Cases can be decided on circumstantial rather than direct evidence, but there are particular requirements for the former to be relied on...
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Hearsay Evidence and the rule on Affidavits
Evidence, whether oral or documentary, is only hearsay if its probative value is not based on the personal knowledge of the witness but on the knowledge of another person who is not on the witness stand...
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Foreign citizens and the Bill of Rights in the Philippine Constitution
Are aliens in the Philippines entitled to the protections of Article III, the Bill of Rights under the 1987 Constitution?...
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The Case of the Vanished and Presumably Deceased Spouse
What if my husband or wife has been missing for years? Is he or she presumed dead? Can I remarry?...
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Proving medical malpractice
How is medical malpractice proven? Conversely, how does a doctor defend herself from such a charge?...
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Partial default in a case with multiple defendants
What if, in a case filed against multiple defendants, one defendant does not file his Answer but his co-defendants file theirs?...
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