I, ________, of legal age. Filipino, married and a resident of _____, after having been duly sworn to according to law, hereby depose and state:

           1. That I am the Classified Ads Manager of the ______, publisher of the Phil. Star which is being published daily in English, of general circulation with editorial and business address at ________;

           2. That at the order of _____, Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate of the late _____ dated ______ was published in this newspaper in its issues of _________;

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ___ day of February, 2003 at the City of Manila.