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Practice question: Verification and Certification Against Forum Shopping

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A required verification relies on authentic business records the authorized affiant reviewed, rather than personal observation of every event. Does Section 4 categorically forbid that basis?
  1. No; it expressly permits reliance on authentic documents.
  2. Yes; only eyewitness knowledge is ever allowed.
  3. Yes; all documents are legally irrelevant.
  4. Yes; an authorized affiant may never inspect records.
  5. Yes; business records automatically prove harassment.

Legal references

  • 2019 Amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 7 Sections 4-6: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html

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