Text of the provision
Sec. 14. Affidavits. — The affidavits required to be submitted under this Rule shall state only facts of direct personal knowledge of the affiants which are admissible in evidence, and shall show their competence to testify to the matters stated therein. A violation of this requirement may subject the party or the counsel who submits the same to disciplinary action, and shall be cause to expunge the inadmissible affidavit or portion thereof from the record. (20, RSP)
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 70, Section 14. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 14 of Rule 70 (Forcible Entry And Unlawful Detainer) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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- Section 13 — Prohibited pleadings and motions.
- Section 15 — Preliminary injunction.
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