ADVERTISEMENTThe Jurat, on the other hand, is an act in which an individual appears in person before the notary public and presents an instrument or document. Said person, who must be personally known to the notary public or identified by the notary public through competent evidence of identity, signs the instrument or document in the presence of the notary and takes an oath or affirmation before the notary public as to such instrument or document. Calida said it is impossible for De Lima to swear on her petition as there is no evidence that the notary public, Atty. In response, De Lima’s counsels led by former solicitor general Florin Hilbay said the allegation was “false.”Hilbay told the high tribunal that Atty. But Velasco pointed out that records from the Philippine National Police submitted by the office of the solicitor general showed that no Atty.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 21, 2017 11:03 UTC