Order of judge for perpetuation of testimony.
Section 371
SEC. 371. Order of judge for perpetuation of testimony. — The judge to whom such petition is presented shall make an order allowing the examination, before himself, and prescribing the time and place for taking the testimony, and the notice to be given, which notice, if the parties expectant are known to reside within the Philippine Islands, must be personally served; and, if unknown, must be served on the clerk of the Court of First Instance where the property to be affected by such evidence is situated, and by publication thereof in some newspaper of general circulation in the province where the property is situated, to be designated by the judge, for three successive weeks prior to the time of taking the testimony.