Notes:

Affidavit of Loss
It must contain the following:
1. S.S/S.C – must have a seal set
2. Must state a single purpose – the phrase “For any other legal purpose” now abandoned
3. The affiant must provide a Competent Evidence of Identity
4. Must state that the same must not have been confiscated (Driver’s license)
5. Signature of affiant or under jurat

 Affidavit font size is 12, so that the affidavit shall be one page only.
 Must contain the personal circumstances
 Can you notarize a document without the affiant presenting government issued id?
-YES. Provided that you personally know the affiant.
-NO, if the lawyer don’t personally know the affiant. He must present a government
issued id. Otherwise the lawyer may encounter such problem, say the document
reached the court, and the affiant already died when the document was notarized.
 Can there be a FILIPINO affidavit?
-YES. But the court requires translation to English.
 In case of Loss of Pawnshop Ticket, usually people in the province had no government
issued id. What should the lawyer do in order for these people to have their documents
notarized?
-Have them acquire a Cedula if there are no other competent evidence of identity
available.

A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC

"Sec. 12. Component Evidence of Identity. The phrase "competent evidence of identity" refers
to the identification of an individual based on:
(a) at least one current identification document issued by an official agency bearing the
photograph and signature of the individual, such as but not limited to:
1. Passport,
2. Driver’s License,
3. Professional Regulations Commission Id,
4. National Bureau Of Investigation Clearance,
5. Police Clearance,
6. Postal Id,
7. Voter’s Id,
8. Barangay Certification,
9. Government Service And Insurance System (Gsis) E-Card,
10. Social Security System (Sss) Card,
11. Philhealth Card,
12. Senior Citizen Card,
13. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) Id,
 14. Ofw Id,
15. Seaman’s Book,
16. Alien Certificate Of Registration/Immigrant Certificate Of Registration,
17. Government Office Id,
18. Certification From The National Council For The Welfare Of Disable Persons (Ncwdp),
19. Department Of Social Welfare And Development (Dswd) Certification;

JURAT
Refers to an act in which an individual on a single occasion:
1. Appears in person before the notary public and presents an instrument or document;
2. Is personally known to be a notary public or identified by the notary public through
competent evidence of identity as defined by these Rules;
3. Signs the instrument or document in the presence of the notary; and
4. Takes an oath or affirmation before the notary public as to such instrument or document.

SUBSCRIBED and SWORN TO before me, in the City of Manila, this 9th day of March 2020, the affiant exhibiting his
Postal Identification Card No. PRN 100190723678 P issued by the Post Office at Manila on July 23, 2019.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL.

(Sgd.) ATTY. CARLITA C. SANDOVAL
Notary Public for Manila
Appointment No. 123
Until December 31, 2020
Roll No. 12345; 3/12/15
IBP No. 13234/Jan. 1, 2020/City of Manila
PTR No. 31242/Jan. 1, 2020/City of Manila
MCLE No. I – 001122; 9/09/2018
MCLE No. II – 002233; 9/09/2018
Doc. No. 56
Page No. 43
Book No. I
Series of 2020.

A.M. No. 11-9-4-SC - EFFICIENT USE OF PAPER RULE

Whereas, to produce 500 reams of paper, twenty trees are cut and 100,000 liters of water are used, water that
is no longer reusable because it is laden with chemicals and is just released to the environment to poison our
rivers and seas;

Whereas, there is a need to cut the judicial system’s use excessive quantities of costly paper, save our forests,
avoid landslides, and mitigate the worsening effects of climate change that the world is experiencing;

Whereas, the judiciary can play a big part in saving our trees, conserving precious water and helping mother
earth;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Supreme Court En Banc hereby issues and promulgates the following:

Sec. 1. Title of the Rule– This rule shall be known and cited as the Efficient Use of Paper Rule.

Sec. 2. Applicability. – This rule shall apply to all courts and quasi-judicial bodies under the administrative
supervision of the Supreme Court.
Sec. 3. Format and Style. – a) All pleadings, motions and similar papers intended for the court and quasi-judicial
body’s consideration and action (court-bound papers) shall written in single space with one-and-a –half space
between paragraphs, using an easily readable font style of the party’s choice, of 14-size font, and on a 13 –inch
by 8.5- inch white bond paper; and

b) All decisions, resolutions and orders issued by courts and quasi-judicial bodies under the administrative
supervision of the Supreme Court shall comply with these requirements. Similarly covered are the reports
submitted to the courts and transcripts of stenographic notes.

Sec. 4. Margins and Prints .— The parties shall maintain the following margins on all court-bound papers: a left
hand margin of 1.5 inches from the edge; an upper margin of 1.2 inches from the edge; a right hand margin of
1.0 inch from the edge; and a lower margin of 1.0 inch from the edge. Every page must be consecutively
numbered.

Sec. 5. Copies to be filed. – Unless otherwise directed by the court, the number of court- bound papers that a
party is required or desires to file shall be as follows:

a. In the Supreme Court, one original (properly marked) and four copies, unless the case is referred to the Court
En Banc, in which event, the parties shall file ten additional copies. For the En Banc, the parties need to submit
only two sets of annexes, one attached to the original and an extra copy. For the Division, the parties need to
submit also two sets of annexes, one attached to the original and an extra copy. All members of the Court shall
share the extra copies of annexes in the interest of economy of paper.

Parties to cases before the Supreme Court are further required, on voluntary basis for the first six months
following the effectivity of this Rule and compulsorily afterwards unless the period is extended, to submit,
simultaneously with their court-bound papers, soft copies of the same and their annexes (the latter in PDF format)
either by email to the Court’s e-mail address or by compact disc (CD). This requirement is in preparation for the
eventual establishment of an e-filing paperless system in the judiciary.

b. In the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan, one original (properly marked) and two copies with their
annexes;

c. In the Court of Tax Appeals, one original (properly marked) and two copies with annexes. On appeal to the En
Banc, one Original (properly marked) and eight copies with annexes; and

d. In other courts, one original (properly marked) with the stated annexes attached to it.

Sec. 6. Annexes Served on Adverse Party. – A party required by the rules to serve a copy of his court-bound on
the adverse party need not enclose copies of those annexes that based on the record of the court such party
already has in his possession. In the event a party requests a set of the annexes actually filed with the court, the
part who filed the paper shall comply with the request within five days from receipt.

Sec. 7. Date of Effectivity. – This rule shall take effect on January 1, 2013 after publication in two newspapers of
general circulation in the Philippines. Manila, November 13, 2012.
1.2 in
Paper size: 8.5 in x 13 in
Margins (inches)
1.5 in 1 in
Font style: easily readable font style of the party’s choice
Font size: 14
Spacing: single space with 1/2 space between paragraphs
1in