How deposition of a witness out of the Philippine Islands may be taken.
Section 356
SEC. 356. How deposition of a witness out of the Philippine Islands may be taken. — The deposition of a witness out of the Philippine Islands may be taken upon a commission issued from the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, under the seal of the court, upon an order of the court, or a judge or justice thereof, on the application of either party, upon five days' previous notice to the other. If the court be that of a justice of the peace, the commission shall have attached to it a certificate under seal by the clerk of the Court of First Instance of the province in which the court is held, to the effect that the person issuing the same was an acting justice of the peace at the date of the commission. If issued to any place within the United States, or any State or Territory thereof, it may be directed to a person agreed upon by the parties, or, if they do not agree, to any justice of the peace, or to any Federal or State judge, or to any commissioner authorized by the laws of the United States to administer oaths and write depositions. If issued to any country out of the United States, or the territories thereof, it may be directed to a minister, ambassador, consul, vice-consul, or consular agent of the United States in such country, or to any person agreed upon by the parties.