Cedula is NOT a Competent Evidence of Identity

The 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice promulgated by the Supreme Court requires the
Notary Public to demand Competent Evidence of Identity from the parties of the
documents required to be acknowledged or from the person attesting to the truth of the
statements declared in the affidavit.
Nonetheless, sec. 12 (a). Rule II of the above-mentioned Rules was AMENDED by the
latest resolution of the Supreme CourtEn Banc (A.M. No . 02-8-13-SC, dated February,
2008 ) stating that the identification of individual must be based on the
currentGOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT bearing his SIGNATURE
and PHOTOGRAPH. The cedula also known as Community Tax Certificate is no longer
considered as a Competent Evidence of Identity. The identification documents include,
but are not limited to:
1. passports,
2. drivers licenses,
3. Professional Regulations Commission identification cards,
4. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearances,
5. police clearances,
6. postal IDs,
7. voters IDs,
8. Barangay certifications,
9. Government Service and Insurance System (GSIS) e-cards,
10.Social Security System (SSS) cards,
11.Philhealth cards,
12.Senior citizens cards,
13.Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) IDs,
14.OFW IDs,
15.seamans books,
16.alien certificate of registrations/immigrant certificate of registrations,
17.government office IDs,
18.certifications from the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP),
and
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) certifications.