Dear attyLLL,
I need a legal advice regarding an estafa case filed against my sister. Let me elaborate on the details. On October of 2010, she got some goods worth PhP97000 from a supplier who offered her products. My sister, due to some unfortunate reasons failed to settle the amount on the due date--Dec 2010. However, she explained to the supplier that she would pay when she is able to. On March 2011, my sister received a subpoena, asking her presence before a court. She filed a counter affidavit within the allotted period of 10 days from receipt of said subpoena. However, by June of 2011, the fiscal has issued a resolution recommending a bail amount for my sister to pay because of FAILURE to submit an affidavit. Is it possible that they did not receive the counteraffidavit? Then a warrant of arrest is subsequently issued. During the whole period, the supplier and my sister have been communicating with each other. I am shocked that this supplier filed a case against my sister who has expressed her intention to pay from the very beginning.
Please advise us how we are going to proceed with this case since a warrant of arrest has already been issued.
Thank you in advance for your help.