Joint Affidavit of Two Disinterested Persons — Sample and Free Generator

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
MUNICIPALITY OF [SAN JOSE, BATANGAS] ) S.S.
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JOINT AFFIDAVIT OF TWO DISINTERESTED PERSONS

We, [PEDRO S. RAMOS], of legal age, married, Filipino, and a resident of [Purok 3, Barangay Bagong Pook, San Jose, Batangas], and [LUISA T. MENDOZA], of legal age, widow, Filipino, and a resident of [Purok 5, Barangay Bagong Pook, San Jose, Batangas], after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state that:

1. We are both residents of [Barangay Bagong Pook, San Jose, Batangas] and have resided there for [more than thirty (30) years];

2. We personally know [ANTONIO R. CRUZ] and his family, having been their neighbours in the said barangay since [1990];

3. Of our own personal knowledge, we know that [ANTONIO R. CRUZ was born on 04 July 1988 in Barangay Bagong Pook, San Jose, Batangas, to spouses Ricardo Cruz and Elena Reyes-Cruz, and that his birth was not registered with the Office of the Local Civil Registrar at the time];

4. We further know that [the said Antonio R. Cruz has continuously resided in the said barangay from birth until the present, and is known in the community by that name and by no other];

5. We are not related to [ANTONIO R. CRUZ] by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth civil degree, and we have no interest, financial or otherwise, in this matter;

6. We are executing this joint affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts and for the purpose of [supporting the late registration of his birth with the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of San Jose, Batangas].

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this ____ day of __________, 20____, at [San Jose, Batangas], Philippines.

     ______________________________          ______________________________
     [PEDRO S. RAMOS]                         [LUISA T. MENDOZA]
     Affiant                                  Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ____ day of __________, 20____, at [San Jose, Batangas], affiants exhibiting to me their [Voter's IDs Nos. ____________ and ____________] as competent evidence of identity.

                                        ______________________________
                                        Notary Public

Doc. No. ______;
Page No. ______;
Book No. ______;
Series of 20____.

Why offices ask for two strangers to swear for you

Sometimes the fact you need to prove was never written down. A birth in a rural barangay in the 1980s that nobody registered. A couple who lived as husband and wife for decades. A person's residence, age, or identity where every document has been lost. Philippine agencies handle this by asking for testimony instead of a record — and to keep that testimony credible, they require it from people who have nothing to gain.

That is the whole design of this document. “Disinterested” has two components: not being related to the subject, and having no financial or other stake in the result. What counts as “related” is not fixed by one general rule — it is set by the procedure you are supporting and by the office receiving the affidavit. Some issuances name a specific degree of relationship; others simply require the affiants to be unrelated and non-beneficiaries, and leave the judgment to the receiving officer. Either way, an affidavit signed by the person's brother and aunt is not a joint affidavit of two disinterested persons, and registrars routinely reject those.

Who qualifies as a disinterested person

What each agency typically uses it for

How to fill it in

1. 1

   Both affiants fully described

   Name, age or 'of legal age', civil status, citizenship, and complete residence for each. Both must appear before the notary — you cannot have one sign today and the other next week on the same jurat.

2. 2

   Establish how they know the facts

   This is the paragraph that gives the affidavit its weight. How long have they lived in the area? How long have they known the person and in what capacity? Vague acquaintance produces a weak affidavit.

3. 3

   State the facts, and only facts within personal knowledge

   Dates, places, names, relationships. If an affiant did not personally witness something, they must not swear to it — hearsay in an affidavit is both useless and dangerous.

4. 4

   The disinterest clause

   State expressly that neither affiant is related to the subject by consanguinity or affinity, and that neither has any financial or other interest in the matter. Where the receiving office's own procedure states a threshold — commonly the fourth civil degree — track that wording exactly; where it states none, the fourth-degree formulation is the safe default that offices expect to read.

5. 5

   The purpose clause

   Name the office and the transaction it supports — late registration, a claim, a passport application.

Legal basis: Act No. 3753 and the civil registry rules on delayed registration; RA 9048 as amended by RA 10172 (administrative correction proceedings, which commonly require this affidavit); 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice; Revised Penal Code art. 183 (perjury).

What makes one of these affidavits credible

Registrars and claims officers read a great many of these, and they can tell within a paragraph whether the affiants actually know anything. The difference is almost always specificity. 'We have known him for a long time' is worth nothing. 'We have been his neighbours in Purok 3 since 1990, and we were present at the barangay when his mother registered his baptism in 1988' is worth a great deal.

Late birth registration: the full requirement set

This affidavit is most often used for a delayed registration of birth, and it is only one item on the registrar's list. Requirements vary between local civil registry offices, so treat this as an orientation and confirm at the counter.

What if…

1. 1

   …you cannot find two unrelated people who know the facts

   Try the barangay. A punong barangay or kagawad who has served the area for years is often both disinterested and highly credible, and a barangay certification can accompany the affidavit.

2. 2

   …the registrar rejects it

   Usual reasons: the affiants are related after all, the affidavit does not say how they know the facts, or it swears to conclusions rather than observed facts. Fix the specific paragraph rather than starting over.

3. 3

   …an affiant is abroad

   They can execute their part before the Philippine Embassy or Consulate. In that case you will normally end up with two separate affidavits rather than one joint document, which most offices accept.