Practice question
A witness understands Cebuano but not English. Counsel proposes an English judicial affidavit that the witness cannot understand. What does Section 3 require?
- Use English regardless of comprehension
- Dispense with the witness’s understanding entirely
- Let counsel invent answers from the pleadings
- Prepare it in a language known to the witness, with an English or Filipino translation when needed
- Reject every witness who does not speak English
Legal references
- AM 12-8-8-SC, Section 3: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_12-8-8-sc_2012.html
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