WE, HUMILDAD F. PARTOSA and ADRIANO G. VIOLA, both married, both of legal age, both Filipinos, and both are residents of Calabnugan, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, after having been sworn in accordance with the law hereby depose and state that; We personally know SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTA, for we are long time acquaintances and his family is a close friend and neighbor at Calabnugan, Sibulan, Negros Oriental; We know for a fact that the person by the name of "SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTALLA" as appearing in some documents or specifically in his SS Record Name, and other public documents, and the name of SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTA as appearing in his Certificate of Live Birth, refer to one and the same person and that his true and correct name is SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTA; We know he mistakenly thought his family name was Cartalla since he was a child and that he has been using the same erroneous last name for most of his life; We are not in any way related to any of the foregoing person within the fourth civil degree either by consanguinity or affinity, nor do we have any pecuniary interest in this matter whatsoever; To remove confusion as to the two names, we hereby declare that the name SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTALLA and SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTA refer to one and the same person; We are executing this affidavit to attest to the truthfulness of the foregoing statements and to establish the real identity of SOTERO VALLESPIN CARTA and for all legal intents and purposes it may serve. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto affix our signatures this 13th day of December, 2016 at Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
HUMILDAD F. PARTOSA Affiant
ADRIANO G. VIOLA Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 20th day of December
2016, at Sibulan, Negros Oriental, affiant Humildad F. Partosa exhibited to me her Senior Citizen ID No. 02105 and affiant Adriano G. Viola exhibited to me
his VIN No. 4620-0040A-C0252AGV10000, as competent proof of their