Day 39: Small Claims, No Lawyers Allowed

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   Iho, gusto kong idemanda ang dati kong kasamahan, walumpung libo ang utang, tatlong taon na.

   Young man, I want to sue a former colleague of mine. She owes me eighty thousand, and it's been three years.

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   Small claims po iyan, Ma'am, at dito po, bawal ang abogado, kayo mismo ang haharap sa hukom.

   That's a small claims case, Ma'am, and here no lawyers are allowed. You'll face the judge yourself.

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   Bawal ang abogado? Mabuti, tatlumpu't limang taon akong nagsalita sa harap ng klase.

   No lawyers? Good. I spoke in front of a class for thirty-five years.

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   Kailangan po ninyong sagutan ang Statement of Claim, pirmahan ang verification, at i-attach ang promissory note.

   You'll need to fill out the Statement of Claim, sign the verification, and attach the promissory note.

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   Dahan-dahan, iho, isa-isa, parang sa klase ko. Ano ang Statement of Claim?

   Slowly, young man, one at a time, like in my class. What's a Statement of Claim?

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   Iyan po ang form na susulatan ninyo kung sino ang may utang, magkano, at bakit.

   That's the form where you write down who owes you, how much, and why.

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   E ang verification, ano iyon? At ang promissory note, baka wala ako niyan.

   And the verification, what's that? And the promissory note, I may not have one.

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   Sa verification po, isinusumpa ninyong totoo ang isinulat ninyo. Ang promissory note po, sulat niyang may pirma at pangakong magbabayad.

   In the verification, you swear that what you wrote is true. The promissory note is something she wrote and signed, promising to pay.

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   E 'di ito, isinulat niya sa likod ng lesson plan ko: "Babayaran kita sa Disyembre, Herminia."

   Then here it is. She wrote it on the back of my lesson plan: "I'll pay you back in December, Herminia."

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    Ma'am, iyan na po mismo ang ebidensiya ninyo, basta po may pirma at petsa.

    Ma'am, that's your evidence right there, as long as it has a signature and a date.

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    May pirma, may petsa, sulat-kamay pa niya. Akin na ang form, iho, ako naman ang magtuturo sa kaniya.

    Signed, dated, and in her own handwriting. Hand me the form, young man. Now it's my turn to teach her.

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