OCF No. 23.

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Certificate of Local Officer Taking
Deposition

Original Court, 1st Copy Plaintiff, 2nd Copy Defendant

Enter information in block letters in all parts of the Form except when reserved for Court
use, which shall be completed by the Clerk.
For Court Use Only
(Judicial Region)

(Municipality/City/Province)

METC/MTCC/MTC/MCTC
RTC

BRANCH
Case No.
Plaintiff/
Petitioner , v.
Defendant/
Respondent

COUNSEL OR PARTY WITHOUT COUNSEL

Nam
e
Firm Name
Address
Email Address
Tel./Cel./Fax Nos.
PTR No. Date/
Roll No. Place of Issue
Lifetime
IBP No. Date/Chapter
Compliance
MCL Exemption No
E .
Other Compliances
Counsel for
Plaintiff/
Petitioner
Defendant/
Respondent
Other

CERTIFICATE OF LOCAL OFFICER TAKING DEPOSITION

UNDER RULE 23.20

I, ____________________________________,
(name) a duly commissioned

Notary Public in and for ____________________________________

(commission area)

certify that:

1. ______________________________
(name) appeared before me on

________________
(date) at _______
(time) at my office located at

_____________________________________________________;
(address)

2. the following were present during the taking of the deposition:

a. ______________________________
b. ______________________________

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 c. ______________________________;

3. the witness was placed under oath prior to the taking of the
deposition and was instructed that he can be held liable for perjury
for false testimony;

4. the examination of the witness was done through:

questions propounded by counsel for the plaintiff/defendant on
oral interrogatories; or
written interrogatories which I propounded to the witness;

5. the deposition is a true record of the testimony of the witness and

was recorded by me and/or by _______________
(name of stenographer)
stenographically,

who was acting under my direction and in my presence.

6. when the oral deposition was completed:

the transcript was reviewed by the witness;
the review of the transcript was waived by the witness and the
parties;
the changes in form or substance which the witness desired to
make was entered as part of the deposition with a statement of
the reasons given by the witness;
the transcript was signed or authenticated by the witness;
the parties waived the signing or authentication of the
transcript;
the transcript was not signed because the witness was ill;
the transcript was not signed because the witness could not be
found; or
the transcript was not signed because the witness refuse to sign;

7. following the taking of the deposition, I

a. securely sealed the deposition in an envelope, endorsed with the
title of the action, and marked Deposition of
___________________________;
(name of witness)

b. promptly filed it
personally; or
by registered mail with the Court in which the action is
pending; and
c. retained a copy of the deposition.

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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me on ________________ at
(date)

__________________________________, affiant exhibiting his/her

(address where the affiant appeared before the notary public)

Drivers License No. __________

Passport No. __________
P.R.C. No. __________
Postal I.D. No. __________
Voters I.D. No. __________
Other government-issued I.D. with photograph.

___________________
Notary Public
Notary Public for ___________________
(province/city)

_________________________________
(address)

Appointment No. ___, until ___________

(date)

IBP No. ____; __________ _________

(date of membership) (IBP chapter)

PTR No. ____; __________ _________

(date issued) (place issued)

Roll No. ____; __________

(date issued)

MCLE Compliance No. ____

Serial No. of
Commission ____

Doc. No. ____;

Page No. ____;
Book No. ____;
Series of ____.

Date Party/Partys Counsel Name and Signature

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

CERTIFICATION AND FILING BY OFFICER

The officer shall certify on the deposition that the witness was duly sworn to by him and
that the deposition is a true record of the testimony given by the witness. He shall then
securely seal the deposition in an envelope indorsed with the title of the action and
marked "Deposition of (here insert the name of witness)" and shall promptly file it with
the court in which the action is pending or send it by registered mail to the clerk thereof
for filing. (Rule 23.20)

NOTICE OF FILING
The officer taking the deposition shall give prompt notice of its filing to all the parties.
(Rule 23.21)

FURNISHING COPIES
Upon payment of reasonable charges therefor, the officer shall furnish a copy of the
deposition to any party or to the deponent. (Rule 23.22)

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