEN DEUNIDA of KADAMAY,

FERDINAND GAITE of COURAGE,

DAN VIZMANOS of Samahan ng mga

Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensiyon at para sa Amnestiya (SELDA),

MARIE HILAO-ENRIQUEZ of KARAPATAN,

AMIRAH ALI LIDASAN of Moro-Christian

Peoples Alliance (MCPA),

RIC GUIAO of Kalipunan ng Katutubong

Mamamayang Pilipino (KAMP),

NANNETTE TAMPICO of Kalipunan ng

Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK),

ROBERT DE CASTRO of Promotion of Church

People’s Response (PCPR),

FR. JOE DIZON of KAIROS, Phils.,

DR. JOSEPH CARABEO of Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD),

ANTONIO TINIO of Congress of Teachers/

Educators for Nationalism and

Democracy (CONTEND),

RODOLFO SAMBAJON of Pambansang

Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya sa Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA),

MARIANNE B. HONTIVEROS and

DR. CAROL ARAULLO of Estrada Resign

Movement,

NORMA DOLLAGA of Kapatirang Simbahan

Para sa Bayan,

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REV. CORAZON ABUGAN of Ecumenical

Bishops Forum,

REV. FR. PAUL MEDINA of Task Force on

Urban Conscientization,

FERNANDO JOSEF of Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP),

CONCHING S. BOCO of Alay Kapwa,

DR. CORA RIVERA of CODE RED for Good

Governance,

JUDY M. TAGUIWALO of CONTEND-ACT, CSWCD,

DR. REYNALDO LESACA, JR. of Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD),

DAN JAVIER of Human Rights Advocacy and Legal Aid Response for the Masses

FROYEL T. YANEZA of BAYAN-NCR,

ANGELITO G. MANLILI of UP Coalition for

Urgent Reforms and Empowerment

(UP CURE),

JOEL VIRADOR of KARAPATAN,

CHINA COJUANGCO of Estrada Resign

Youth Movement (ERYM),

ATTY. JOSEFINA LICHAUCO of Estrada

Resign Movement (ERM),

MOST REVEREND BISHOP TOMAS

MILLAMENA of Iglesia Filipina

Independiente (IFI),

ATTY. MARICHU C. LAMBINO of Organization of United Solicitors for Truth and

Estrada’s Resignation (OUSTER),

CES QUIMPO of KALIKASAN,

EMILIA DAPULANG of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU),

LITO ESTAREZ of Workers Against Estrada (WAGE),

REY CASAMBRE of Philippine Peace Center,

AMIE DURAL of Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP),

MELINDA P. BAUTISTA of Alay Kapwa

Kristiyanong Komunidad,

GIOVANNI TAPANG of AGHAM,

NATHANIEL SANTIAGO of BAYAN MUNA,

OSCAR ATADERO of PRO-GAY,

LEO LEGASPI of MIGRANTE,

ABIGAIL PUNDOL of National Network of Agrarian Reform Advocates – Youth,

ATTY. CAMILO L. SABIO,

ATTY. REGINALDO F. ARCEO & THELMA ARCEO,

FR. ROBERT REYES of GOMBURZA,

TERESITA D. BALTAZAR of Konsensyang Pilipino,

KAREN TANADA of National Peace Conference,

EVELYN KILAYKO of Concerned Women of the Philippines,

RISA HONTIVEROS of Pandayan Para sa

Sosyalistang Pilipinas,

EMILITA L. CRUZ of GOMBURZA LAYKO,

DATU HAJ ANSARI DANGCAL ALONTO of

Mindanao War Victims,

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JOSE LUIS ALCUAZ of Silent Protest Movement,

SR. ROSALIMA LADRIDO, R.A. of Justice and

Peace Desk,

NOEL MORADA of Philippine Entrepreneurs Forum,

NOEL MORADA of EDSA II People’s Congress,

SR. ROSEANNE MALLILLIN of CBCP-NASSA, SPC,

EFREN VILLASENOR of Pambansang Koalisyon ng

Samahan ng mga Magsasaka at

Manggagawa sa Niyugan (PKSMMN),

ED PALMA & CLAIRE PALMA of MAGIS DEO,

MYRNA GOJAR of Bicol Urban Poor Coordinating

Council Federation, Inc.,

MA. TERESA DALUMPINES of Pag-aalay ng Puso Foundation,

SR. JOSEFINA MA.

MAGAT, R.A. of

Assumption College, Inc.,

ASUNCION SISON of Solo Parents,

Spirit of EDSA Foundation,

MA. DOLORES COLAYCO of MANINDIGAN,

CORA TAN of POWER,

BERNADETTE TAN of Center for Social Concern,

ESTELLA MENDOZA FLORES, Office of

Social Development,

SR. GERTRUDE BORRES, Campus Ministry,

MICHELLE AIREEN DIZON of Militant and

Responsible Involvement of Assumption

Students (MARIAS),

Complainants,

- versus - OMB CASE NO. ________

JOSEPH E. ESTRADA,

Respondent. x -------------------------------------- x

COMPLAINT-AFFIDAVIT

We, the above-named complainants, Filipinos, of legal age, taxpayers, with addresses as setforth hereinbelow:

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1.

RAFAEL MARIANO c/o Bagong Alyansang Makabayan

(BAYAN), 23 Maamo St., Sikatuna Village, Q. C.

2.

CRISPIN BELTRAN c/o Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), 63 Narra

St., Project 3, Quezon City

3.

DANILO RAMOS c/o Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas

(KMP), 82-C Masikap Extension, Central District, Quezon

City

4.

LIZA MAZA c/o GABRIELA, No. 35 Scout Delgado St., Roxas

District, Quezon City

5.

SATURNINO OCAMPO c/o Bayan Muna, 13-B Marunong

St., Central District, Diliman, Quezon City

6.

TEODORO CASINO c/o Bagong Alyansang Makabayan

(BAYAN), 23 Maamo St., Sikatuna Village, Quezon City

7.

DAN BELTRAN c/o Ecumenical Movement for Justice and

Peace (EMJP), 107-F Torres Bldg., V. Luna Extension,

Quezon City

8.

RENATO REYES, JR. c/o Anakbayan, 1316 San Perfecto

St., Sampaloc, Manila

9.

NOEL COLINA c/o League of Filipino Students (LFS) represented by, 1316 San Perfecto St., Sampaloc, Manila

10.

MEDARDO RODA c/o PISTON, 63 Narra St., Project 3,

Quezon City

11.

CARMEN DEUNIDA c/o KADAMAY, 19 Magnolia St., Roxas

District, Quezon City

12.

FERDINAND GAITE c/o COURAGE, 9-A K.F. St. Kamuning,

Quezon City

13.

DAN VIZMANOS c/o Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensiyon at para sa Amnestiya (SELDA), No. 23B

Mabuhay St., Barangay Sentral, Diliman, Quezon City

14.

MARIE HILAO-ENRIQUEZ c/o KARAPATAN, No. 23B

Mabuhay St., Barangay Sentral, Diliman, Quezon City

15.

AMIRAH ALI LIDASAN c/o Moro-Christian Peoples Alliance

(MCPA), No. 48 Mapagbigay St., Barangay Sentral, Diliman,

Quezon City

16.

RIC GUIAO c/o Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayang

Pilipino (KAMP), 43 Mapagbigay St., Central District, Quezon

City

17.

NANNETTE TAMPICO c/o Kalipunan ng Manggagawang

Kababaihan (KMK), 35 Scout Delgado, Brangay Laging

Handa, Quezon City

18.

ROBERT DE CASTRO c/o Promotion of Church People’s

Response (PCPR), 3/F NCCP Bldg., 879 EDSA, Quezon City

19.

FR. JOE DIZON c/o KAIROS, Phils., 172 West Riverside St.,

San Francisco Delmonte, Quezon City

20.

DR. JOSEPH CARABEO c/o Health Alliance for Democracy

(HEAD), Rm. 2-D La Paloma Bldg., N. Roxas cor. Mayon

Streets, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City

21.

ANTONIO TINIO c/o Congress of Teachers/Educators for

Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND), 89-C Maginoo St.,

Teacher Village, Dillage, Quezon City

22.

CRISTINA PALABAY c/o National Union of Students of the

Philippines (NUSP), 1316 San Perfecto St., Sampaloc, Manila

23.

RAYMOND PALABINO c/o U.P. Student Council, Vinzons

Hall, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City

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24.

REY ASIS c/o College Editors Guild of the Philippines

(CEGP), 1217-E Ibarra cor. Dapitan St., Sampaloc, Manila

25.

RODOLFO SAMBAJON c/o Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang

Mamamalakaya sa Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), 18-A Mabuhay

St., Central District, Quezon City

26.

MARIANNE B. HONTIVEROS 2701 Roxas Blvd., Malate,

Manila and DR. CAROL ARAULLO, 23 Maamo St.,

Sikatuna Village, Q.C. c/o Estrada Resign Movement,

27.

NORMA DOLLAGA c/o Kapatirang Simbahan Para sa

Bayan, 3/F NCCP Bldg., 879 EDSA, Quezon City.

28.

REV. CORAZON ABUGAN c/o Ecumenical Bishops Forum,

Rm. 310 UCCP Bldg., 877 EDSA, Quezon City.

29.

REV. FR. PAUL MEDINA c/o Task Force on Urban

Conscientization, Rm. 308 UCCP Bldg., 877 EDSA, Quezon

City

30.

FERNANDO JOSEF c/o Concerned Artists of the Philippines

(CAP), 05 Tomas Morato Ave., Quezon City

31.

CONCHING S. BOCO c/o Alay Kapwa, Maginhawa St.,

Leveriza, Malate Manila

32.

DR. CORA RIVERA c/o CODE RED for Good Governance,

No. 1 Allah St., NIA Village, Tandang Sora, Quezon City

33.

JUDY M. TAGUIWALO c/o CONTEND-ACT, CSWCD, U.P.

Diliman, Q.C.

34.

DR. REYNALDO LESACA, JR. c/o Health Alliance for

Democracy (HEAD), Rm. 2-D V. Paloma Bldg., N. Roxas cor.

Mayon Sts. Sta. Mesa Heights, Q.C.

35.

DAN JAVIER c/o Human Rights Advocacy and Legal Aid

Response for the Masses

36.

FROYEL T. YANEZA c/o BAYAN-NCR, Gudalcanal St., Sta.

Mesa, Manila

37.

ANGELITO G. MANLILI c/o UP Coalition for Urgent Reforms and Empowerment (UP CURE), College of Social Work and

Community Development, U.P. Diliman, Q.C.

38.

JOEL VIRADOR c/o KARAPATAN, 23-D Mabuhay St. Brgy.

Central, Diliman, Q.C.

39.

CHINA COJUANGCO c/o Estrada Resign Youth Movement

(ERYM), 1226 Acacia St., Dasmarinas Village, Makati

40.

ATTY. JOSEFINA LICHAUCO c/o Estrada Resign Movement

(ERM), 23 Maamo St., Sikatuna Village

41.

MOST REVEREND BISHOP TOMAS MILLAMENA c/o

Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), Taft Avenue, Manila

42.

ATTY. MARICHU C. LAMBINO c/o Organization of United

Solicitors for Truth and Estrada’s Resignation (OUSTER),

4/F KAIJA Bldg., 7836 Makati Avenue corner Valdez St.,

Makati City

43.

CES QUIMPO c/o KALIKASAN, 13-B Matalino St., U.P.

Village

44.

EMILIA DAPULANG c/o Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), 63

Narra St., Proj. 3, Q.C.

45.

LITO ESTAREZ c/o Workers Against Estrada (WAGE), 63

Narra St., Proj. 3, Q.C.

46.

REY CASAMBRE c/o Philippine Peace Center, 4/F KAIJA

Bldg., 7836 Makati Avenue cor. Valdez St., Makati City

47.

AMIE DURAL c/o Student Christian Movement of the

Philippines (SCMP), NCCP Compound, 879 EDSA, Q.C.

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48.

MELINDA P. BAUTISTA c/o Alay Kapwa Kristiyanong

Komunidad, 2266-6-5 Leveriza St., Malate, Manila

49.

GIOVANNI TAPANG c/o AGHAM represented by, 13-B

Matalino St., UP Village, Quezon City

50.

NATHANIEL SANTIAGO c/o BAYAN MUNA, 13-B Marunong

St., Teachers Village

51.

OSCAR ATADERO c/o PRO-GAY, 35 Scout Delgado St., Q.C.

52.

LEO LEGASPI c/o MIGRANTE, 56 Masikap St., Teachers

Village, Q.C.

53.

ABIGAIL PUNDOL c/o National Network of Agrarian Reform

Advocates – Youth, 1290 Malakas St., Central District,

Diliman, Quezon City

54.

ATTY. CAMILO L. SABIO, 48-B Biak-na-Bato, Sta. Mesa

Heights, Manila

55.

ATTY. REGINALDO F. ARCEO & THELMA ARCEO, No. 4

P.H. Lim Tierra Verde, Quezon City

56.

FR. ROBERT REYES c/o GOMBURZA, Parish of the Holy

Sacrifice, U.P. Campus, Diliman, Quezon City

57.

TERESITA D. BALTAZAR c/o Konsensyang Pilipino, 265-C

Katipunan Ave., Quezon City

58.

KAREN TANADA c/o National Peace Conference, Social

Development Complex Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola

Heights, Q.C.

59.

EVELYN KILAYKO c/o Concerned Women of the

Philippines, 265-C Katipunan Ave., Q.C.

60.

RISA HONTIVEROS c/o Pandayan Para sa Sosyalistang

Pilipinas, CCS Bldg., Social Development Complex, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Q.C.

61.

EMILITA L. CRUZ c/o GOMBURZA LAYKO, 265-C

Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Q.C.

62.

DATU HAJ ANSARI DANGCAL ALONTO c/o Mindanao War

Victims, 242 Banlat Road Ext., Tandang Sora, Q.C.

63.

JOSE LUIS ALCUAZ c/o Silent Protest Movement, 13

Campanilla St., corner Balete Dr. New Manila, Cubao, Q.C.

64.

SR. ROSALIMA LADRIDO, R.A. c/o Justice and Peace

Desk, Assumption, Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village,

Makati City

65.

NOEL MORADA c/o Philippine Entrepreneurs Forum, Rm. 5

2/F Uy Diokno Ledesma Bldg., 800 Remedios St., Malate,

Manila

66.

NOEL MORADA c/o EDSA II People’s Congress, Rm. 6 2/F

Uy Diokno Ledesma Bldg., 800 Remedios St., Malate, Manila

67.

SR. ROSEANNE MALLILLIN c/o CBCP-NASSA, SPC, 470

Gen. Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila

68.

EFREN VILLASENOR c/o Pambansang Koalisyon ng

Samahan ng mga Magsasaka at Manggagawa sa Niyugan

(PKSMMN)

69.

ED PALMA & CLAIRE PALMA c/o MAGIS DEO

70.

MYRNA GOJAR c/o Bicol Urban Poor Coordinating Council

Federation, Inc., Zone 6 Bulan, Sorsogon

71.

MA. TERESA DALUMPINES c/o Pag-aalay ng Puso

Foundation, 3 Bansalangin St., Project 7, Q.C.

72.

SR. JOSEFINA MA. MAGAT, R.A. c/o Assumption College,

Inc., Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village, Makati City

73.

ASUNCION SISON c/o Solo Parents, Woodside Home,

Hemady St., Q.C.

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74.

Spirit of EDSA Foundation

75.

MA. DOLORES COLAYCO c/o MANINDIGAN, 12-A Liro

Ville, 138 Leviste Salcedo Village, Makati City

76.

CORA TAN c/o POWER, 122 Katipunan Whiteplains,

Quezon City

77.

BERNADETTE TAN c/o Center for Social Concern,

Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village, Makati City

78.

STELLA MENDOZA FLORES, Office of Social Development,

Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village, Makati City

79.

SR. GERTRUDE BORRES, Campus Ministry, Assumption

College, San Village, Makati City

80.

MICHELLE AIREEN DIZON c/o Militant and Responsible

Involvement of Assumption Students (MARIAS) represented y, Assumption College, San Lorenzo Village, Makati City hereby depose and state:

1. Joseph E. Estrada is of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of No. 1 Polk Street, North Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila.

2. From June 30, 1992 to June 30, 1998, Joseph E. Estrada was the Vice-President of the Philippines, while from June 30, 1998 to

January 22, 2001, he was the President of the Philippines.

3. When Joseph E. Estrada became Vice-President of the

Philippines, he disclosed in his sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth, that as of June 30, 1992, he had:

Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P15,889,082.99

Real Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . P11,818,500.00

Cash on hand and in bank . . . 500,413.99

Investments (Shares) . . . . . . . 262,304.00

Accts. Receivable . . . . . . . . . . 97,762.50

Furniture & Fixtures . . . . . . . 150,000.00

Motor Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,060,102.50

Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P12,478,612.76

Networth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 3,410,470.23

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Copy of Joseph E. Estrada’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth as of June 30, 1992 is attached as Annex “A”.

4. The annual salary of Joseph E. Estrada as Vice-President of the Philippines was P240,000.00 (inclusive of his 13 th month pay). This was later increased to P40,000.00 a month or approximately

P520,000.00 per annum (inclusive of his 13 th month pay).

5. Under the 1987 Constitution, Joseph E. Estrada as Vice-

President of the Philippines could not receive during his tenure any other emolument from the government or any other source (Sec. 6, Art. VII).

He could not also directly or indirectly practice any other profession or participate in any business. (Sec. 13, Art. VI)

6. At the end of his term as Vice-President of the Philippines, and upon his assumption of the Presidency of the Philippines, Joseph E.

Estrada disclosed in his sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth, that as of June 30, 1998 he had:

Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P43,211,874.30

R eal Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . P9,000,000.00

Cash on hand and in bank . . . 1,900,958.09

Marketable Securities

(Market Value) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,855,048.38

Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,292,250.00

Other Receivables . . . . . . . . . 12,891,117.83

Furniture & Fixtures . . . . . . . 772,500.00

Motor Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500,000.00

Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P10,470,775.15

Networth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P32,741,099.17

Copy of Joseph E. Estrada’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth as of June 30, 1998 is attached as Annex “B”.

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6. The annual salary of Joseph E. Estrada as President of the

Philippines was P577,110.00 (inclusive of his 13 th month pay).

7. Under the 1987 Constitution, Joseph E. Estrada as

President of the Philippines cannot receive during his tenure any other emolument from the government or any other source. (Sec. 6, Art. VII).

He cannot also directly or indirectly practice any other profession or participate in any business. (Sec. 13, Art. VI).

8. In his latest sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth as of December 31, 1999, Joseph E. Estrada, then declared that as President of the Philippines, he had:

Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P39,818,254.29

Real Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . P9,000,000.00

Cash on hand and in bank . . . 6,590,535.66

Marketable Securities

(Market Value) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,826,400.00

Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,191,250.00

Other Receivables . . . . . . . . . 12,937,588.63

Furniture & Fixtures . . . . . . . 772,500.00

Motor Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500,000.00

Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P12,955,514.32

Networth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P35,862,739.97

Copy of Joseph E. Estrada’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth as of December 31, 1999 is attached as Annex “C”.

9. However, during his incumbency as a public official, Joseph

E. Estrada acquired monies which he kept or placed in bank accounts,

Treasury bills, investment accounts and/or commercial papers in his name, or in his different aliases, or in numbered/letter accounts or in the name of or jointly with his wife or in the name of his mistresses, in the amount of at least P10 Billion.

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10. The astronomical amount of P10 Billion is almost 17,000 times the annual salary of Joseph E. Estrada of P520,000.00 as Vice-

President and P577,110.00 as President (inclusive of his 13 th month pay) and is manifestly and inordinately out of proportion to his salary as a public official and to his other lawful income and any income from legitimately acquired property as declared in his Statement of Assets,

Liabilities and Networth.

11. In his savings account (no. 0160-62501-5) with Equitable

PCIBank alone, Joseph E. Estrada using the alias Jose Velarde amassed at least P3.2 Billion from August 1999 to November 2000.

12. Joseph E. Estrada also has, in his name or in his different aliases or in the name of or jointly with his wife, Luisa P. Ejercito, approximately US$3 Million in a foreign currency deposit account at the

Greenhills Branch of Citibank, N.A.

13. Complainants are informed and therefore allege that Joseph

E. Estrada has other monies in other banks in his name, in his different aliases or in numbered/letter accounts or held in the name of or jointly with his wife, his mistresses and cronies which can be shown through subpoena. Such banks include, but are not limited to, Rizal Commercial

Banking Corporation, MetroBank, Security Bank and Trust Co., Allied

Bank, Bank of Commerce, United Coconut Planters Bank, Asia United

Bank, International Exchange Bank and Urban Bank.

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14. During his incumbency, Joseph E. Estrada further obtained and transferred unlawfully acquired monies and properties to his mistresses, among whom are: Laarni Enriquez, Guia Gomez, Joy

Melendrez, Peachy Osorio and Rowena Lopez, and his illegitimate children.

14.1 Some of these properties which are housed in thinly capitalized dummy corporations or titled in the names of cronies, dummies or trustees, are located at:

(a) 73 Swallow Drive, Green Meadows Subdivision,

Quezon City;

(b) 2 Molave cor. Banaba Street, Forbes Park, Makati City;

(c) 70 Mindoro St., Manila Marina Bay, Parañaque City;

(d) 30-D Cleveland Towers, Marina Bay, Parañaque City;

(e) 175 Wilson cor. Asinas Street, San Juan, Metro

Manila;

(f) 421 Gomezville and 844 Balagtas St., Addition Hills,

Mandaluyong City; and

(g) Villa F5, Tagaytay Highlands, Tagaytay City.

14.2

Some of the monies were deposited in various banks, among which include:

(a) Philippine Savings Bank account no. 018-0409099-3, in the name of Laarni Enriquez; and

(b) Metrobank Acropolis Branch account no. 7-26650066-

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Equitable Bank, Joseph E. Estrada also caused the purchase of the following real properties with the assistance of cronies and the use of thinly capitalized dummy corporations to conceal his beneficial ownership thereof:

15. Using funds from savings account no. 0160-62501-5 with

15.1 Through an Equitable Bank check dated October 5,

1999 (Annex “D”), P142 Million was coursed to Jose Luis J. Yulo, who upon clearance of the check, transferred the amount on

October 8, 1999 to St. Peter Holdings Corporation (Annex “D-1”), which then used the amount to purchase three managers checks amounting to P142 Million (Annex “D-2” to Annex “D-8”) to purchase a huge house and lot located at 100 11 th Street, New

Manila, Quezon City (Annex “D-9”), otherwise known as the

Boracay Mansion.

St. Peter Holdings Corporation is a thinly capitalized dummy corporation (Annex “D-10”) organized by the attorneys of Joseph

E. Estrada to house and conceal his beneficial ownership over said

Boracay Mansion.

15.2 Through a written instruction to Equitable Bank, P100

Million was withdrawn on May 31, 2000 to purchase a manager’s check payable to Bank of Commerce to partly pay for the acquisition of a property located at 518 Buendia Extension, North

Forbes, Makati City.

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16. Using funds from said savings account no. 0160-62501-5 with Equitable Bank, Joseph E. Estrada transferred on February 4, 2000

P500 Million (Annex “E”) to an Investment Management Account (Annex

“E-1”) which, according to Ms. Clarissa Ocampo, Joseph E. Estrada opened using his alias Jose Velarde (Annex “E-2”) with specific instructions to lend such amount to the Wellex Group of Companies

(Annex “E-3”).

17. Using funds under his fictitious names and/or using his cronies, Joseph E. Estrada further remitted:

17.1 Approximately P70 Million to Becks Resources

Corporation which then applied for managers checks to purchase on June 2, 2000 a real property located at 973-975 Stanford

Street, Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City. (Annex “F”)

Becks Resources Corporation is another thinly capitalized dummy corporation (Annex “F-1”) organized by the attorneys of

Joseph E. Estrada to house and conceal his beneficial ownership over said Stanford property.

17.2 Approximately P50 Million through Verdant Forest

Highlands which then purchased on December 29, 1997 a real property located at 551 Wack Wack St., Wack Wack, Mandaluyong

City. (Annex “G”)

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Verdant Forest Highlands is another thinly capitalized dummy corporation (Annex “G-1”) organized by the attorneys of

Joseph E. Estrada to house and conceal his beneficial ownership over said Wack Wack property.

17.3 Approximately P38 Million through FVC Realty and

Development Co. (now, VFC Land Resources Inc.) which then purchased on July 28, 1998 a real property located at 771 Harvard

St., Wack Wack, Mandaluyong City. (Annex “H”)

FVC Realty and Development Co. (now, VFC Land Resources

Inc.) is another thinly capitalized dummy corporation (Annex “H-

1”) organized by a crony of Joseph E. Estrada to house and conceal his beneficial ownership over said Harvard property.

17.4 An amount to acquire beneficial ownership of KB

Space Holdings, Inc. which owns a real property in Harvard St.,

Wack Wack, Mandaluyong; and an additional amount of approximately P29 Million through KB Space Holdings, Inc. to purchase on October 31, 1998 an adjacent real property (Annex

“I”) which when consolidated is known as 796-800 Harvard St.,

Wack Wack, Mandaluyong City.

17.5 Approximately P75 Million through Mercury Ventures,

Inc. which then purchased in 1998 a real property located at No. 1

Woodlands Drive, Tagaytay Highlands, Tagaytay City.

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Mercury Ventures, Inc. is another thinly capitalized dummy corporation organized by a crony of Joseph E. Estrada to house and conceal his beneficial ownership over said Tagaytay Highlands property.

18. All the foregoing monies and properties, and any other additional assets which affiants are able to uncover and disclose during the investigation which were acquired by Joseph E. Estrada during his incumbency as public official are patently and grossly out of proportion to his salary as such public official and to his other lawful income and the income from legitimately acquired property as declared in his aforesaid Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Networth.

19.

Indeed, the foregoing monies and properties and interests in the aforesaid corporations were not disclosed by Joseph E. Estrada in his pertinent Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth as required by

Republic Act 3019.

WHEREFORE,

it is respectfully prayed that all the monies, properties and interests not disclosed by Joseph E. Estrada in his pertinent Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth be forfeited in favor of the Republic of the Philippines, as provided under Republic Act

1379.

It is further prayed that, after due proceedings, such other charges as may be warranted under the premises be likewise filed against Joseph

E. Estrada.

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Makati City for Manila.

06 February 2001.

RAFAEL MARIANO

Affiant

MARIANNE B. HONTIVEROS

Affiant

VERIFICATION

We, RAFAEL MARIANO and MARIANNE B. HONTIVEROS, with address at 23 Maamo St., Sikatuna Village, Quezon City and 2701 Roxas

Blvd., Malate, Manila, respectively, both of legal age, Filipinos, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, depose and state that:

1.

We are the two of the complainants named above and as such have caused the preparation of the foregoing Affidavit-

Complaint.

2.

We hereby certify that we have read the pleading and that the allegations therein are true and correct of our knowledge and belief and based, among others, on records and documents that we have seen.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this ___ day of February, 2001 in the City of Makati.

RAFAEL MARIANO MARIANNE B. HONTIVEROS

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ___ day of _______

2001, affiants exhibiting to me their:

Name Comm. Tax Cert. No. Date/Place of Issue

Rafael Mariano 06157727 2-6-01/Q.C.

Marianne B. Hontiveros 08058060 1-24-01/Manila

Notary Public

Doc. No. _____;

Page No. _____;

Book No. _____;

Series of 2001.

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