Practice question
Who bears the burden of rebutting the child’s presumed competence under Section 6(b)?
- The child automatically bears it in every case.
- The interpreter must always disprove competence.
- The party challenging competence.
- No one because incompetence is presumed.
- Only the child’s school principal.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 00-4-07-SC, November 21, 2000, Rule on Examination of a Child Witness, Sections 1, 4, 6-9 (law as of June 30, 2026): https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_004_07_sc_2000.html
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