EVIDENCE

I. INTRODUCTION

A. What are the different sources of our rules on evidence.

B. Give ten evidentiary rules that are found in substantive laws.

C. Give the significant changes introduced by A.M. 19-08-15- SC.

II. GENERAL CONCEPTS

A. What is the difference between factum probans and factum

probandum?
B. What is evidence?
C. What is proof?
D. What are the different quanta of evidence?
E. What are the differences between evidence and proof?
F. What is burden of proof?
G. What is burden of evidence?

Reference: Far East Bank trust Company vs. Roberto

Mar Chante (G.R. No. 170598 October 9, 2013)

H. What is the difference between primary and secondary

evidence?

Reference: Eugenio San Juan Geronimo vs. Karen

Santos (G.R. No. 197099, September 28, 2015)

I. What is the difference between direct and circumstantial

evidence?

Reference: Marlon Bacerra vs. People of the Philippines

(G.R. No. 204544 July 3, 2017)

J. What is the difference between direct and primary evidence?

III. EVIDENCE AND ITS ADMISSIBILITY

A. What are the kinds of evidence according to:

1. Form
1.a. What kind of evidence according to form is an electronic
evidence?
2. Relevancy
3. Probative value
B. What are the two maxims of admissibility of evidence?
C. What are the kinds of admissibility?
D. When is evidence considered relevant?
E. What is the test of relevancy of evidence?
F. When is evidence considered competent?
G. What is the difference between the relevancy and competency of
evidence?

Reference : Fernando Mancol Jr. vs. DBP ( G.R. 204289 dated

Nov. 22, 2017)
H. What is the difference between the admissibility and weight of
evidence?
I. What are rules of exclusion in general?
J. What is the Exclusionary Rule?
K. Give 5 rules of exclusion provided in substantive laws.
L. Give 5 rules of exclusion found in procedural laws aside from the
Rules of Court.
M. Enumerate (only) the rules of exclusion found in the Rules of
Court.