...lling doctrine on the admissibility of audio, photographic, and video evidence under A.M. No. 01-7-01-SC, Rule 11, Sec. 1, and explain how it applies to CCTV footage offered at trial. (b) What foundation is required to a...
Citations: A.M. No. 01-7-01-SC, Rule 11, Sec. 1
...entify the governing doctrine of Liberal Construction of the Rules on Evidence and its operative scope. (b) In a civil action for enforcement of a land sale contract, the original deed of sale and transfer certificate we...
Citations: Philippine Rules on Evidence, Liberal construction of the Rules on Evidence doctrine (Philippine jurisprudence)
A banking corporation sues a borrower for P1,800,000 on a loan evidenced by a promissory note secured by a mortgage. The bank moves for summary judgment under Rule 35, attaching (i) a certified true copy of the promissor...
Citations: Rule 35, Rules of Court
...ves a Letter of Request from a foreign authority under the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention, seeking to take the deposition of a corporate officer in Manila by videoconference. The Letter identifies the officer, the subjec...
Citations: A.M. No. 25-02-17-SC, Sec. 34
...n charges the accused with murder. After the prosecution presents its evidence, the defense moves for a demurrer to evidence; the trial court sustains the demurrer and dismisses the case. The People timely appeal. The ev...
...n international party issues a Letter of Request under the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention seeking the deposition of a Philippine-based Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Cebu, for a civil matter pending in Country Z. The L...
...ust Bank sues GlobalTech Manufacturing, Inc. for P5,250,000 on a loan evidenced by a promissory note dated May 5, 2019 and secured by a mortgage on GlobalTech’s corporate premises. The bank attaches certified copies of t...
...ivil case involves a dispute over land ownership. Plaintiff offers as evidence a certified copy of a title from the Registry of Deeds and a certified copy of a tax declaration from the provincial assessor, both public do...
Citations: Rules of Court, Rule 132 – Evidence (Public documents; authentication and proof).
...from a software deployment project, the plaintiff seeks to admit into evidence ephemeral electronic communications—Slack messages between the defendant's project lead and the plaintiff's account manager—captured from the...
...ems: Sunrise Bank sues Aurora Realty Systems for P2,500,000 on a loan evidenced by a promissory note and a mortgage. Sunrise Bank attaches certified copies of the promissory note, the mortgage, and the loan ledger, toget...
Citations: Rule 35, Rules of Court
(a) Identify the controlling standard of substantial evidence and its scope in quasi-judicial administrative decisions. (b) The City Civil Service Commission suspends Engr. Mateo Lopez, municipal engineer, for six months...
Citations: Rule 133, Section 1, Rules of Court
A bank lends PHP 4,200,000 to DevCo, evidenced by a promissory note, secured by a mortgage on DevCo's titled land. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed by the bank's president, stating: “The debt i...
A bank lends PHP 6,000,000 to Zeta Corp., evidenced by a promissory note, and secures the loan with a mortgage on Zeta Corp.’s titled industrial lot. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed by the ban...
A bank lends PHP 7,800,000 to Navis Corp., evidenced by a promissory note, and secures the loan with a mortgage on Navis’s titled land. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed by the bank’s president...
A bank lends PHP 8,000,000 to a corporation, evidenced by a promissory note, secured by a mortgage on the corporation’s titled land. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed by the bank president, stat...
A civil action involves the collection of a loan evidenced by a promissory note. Plaintiff A sues Defendant B for P1,200,000, representing the balance due under a promissory note dated June 1, 2023, signed by B. Plaintif...
Citations: Rule 133, Rules of Court (Weight and Sufficiency of Evidence), Negotiable Instruments Law, Act No. 2036 (as to the admissibility and effect of promissory notes)
A corporation borrows PHP 50,000,000 from a bank evidenced by a promissory note, secured by a mortgage on a titled parcel of land owned by the corporation. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed by t...
A corporation, DeltaCorp, borrows PHP 12,000,000 from a bank, evidenced by a promissory note, and the loan is secured by a mortgage on DeltaCorp’s titled land. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed...
...or homicide is nearing its end. The defense has already presented its evidence prior to submission for judgment. Sometime after the defense’s evidence is submitted but before judgment, the defense discovers a newly analy...
Citations: Rules of Court (Philippines) on Reopening of the Proceedings in criminal cases., Constitution of the Philippines, Article III, due process provisions (e.g., equal protection of rights to notice and fair opportunity to present evidence).
A domestic bank lends PHP 3,500,000 to a corporation, evidenced by a promissory note, secured by a mortgage on a titled parcel of land owned by the corporation. The bank executes a Deed of Condonation and Release, signed...
A foreign authority issues a Letter of Request under the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention seeking the deposition of a Philippine-based Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a private corporation in Davao City, for a civil matte...
...quest addressed to the Philippine Central Authority for the taking of evidence from a witness residing in Cebu City, Philippines. Based on the defined terms in Sec. 2 of A.M. No. 25-02-17-SC, which statement best describ...
A hardware store robbery occurs at 9:00 p.m. The only evidence the prosecution offers consists of: (i) a boot print found near the cash register that matches the defendant’s boot size; (ii) a neighbor’s testimony that ab...
Citations: Rules of Court, Rule 133
...use burglary occurs at 3:45 a.m. The prosecution offers the following evidences: (i) A security camera frame shows a silhouette wearing a gray hoodie entering the warehouse and leaving with a toolbox; the image is too bl...
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