Practice question
A witness understands only Cebuano. Counsel proposes an English-only judicial affidavit that the witness cannot understand. What does section 3 require?
- English only regardless of comprehension
- A language known to the witness and, if not English or Filipino, an accompanying English or Filipino translation
- No affidavit because Cebuano-speaking witnesses cannot testify
- Only counsel's assurance without translation
- An unsigned English abstract instead of answers
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_12-8-8-sc_2012.html — A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC, Judicial Affidavit Rule, sections 3–4, 6–7, 10.
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