SAN BEDA COLLEGE ALABANG

SCHOOL OF LAW
COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE CODE: EVID

COURSE TITLE: EVIDENCE
COURSE CREDIT: 5 UNITS
COURSE PREREQUISITE/S:
FACULTY:
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TERM/ACADEMIC YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023
DAY/TIME/ROOM/SECTION:
COURSE DELIVERY MODE: FULL ONLINE
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A detailed evaluation of the law on the Rules of Court on Evidence, as amended,

including pertinent special laws, administrative circulars, and Supreme Court
decisions.

COURSE GOALS: Expected College of Law Graduate Attributes (ELGAs)

Know and understand the laws, memorize provisions critical and analytical
thinking, effective in written and oral communication, logical reasoning, and sound
judgment, exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES (LOs):

1. Knowledge/Remembering: define, list, recognize

2. Comprehension/Understanding: describe, explain, identify, recognize
3. Application/Applying: choose, demonstrate, implement, perform
4. Analysis/Analyzing: analyze, categorize, compare, differentiate
5. Evaluation/Evaluating: assess, critique, evaluate, rank, rate
6. Synthesis/Creating: construct, design, formulate, organize, synthesize

Upon completion of the Course Title course, the student is expected to be able to:

Expected College of
Law Graduate LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOs)
Attributes (ELGAs)
Critical and analytical LO1. Exhibit a clear and in-depth understanding of remedial law, and
thinking civil and criminal procedure in particular, in preparation for the bar
Effective in written and examination and practice of legal profession
oral communication LO2. Analyze the practical and policy implications of current and
Logical reasoning proposed statutes, regulations, judicial rulings, legal arguments, and
Sound judgment strategies in preparing for a legal case
Exercise of proper LO3. Assess client concerns and translating them into responsive legal
professional and ethical arguments and strategies.
responsibilities

ASSESSMENT/GRADING SYSTEM:

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The student will be graded according to the following:

Percentage
(Weight is based
Scope of Work
Requirements (Based on the Learning Outcomes) on the
(Individual)
importance of
the LO)
LO1 Class recitations, Quizzes, Case Digests, Individual
LO2 and Examinations Individual
LO3 Individual

Class standing before Midterms Individual 16.67%

Midterm Exams Individual 16.67%
Class Standing after Midterms Individual 33.33%
Final Exams Individual 33.33%
TOTAL 100

LEARNING PLAN:

Design or the structure of the course that includes content/topics to be covered;

learning resources to be used; weekly schedule of the topics to be taken up; and the
learning methods to be utilized that are most likely to lead students towards the
goals and learning outcomes that were defined.

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Course Introduction Syllabus Lecture

Ÿ Course overview Discussion
Ÿ Course assignments
Ÿ Course requirements

• Syllabus Module 1-
Module 1 • Textbooks Module 2(a)
• Supreme (Original
Evidence, 2019 Amendments to the Court Document Rule),
Revised Rules on Evidence Decisions January 16-22,
1. General Provisions (SCRA) 2023
a. Evidence vs. Proof
b. Burden of Proof vs. Burden of Evidence
c. Admissibility of Evidence
- BSB Group, Inc. v. Go, G.R. No. 168644,
February 16, 2010
- De Jesus v. Sanchez-Malit, A.C. No.
6470, July 8, 2014
- People v. Samontañez, G.R. No. 134530,
December 4, 2000

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- Navarro v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
121087, August 26, 1999
- Reyes y Capistrano v. People, G.R. No.
229380, June 6, 2018
- People v. Delociembre y Andales, G.R.
No. 226485 (Resolution), June 6, 2018
- People v. Ramos y Cabanatan, G.R. No.
233744, February 28, 201
- People v. Yatco, G.R. No. L-9181,
November 28, 1955
- People v. Fatallo y Alecarte, G.R. No.
218805, November 7, 2018

2. What need not be proved

a. Judicial Notice
v
- Juan v. Juan, G.R. No. 221732, August
23, 2017
- People v. Documento, G.R. No. 188706
(Resolution), March 17, 2010
- Peltan Development, Inc. v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 117029, March 19, 1997
- Borromeo v. Mina, G.R. No. 193747,
June 5, 2013
- Candelaria v. People, G.R. No. 209386,
December 8, 2014
- Republic v. Science Park of the
Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 237714,
November 12, 2018
- Trinidad y Bersamin v. People, G.R. No.
239957, February 18, 2019
b. Judicial Admissions

Module 2

Rules of Admissibility

1. Object Evidence as
- People v. Rullepa y Guinto, G.R. No. physical appearance
evidence
131516, March 5, 2003 object
2. Documentary Evidence
alterationof bond receipt:
'

- Yap v. Inopiquez, Jr., A.M. No. MTJ-02-

1431, May 9, 2003
a. Original Document Rule
Bank Check:
admissible
- Bank of the Philippine Islands v. unced us Treasury
Mendoza, G.R. No. 198799, March 20, 201
- Bayani Magdayao v. People, G.R. No. BPI check;repural to present:admissible
152881, August 17, 2004
- Heirs of Margarita Prodon v. Heirs of evidence rule:contents
best
are not
Maximo S. Alvarez and Valentina Clave, misapplicationof
the issue

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represented by Rev. Maximo Alvarez, Jr.,
G.R. No. 170604, September 02, 2013
bonds:in achnissible
- Country Bankers Insurance Corp. v. I duplicate
->
copies of the
Lagman, G.R. No. 165487, [July 13, 2011
- Flores y De Leon v. People, G.R. No.-> photocopies of the marked money
222861, April 23, 2018
b. Rule on Electronic Evidence
- RCBC Bankard Services Corp. v. -> unpaid creditcard bill
Oracion, Jr., G.R. No. 223274, June 19,
2019
- National Power Corporation v. Codilla, -photocopies inadmissible
personally:
Jr., G.R. No. 170491, April 3, 2007 printed verstone:signed
- Maliksi v. Commission on Elections, admissible:but due process is
G.R. No. 203302, March 12, 2013 Ballot images F calde:
parament
in

- MCC Industial Sales Corp. v. Ssangyong Transmission

Corp., G.R. No. 170633, October 17, 2007facisimile
c. Parol Evidence Rule
- Heirs of Margarita Prodon v. Heirs of
Maximo S. Alvarez and Valentina Clave, - deed on sale at righto f
the
repurchase: el
represented by Rev. Maximo Alvarez, Jr.,
G.R. No. 170604, September 02, 2013
- Eagleridge Development Corporation v. LSPA
Cameron Granville 3 Asset Management,
Inc., G.R. No. 204700, November 24, 2014
evidence rule:Lease contracts
- Spouses Amoncio v. Benedicto, G.R. No. waiver of paral
171707, July 28, 2008
d. Testimonial Evidence
i. Qualification to be a witness
- Child Witness Rule withitt
- People v. Umali y Amado, G.R. No. detention prisoneras a competent
84450, February 4, 1991
- People v. Aleman y Longhas, G.R. No. blind-mute competent witness
181539, [July 24, 2013
- People v. Bustos, G.R. No. 27200,
January 20, 1928
ii. Marital Disqualification Rule
- Alvarez v. Ramirez, G.R. No. 143439, 14
October 2005
- People v. Quidato, Jr., G.R. No. 117401,
October 1, 1998
- People v. Pansensoy, G.R. No. 140634,
[September 12, 2002
ii. Disqualification – Privileged
Communication
- Zulueta v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
107383, February 20, 1996
- U.S. v. Antipolo, G.R. No. L-13109,
March 6, 1918

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- People v. Carlos, G.R. No. 22948, March
17, 1925
- Hilado v. David, G.R. No. L-961,
September 21, 1949
- Regala v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. Nos.
105938 & 108113, September 20, 1996
- Lim v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 91114,
September 25, 1992
- Chan v. Chan, G.R. No. 179786, [July 24,
2013
- Krohn v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
108854, June 14, 1994
- Eagleridge Development v. Cameron,
G.R. No. 204700, 4 November 2014
- Air Philippines Corp. v. Pennswell, Inc.,
G.R. No. 172835, December 13, 2007
- Neri v. Senate Committee on
Accountability of Public Officers and
Investigations, G.R. No. 180643, [March
25, 2008
- Philippine National Bank v. Gancayco,
G.R. No. L-18343, [September 30, 1965
- Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage
Bank v. Purisima, G.R. No. 56429, May 28,
1988

Module 3

1. Admission v. Confession
a. First Part of Res Inter Alios Acta;
Exceptions
- People v. Tena, G.R. No. 100909, 21 extrajudicial confession by one of the accused
October 1992
- Naguiat v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
118375, 3 October 2003
- Estrada v. Desierto, G.R. Nos. 146710-15
and 146738, 3 April 2001
- Gardiner v. Magsalin, 73 Phil. 114 (1941)
- People v. Palijon, G.R. No. 123545, 18
October 2000
- People v. Surigawan, G.R. No. 83215, 15
December 1993
- Bordalba v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
112443, 25 January 2002
- Gevero v. Intermediate Appellate Court,
G.R. No. 77029, 30 August 1990
b. Admission by Silence
- People v. Ciobal y Pabrua, G.R. No.
86220, 20 April 1990

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- Villanueva v. Balaguer, G.R. No. 180197,
23 June 2009
- Uyguangco v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
76873, 26 October 1989
- People v. Roa, G.R. Nos. 138195-96, 10
July 2003
- U.S. v. Bay, 27 Phil. 495 (1914)
- People v. Paragsa, G.R. No. L-44060, 20
July 1978
c. Second Part of Res Inter Alios Acta
- People v. Dadles, G.R. Nos. 118620-21, 1
September 1997
- People v. Pineda, G.R. No. 141644, 27
May 2004
- People v. Magpayo, G.R. Nos. 92961-64,
1 September 1993
- People v. Acosta, G.R. No. 126351, 18
February 2000

Module 4
1. Inadmissible Hearsay; Admissible
Hearsay
- Oral, written or non-verbal hearsay
- Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule
a. Independently Relevant Statements
- Lea Mer Industries Inc. v. Malayan
Insurance Co. Inc., G.R. No. 161745,
September 30, 2005
b. Dying Declaration
- People v. De Las Eras y Zafra, G.R. No.
134128, [September 28, 2001
- People v. Peña, G.R. No. 133964,
February 13, 2002
- People v. Peña, G.R. No. 133964,
February 13, 2002
- People v. Norrudin, G.R. No. 129053,
January 25, 200
c. Dead Man’s Statute/ Survivorship
Disqualification Rule, “Statement of a
decedent”, as an exception to the Hearsay
Rule , as amended
d. Declaration against Interest
- People v. Bernal, G.R. No. 113685, [June
19, 1997
- Parel v. Prudencio, G.R. No. 146556,
April 19, 2006
Lazaro v. Agustin, G.R. No. 152364, April
15, 201
e. Act or Declaration About Pedigree

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- Tison v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
121027, July 31, 1997
- Lazatin v. Campos, Jr., G.R. No. L-
43955-56, July 30, 1979
- Heirs of Fabillar v. Paller, G.R. No.
231459, January 21, 2019
- Mendoza v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
86302, September 24, 1991
f. Family Reputation or Tradition
Regarding Pedigree
- People v. Sayat, G.R. Nos. 102773-77,
June 8, 1993
- Jison v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
124853, [February 24, 1998
- People v. Llanita y Opiana, G.R. No.
134101, [September 5, 200
- People v. Apostol, G.R. Nos. 123267-68,
[December 9, 1999
g. Common Reputation
h. Res Gestae
i. Startling Occurrence
- People v. Estibal y Calungsag, G.R. No.
208749, [November 26, 2014
- People v. Villarico, Sr., G.R. No. 158362,
April 4, 2011
- People v. Peña, G.R. No. 133964,
[February 13, 2002
- People v. Labagala y Abigonia, G.R. No.
184603, [August 2, 2010
- People v. Estibal y Calungsag, G.R. No.
208749, [November 26, 2014
- People v. Vargas y Jaguarin, G.R. No.
230356, [September 18, 2019
- People v. Floresta y Selencio, G.R. No.
239032, [June 17, 2019
- People v. Dagsa y Bantas, G.R. No.
219889, [January 29, 2018
ii. Verbal Acts
- Talidano v. Falcon Maritime & Allied
Services, Inc., G.R. No. 172031, [July 14,
2008
i. Records of Regularly Conducted
Business Activities
j. Entries in Official Records
- Standard Insurance Co., Inc. v. Cuaresma,
G.R. No. 200055, September 10, 2014
- Malayan Insurance Co., Inc. v. Alberto,
G.R. No. 194320, [February 1, 2012

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- In re Production of Court Records and
Documents and the Attendance of Court
Officials & Employees, Notice, February
14, 2012
- People v. Laba y Samanoding, G.R. No.
199938, January 28, 2013
- Sabili v. Commission on Elections, G.R.
No. 193261, April 24, 2012
k. Commercial Lists and the Like
- PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp. v.
Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 107518,
October 8, 1998
l. Learned Treatises
m. Testimony or Deposition at Former
Proceeding
- Ambray v. Tsourous, G.R. No. 209264,
July 5, 2016
- Ilao-Quianay v. Mapile, G.R. No. 154087,
[October 25, 2005
- Martinez v. Ongsiako, G.R. No. 209057
(Resoltuion), March 15, 2017
- Cariaga v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
143561, June 6, 2001
n. Residual Exception

Module 5
1. Opinion Rule
a. Expert Witness
- Dela Llana v. Biong, G.R. No. 182356, 4
December 2013
- Orense, Jr. v. Recasas, G.R. No. 199992
(Notice), 19 April 2017
- Cebu Shipyard & Engineering Works,
Inc. v. William Lines, Inc., G.R. No.
132607, 5 May 1999
- Marcos v. Heirs of Navarro, G.R. No.
198240, 3 July 2013
- Heirs of Donton v. Stier, G.R. No.
216491, 23 August 2017
b. Ordinary Witness
- Mariano v. Roxas, A.M. No. CA-02-14-P,
31 July 2002
- Hernandez v. San Juan-Santos, G.R. Nos.
166470 & 169217, 7 August 2009
2. Character Evidence
a. Criminal Cases
- People v. Lee, G.R. No. 139070, May 29,
2002
- Sexual Abuse Shield Rule

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- Rape Shield Rule
b. Civil Cases
c. Impeachment of Good Character

Module 6

1. Burden of Proof and Presumptions

a. Disputable and Conclusive Presumptions
2. Presentation of Evidence
a. Examination of Child Witness
b. Rule on Electronic Evidence
c. Rights and Obligations of Witness
d. Judicial Affidavit Rule
- Ng Meng Tam v. China Banking Corp.,
G.R. No. 214054, August 5, 2015
e. Impeachment of Adverse Party’s
Witness
- People v. De Guzman, G.R. No. 122740,
March 30, 1998
- Impeachment by evidence of conviction
of crime
f. Unwilling/Hostile Witness
- Gomez v. Gomez-Samson, G.R. No.
156284, February 6, 2007
- People v. Aranda y Doria, G.R. No.
100985, September 17, 1993
g. Exclusion and separation of witness
h. When witness may refer to memorandum
- Canque v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
96202, April 13, 1999
i. Present recollection revived
- People v. Plasencia y Desamparado, G.R.
No. 90198, November 7, 1995
ii. Past recollection recorded
- Borromeo v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
L-31342, L-31740, April 7, 1976
i. When part of transaction/writing/record
given in evidence, remainder admissible
- Chan v. Chan, G.R. No. 179786, July 24,
2013
j. right to inspect writing shown to witness

Module 7

Classes of Documents
1. Public Documents, Authentication,
Legal Significance
- Republic v. Galeno, G.R. No. 215009, 23
January 2017

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- Republic v. Spouses Gimenez, G.R. No.
174673
- Arreza v. Toyo, G.R. No. 213198, [July 1,
2019
- Wildvalley Shipping Co. Ltd. v. CA, G.R.
No. 119602, 6 October 2000
- Reyes v. Sotero, G.R. No. 167405,
February 16, 2006
- Abelgas, Jr. v. Comia, G.R. No. 163125,
April 18, 2012
- Siguan v. Lim, G.R. No. 134685,
November 19, 1999
- Dadis v. Spouses De Guzman, G.R. No.
206008, [June 7, 2017
- Philippine Trust Company v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 150318, November 22,
2010
- Alcantara-Daus v. Spouses De Leon, G.R.
No. 149750, June 16, 2003
- Ambray v. Tsourous, G.R. No. 209264,
July 5, 2016
- Spouses Aguinaldo v. Torres Jr., G.R. No.
225808, 11 September 2017
2. Proof of Lack of Record
- People v. Yanson y Rivera, G.R. No.
111951, February 24, 1994
- Escobar v. Luna, G.R. No. 169204, March
23, 2007
- Kho v. Republic, G.R. No. 187462, [June
1, 2016
- Sevilla v. Cardenas, G.R. No. 167684,
July 31, 2006
3. Private Documents, Authentication
- Ambray v. Tsourous, G.R. No. 209264,
July 5, 2016
4. Impeachment of Judicial Records
5. Alteration in Documents
6. Seal
7. Documentary evidence in an unofficial
language
8. Offer of Evidence and Objections
thereto, Ruling thereon
- Laborte and Philippine Tourism Authority
v. Pagsanjan Tourism Consumers
Cooperative, G.R. No. 183860, 15 January
2014
- Magsino v. Magsino, G.R. No. 205333,
February 18, 2019
9. Striking out answer

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10. Tender of Excluded evidence

Module 8
1. Weight and Sufficiency of Evidence
- People v. Mayingque, G.R. No. 179709,
July 6, 2010
- Atizado v. People, G.R. No. 173822,
October 13, 2010
- People v. Caliso, G.R. No. 183830,
October 19, 2011
- People v. Nuyok, G.R. No. 195424, 15
June 2015
- People v. Baptista y Villa, G.R. No.
225783, August 20, 201

2. Rule on Electronic Evidence

3. Rule on DNA Evidence

FINAL EXAMINATION

POLICIES:

1. Attendance will be checked every meeting.

2. Students who missed a quiz will get a grade of 60.
3. Students are prohibited from recording the online class as this is a violation of the
Copyright of the Professor.

Prepared by:

VICE DEAN FRANCESCA LOURDES M. SEÑGA

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