of a person by; Adrian Rufo P. Noragas are! Let me discuss 1o)) you Section 22 of Rule 152 of the Rules of Court.The handwriting of @ person may be proved by any witness who believes it to be the handwriting of such person because he or she has seen the son, write, oF has sgen wating purporting to, be is or hers Upon which the witness has acted or been charged, and has thus acquired knowledge off the hondwrting of such person. Evidence respecting the handwriting may also be given by a comparison, made by the witness or the court, with writings admitted or treated as genuine by the party against whom the evidence is offered, or proved fo be genuine to the satisfaction of the judge. Just read the provision on Section 22 Rule 182 of the Rules of Court Basically you can prove handwriting by making somebody © wriness ond he/she can testify that he/she has personal knowledge about the handwriting of a person. \e: ‘Can you give us an ample so that we can understand it concretely?Sure! Here is an example: There is o holographic will, Later on, its authenticity is being questioned because it appears to be not written in the handwriting of the testator. So, ow do you prove that the holographic wil is authentic? You can always present as a witness, somebody who saw the testator write the will. That is the implication in the first sentence. Or, you can make a comparison if there is an existing sample of the handwriting of the testator that can be compared to the holographic will ‘Yes, you have to cross-reference it 18 Paragraph (b} Section 58, Rule 150 of the Rules of Court, The sad provsion provides that The opinion of @ witness for which proper basis is given, may be received in evidence regarding {b) A handwnting with which he o she has sufficient Familiarity; ( Op ow undersora Thor you for exploring ay. But cade from thot, there ony sther proviso expN FU so préve the hondwating ally? Will the testimony the witness admissibile even if itis only an ‘opinion?wd Thank you Forshee jour knowledge atty! lan Mnderstand now how to iprove handwriting of 6 person, Yes, Even if iti just on opinion, bbut because jou are very cfnlige withthe handwriting that opinion is actually admissible. Not to mention the fact that you can also employ can expert witness oF handwriting exper! Me too! Thank you so much atty! How about you Jimmy? Do you understand now how to prove a handwriting of «a person?