What RA 7160 is known as the local government code?
In 1991, Republic act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code was enacted
into law, transferring control and responsibility of delivering basic services to the hands of
local government units (LGU
What are local government laws?
Local government law (sometimes referred to as "municipal law") encompasses the laws created
by local governmental jurisdictions, including municipalities (cities, towns, and villages);
counties, parishes (LA), and boroughs (AK); and special districts
What is the meaning of local government law?
A local law is a statutory instrument made by local governments to regulate a broad range
of issues within their communities. The types of local law that can be made are: • local law -
developed independently by an individual local government tailored to meet the. specific needs
of its community
What are legal forms?
Legal form identifies the legal status of a legal person. The classification of legal forms is
based on the company forms of the Trade Register and on the requirements of taxation
legislation. The legal forms of enterprises and corporations are recorded in the Business
Information System
Legal form identifies the legal status of a legal person. The classification of legal forms is based on the
company forms of the Trade Register and on the requirements of taxation legislation. The legal forms of
enterprises and corporations are recorded in the Business Information System.
Statistics Finland's classification of legal forms is based on this system and on the Tax Administration's
coding of legal forms. Some of the Tax Administration's categories have been combined in Statistics
Finland's classification
LEGAL FORMS NOTES
AFFIDAVITS
An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant called an affiant and
witnessed by a taker of oath such as a notary public.
The uses of affidavits include…
(1) To allow evidence to be gathered from witnesses or participants who may not be available to
testify in person before the court, or who may otherwise fear for their safety if their true
identities are revealed in court; and
(2) To obtain a declaration on a legal document that the information provided by the applicant is
truthful to the best of the applicant’s knowledge. If an affidavit is notarized or authenticated, it
will also include a caption with a venue and title in reference to judicial proceedings. These may
be written in the first or third person, depending on who drafted the document.
If in the first person, the document’s component parts are:
1. A commencement which identifies the affiant; !
2. The individual averments, almost always numbered as mandated by law, each !one making a
separate claim; !
3. A conclusion generally stating that everything is true, under penalty of perjury, !fine, or
imprisonment; and !
4. An attestation, usually a jurat, at the end certifying the affiant made oath and the !date. !
Parts of an Affidavit
1. !The Venue is the designation of the place where the affidavit was taken to show whether the
notary public has acted within his jurisdiction.
2. The Scilicet/Subscripsi (SS) is used to particularize a general statement, i.e. republic of the
Philippines, SS, City of Baguio means: in the Republic of the Philippines, more particularly in
the City of Baguio.
3. The Body consists of the facts attested to by the affiant, who should have actual knowledge of
the same and not merely a belief thereof. The allegations therein should be full, certain, and
exact. In short, accuracy of the statements in the affidavit is indispensable.
4. The signature of the affiant which is found below the body of the affidavit.
5. The Jurat
AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS
I, EMILY O. JACINTO, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident of No. 44 Honeymoon
Road, Baguio City, Philippines, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby
depose and state:
1. That on April 9, 2013 I was issued a Philippine Passport by the Department of Foreign Affairs
in Baguio City;
2. That on the same day, I left my envelope, containing the said passport, in the waiting area of
the said agency and realized that it was lost;
3. That despite diligent search and efforts to locate the said passport, I could not find the same
such that I now believe that it is now lost beyond recovery;
4. As such, I am executing this Affidavit of Loss to attest to the truth of the foregoing and to
support the application for the issuance of new one in lieu of the one which was lost.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set hereunto my signature this 19th day of April 2013 in the
City of Baguio, Philippines.
EMILY O. JACINTO
Affiant
been sworn
jurat. (jur-at) n. Latin for "been sworn," the portion of an affidavit in which a person has sworn
that the contents of his/her written statement are true, filled in by the notary public with the date,
name of the person swearing, sometimes the place where sworn, and the name of the person
before whom the oath was made ...
