Husband forgives unfaithful wife

His life was shattered when he caught his wife having sex on Christmas Day with their 26-year-old houseboy in Pasig City. But in the spirit of the Yuletide season, tricycle driver Edwin Harudo, 31, forgave his wife, Virginia, 31, as his "Christmas gift" to her.

Herudo executed an affidavit of desistance yesterday giving Superintendent John Sosito, Pasig City police chief, with no recourse but to release Virginia and the houseboy, Ricky Dagan, from jail.

The tricycle driver said he went home after a day’s work at Pinagpala Village in Barangay Pinagbuhatan at about 8 p.m. last Christmas day. He told Sosito he stopped on his tracks when he heard moaning sounds coming from their room. Sensing something wrong, Herudo peeped through the window and saw his wife and their houseboy, both naked, atop their bed.

In a fit of anger, the husband said he was about to attack the duo but refrained from doing so with the thought of not putting the law into his hands. Instead, Herudo reported his wife’s crime to a barangay chairman who in turn loaned him a video camera to record her and their helper’s lovemaking. – Non Alquitran