REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

IN THE CITY OF MANDAUE…..…) S.S.

AFFIDAVIT OF DESISTANCE

I, MARIA L. MAKILING, of legal age, Filipino, married, and a

resident of Bakilid, Mandaue City, Cebu Philippines 6014, after having
been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and state
THAT:

1. I am the complainant for the Criminal Case for Libel with NPS
Docket No. VII-13-16C-230, which I filed against respondent
MAYONA A. BULCAN before the City Prosecutor of Mandaue City;

2. Last 27 December 2017, I and the respondent Mayona A. Bulcan

have met before Hon. Taal O. Dibaa, the Punong Barangay of
Bakilid, Mandaue City. With the assistance of the Punong
Barangay, we sincerely talked about the Libel case and were able
to listen both of our sides of the story. Thereafter, we were able to
reach an amicable settlement;

3. In view of the said settlement and upon careful thought, I would

like to manifest that I am no longer interested in the prosecution of
the aforementioned criminal case, and I am respectfully requesting
the Honorable City Prosecutor to move for the dismissal of the said
case against the respondent MAYONA A. BULCAN;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this

______ day of January 2018, in the City of Mandaue.

MARIA L. MAKILING
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ______ day of

January 2018, in the City of Mandaue, affiant exhibiting to me her valid
Government issued I.D. with picture and signature appearing therein as
competent evidence of identity under the 2004 Rules of Notarial Practice
consisting of a Driver’s License No. GO6-12-006920 issued at Mandaue
City, Cebu.

Doc No. _______;

Page No. ______; NOTARY PUBLIC
Book No. ______;
Series of 2018.