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RULES OF EVIDENCE
a. Paraffin test
-People v. Baconguis, 417 SCRA 66
b. DNA test
-People v. Yatar, 428 SCRA 504
c. Blood test
-People v. Tumimpad, 235 SCRA 483
d. Finger-printing
-People v. Sartagoda, 221 SCRA 251
e. Polygraph test
-People v. Carpo, 356 SCRA 249
b. Laws of nature
-People v. Maneses, 288 SCRA 95
c. Court issuance
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-Siena Realty v. Gal-lang, 428 SCRA 422
d. Decision in another case
-Republic v. CA 277 SCRA 633
e. Geographical divisions
-del Rosario v. People, 358 SCRA 373
Sec. 2. Judicial Notice; when discretionary
b. Occurrence of Typhoons
-Southern College v. CA, 292 SCRA 422
c. independent contractors
-Coca-Cola v. NLRC, 307 SCRA 131
d. Distance between places
-Vergara v. People, 374 SCRA 313
e. Public events
-Estrada v. Desierto, 356 SCRA 108
2. Matters which ought to be known to judges
a. Reluctance of witnesses
-People v. Penaflorida, 313 SCRA 563
b. Records of the case
-People v. Espinosa, Jr., 243 SCRA 7
3. Matters which courts should not take judicial notice of
a. testimony in another case
-People v. Kulais, 292 SCRA 551
b. unpublished circular
- State Prosecutor v. Muro, 236 SCRA 505
c. Foreign laws
-Laureano v. CA 324 SCRA 414
d. Evidence not offered
-Candido v. CA 253 SCRA 78
4. Judicial Notice with respect to property subject of crime
-People v. Martinez, 274 SCRA 259 June 19, 1997
-Salamera v. Sandiganbayan, 303 SCRA 217
-Francisco v. People, 434 SCRA 122
Sec. 3. Judicial Notice, when hearing necessary
-LBP v. Banal, 434 SCRA 543
-Herrera v. Ballos, 374 SCRA 107
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Sec. 4. Judicial admission
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-People v. Ibarrientos, 432 SCRA 424
- People v. Corial, 403 SCRA 577
d. Evidence of death
-Philamlife v. CA, 344 SCRA 620
e. photograph as evidence
-Sison v. People, 250 SCRA 58
f. Unsigned documents as evidence
-Callanta v. NLRC, 225 SCRA 526
-Asuncion v. NLRC, 362 SCRA 56
Sec. 3. Original documents must be produced; exceptions
a. Facsimiles
-Gravida v. Sales, Jr.m 271 SCRA 767
-Cuevas v. Munoz, 348 SCRA 542
-Heirs v. Comorposa, 408 SCRA 692
b. Money as evidence
-People v. Tandoy, 192 SCRA 28
c. Unauthenticated copies
-Garcia vda. De Chua v. CA, 287 SCRA 33
-Ong v. People, 342 SCRA 372
d. Waiver of admissibility
-Heirs of dela cruz v. CA, 298 SCRA 172
Sec. 4. Original of document
1. Original is unavailable
a. Requisites for admissibility
-Vda. De Jacob v. CA, 312 SCRA 772
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-Magdayao v. People, 436 SCRA 677
Sec. 7. Evidence admissible when original document is a public record
-Cabugao v. People, 435 SCRA 624
-Widows and Orphans Association v. CA, 212 SCRA 360
Sec. 8. Party who calls for document not bound to offer it
Sec. 9. Evidence of written agreements
-Roble v. Arbasa, 362 SCRA 69
-Flora v. Prado, 420 SCRA 396
-Inciong, Jr. v. CA, 257 SCRA 578
Exceptions to the rule
-Paradise Sauna v. NG, 181 SCRA 719
-Pagsuyuin v. IAC, 193 SCRA 547
-Pilipinas Bank v. CA, 341 SCRA 527
-Borillo v. CA, 209 SCRA 130
-Cruz v. CA, 192 SCRA 209
Sec. 10. Interpretations of writing according to its legal meaning
Sec. 11. Instrument construed so as to give effect to all provisions
Sec. 12. Interpretation according to intention; general and particular provisions
Sec. 13. Interpretation according to circumstances
-Prosperity Credit resources v. CA, 301 SCRA 52
Sec. 14. Peculiar significance of terms
Sec. 15. Written words control printed
Sec. 16. Experts and interpreters to be used in explaining certain writings
Sec. 17. Of two constructions, which preferred
Sec. 18. Construction in favor of natural right
Sec. 19. Interpretation according to usage
Sec. 20. Witnesses; their qualifications
1. Conviction of a crime
- People v. Dominguez, 217 SCRA 170
2. Interest in the case
- People v. Entila, 325 SCRA 266
- People v. Garchitorena, 330 SCRA 613
- People v. Virtucio, Jr. 326 SCRA 198
3. Witnesses not listed in the information
- People v. Pardua, 360 SCRA 41
4. Witnesses under the Summary Rule
- Balayon, Jr. v. Ocampo, 218 SCRA 13
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- People v. Golimlim, 427 SCRA 15
- People v. Rama, 350 SCRA 226
- People Boromeo, 220 SCRA 557
- People v. Tuanggo, 345 SCRA 429
a. Civil cases
- Smith Bell and Co., Inc. v. CA, 197 SCRA 201
b. Criminal cases
- People v. Salvador, 396 SCRA 298
- People v. Gaudia, 423 SCRA 520
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Sec. 30. Admission by conspirator
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- People v. Boller, 380 SCRA 217
- People v. Gutierrez, 209 SCRA 206
- People v. Calago, 381 SCRA 448
- People v. Dunig, 215 SCRA 469
- Jison v. CA (supra)
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- Meralco v. Quisumbing, 326 SCRA 172
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- People v. Padrigone, 382 SCRA 74
- People v. Mallari, 310 SCRA 621
- Metro bank and trust co. v. CA, 333 SCRA 212
- People v. Gonzales, 382 SCRA 694
- People v. Mendoza, 292 SCRA 168
- Mabunga v. People, 429 SCRA 510
- People v. Burton, 268 SCRA 531
- People v. Ong, 432 SCRA 470
- People v. Gallego, 238 SCRA 21
- Astro v. Philippine Export, 411 SCRA 462
- Cayabyab v. IAC, 232 SCRA 1
- People v. Roluna, 231 SCRA 446
- People v. Edualino, 271 SCRA 189
- De la Puerta v. CA, 181 SCRA 861
- Imperial Victory v. NLRC, 200 SCRA 178
10 | P a g e
- People v. Perez, 397 SCRA 12
- People v. Legaspi, 397 SCRA 531
Sec. 17. When part of transaction, writing or record given in evidence, the remainder admissible
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- Siguan v. Lim, 318 SCRA 725
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Sec. 38. Ruling
- Report on the Judicial Audit, 316 SCRA 272 (when ruling must be made)
- Rodson Philippines, Inc. v. CA, 431 SCRA 471
- People v. Godoy, 250 SCRA 676 (guideline in ruling on objection)
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- People v. Dungo, 199 SCRA 860 (Proof of insanity)
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