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Practice question: Who may be Witnesses (See also AM 00-4-07-SC)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What is the general witness qualification under current Rule 130 section 21?
  1. Only adulthood and property ownership.
  2. Ability to perceive and, perceiving, make that perception known to others.
  3. Only a college degree.
  4. Only government employment.
  5. Agreement with every allegation of the offering party.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 130 sections 21–22: perception, communication, nondisqualification grounds and personal knowledge.
  • https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_004_07_sc_2000.html — Rule on Examination of a Child Witness sections 4, 6–11: child definition, presumption, examination and appropriate assistance.

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