MCF No. 7.

4
Verification for Pleadings

Original – Court, 1st Copy – Plaintiff, 2nd Copy – Defendant, Other copies as needed
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

VERIFICATION FOR PLEADINGS

UNDER RULE 7.4

(name)
of legal age, with address at
(address)
on oath states:

1. Affiant is the ____________________ in this case.

2. Affiant has read the pleading and understood its contents.

3. The allegations in the ____________________ are true and correct

(pleading)

of Affiant’s personal knowledge or based on authentic records.

___________________

Page 1 of 2
 Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me on _______________________________ at

(date)

___________________________________________________, affiant exhibiting his/her

(address where the affiant appeared before the notary public)

 Driver’s License No. __________

 Passport No. __________
 P.R.C. No. __________
 Postal I.D. No. __________
 Voter’s 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 ____.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Verification
Except when otherwise specifically required by law or rule, pleadings need not be under
oath, verified or accompanied by affidavit .(5a)

A pleading is verified by an affidavit that the affiant has read the pleading and that the
allegations therein are true and correct of his knowledge and belief.

A pleading required to be verified which contains a verification based on "information

and belief", or upon "knowledge, information and belief", or lacks a proper verification,
shall be treated as an unsigned pleading. (6a)

(Rule 7, Sec. 4 ROC)

VERIFICATION FOR ALL INITIATORY PLEADINGS OF PARTY page 2 of 2

NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL UNDER RULE 12.4