EVIDENCE SYLLABUS

(based on the College of Law of San Beda University)

PART I. EVIDENCE

(Feb 3)
1. General Provisions
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
- Navarro v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 121087, August 26, 1999
- Reyes y Capistrano v. People, G.R. No. 229380, June 6, 2018
(Feb 4)
- 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

2. What need not be proved

a. Judicial Notice
- Juan v. Juan, G.R. No. 221732, August 23, 2017
- People v. Documento, G.R. No. 188706 (Resolution), March 17, 2010
(Feb 10)
- 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

(Feb 11)
3. Rules of Admissibility
a. Object Evidence
- People v. Rullepa y Guinto, G.R. No. 131516, March 5, 2003
b. Documentary Evidence
- Yap v. Inopiquez, Jr., A.M. No. MTJ-02- 1431, May 9, 2003
c. Original Document Rule
- Bank of the Philippine Islands v. Mendoza, G.R. No. 198799, March 20, 201
- Bayani Magdayao v. People, G.R. No. 152881, August 17, 2004
- Heirs of Margarita Prodon v. Heirs of Maximo S. Alvarez and Valentina Clave,
represented by Rev. Maximo Alvarez, Jr., G.R. No. 170604, September 02, 2013
(Feb 17)
- Country Bankers Insurance Corp. v. Lagman, G.R. No. 165487, [July 13, 2011
- Flores y De Leon v. People, G.R. No. 222861, April 23, 2018
d. Rule on Electronic Evidence
- RCBC Bankard Services Corp. v. Oracion, Jr., G.R. No. 223274, June 19, 2019
- National Power Corporation v. Codilla, Jr., G.R. No. 170491, April 3, 2007
- Maliksi v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 203302, March 12, 2013
- MCC Industial Sales Corp. v. Ssangyong Corp., G.R. No. 170633, October 17,
2007

Feb 20 - 1st Term Long Quiz

(Feb 24)
e. Parol Evidence Rule

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 - Heirs of Margarita Prodon v. Heirs of Maximo S. Alvarez and Valentina Clave,
represented by Rev. Maximo Alvarez, Jr., G.R. No. 170604, September 02, 2013
- Eagleridge Development Corporation v. Cameron Granville 3 Asset Management,
Inc., G.R. No. 204700, November 24, 2014
- Spouses Amoncio v. Benedicto, G.R. No. 171707, July 28, 2008
f. Testimonial Evidence
g. Qualification to be a witness
h. Child Witness Rule
- People v. Umali y Amado, G.R. No. 84450, February 4, 1991
- People v. Aleman y Longhas, G.R. No. 181539, [July 24, 2013
- People v. Bustos, G.R. No. 27200, January 20, 1928
(Feb 25)
i. 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
j. 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
(Mar 3)
- 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
(Mar 4)
- 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
(Mar 10)
4. Admission v. Confession
a. First Part of Res Inter Alios Acta; Exceptions
- People v. Tena, G.R. No. 100909, 21 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

March 13 – 1st Term Exam

(Mar 17)
- 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
- Villanueva v. Balaguer, G.R. No. 180197, 23 June 2009
(Mar 18)
- 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

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 c. Second Part of Res Inter Alios Acta
- People v. Dadles, G.R. Nos. 118620-21, 1 September 1997
(Mar 24)
- 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

5. Inadmissible Hearsay vs 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
(Mar 25)
- 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, 2000
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
(Mar 31)
e. Act or Declaration About Pedigree
- 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

April 3 – 2nd Long Quiz

(Apr 7)
- 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
(Apr 8)
- 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
(Apr 21)
- People v. Dagsa y Bantas, G.R. No. 219889, [January 29, 2018
- Talidano v. Falcon Maritime & Allied Services, Inc., G.R. No. 172031, [July 14,
2008
j. Records of Regularly Conducted Business Activities

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 k. 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
- In re Production of Court Records and Documents and the Attendance of Court
Officials & Employees, Notice, February 14, 2012
(Apr 22)
- People v. Laba y Samanoding, G.R. No. 199938, January 28, 2013
- Sabili v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 193261, April 24, 2012
l. Commercial Lists and the Like
- PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 107518,
October 8, 1998
m. Learned Treatises
n. 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
(Apr 28)
- Martinez v. Ongsiako, G.R. No. 209057 (Resoltuion), March 15, 2017
- Cariaga v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 143561, June 6, 2001
o. Residual Exception

6. 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

May 1 – 2nd Term Exam

(May 5)
- 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
c. Character Evidence
*Criminal Cases
- People v. Lee, G.R. No. 139070, May 29, 2002
- Sexual Abuse Shield Rule
- Rape Shield Rule
- Impeachment of Good Character

7. Burden of Proof and Presumptions

a. Disputable and Conclusive Presumptions

(May 6)
8. 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

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 - People v. Aranda y Doria, G.R. No. 100985, September 17, 1993
(May 12)
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
j. Past recollection recorded
- Borromeo v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-31342, L-31740, April 7, 1976
- Chan v. Chan, G.R. No. 179786, July 24, 2013

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

(May 13)
- 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
(May 19)
- 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

May 22 – 3rd Long Quiz

(May 26)
b. 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
c. Private Documents, Authentication
- Ambray v. Tsourous, G.R. No. 209264, July 5, 2016
d. Impeachment of Judicial Records
e. Alteration in Documents
f. Seal
g. Documentary evidence in an unofficial language
(May 27)
h. 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
i. Striking out answer
j. Tender of Excluded evidence

10. 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

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 (Jun 2)
- People v. Nuyok, G.R. No. 195424, 15 June 2015
- People v. Baptista y Villa, G.R. No. 225783, August 20, 201

11. Rule on DNA Evidence

PART II: TRIALTECHNIQUE

1. Meaning of Trial

2. Credibility of Evidence
- Ricardo Medina, Jr. Y Oriel vs. People of the Philippines - G.R. No. 161308
January 15, 2014
- People of The Philippines vs. Juvy D. Amarela and Junard G. Racho - G.R. No.
225642-43 January 17, 2018
- Marlon Bacerra y Tabones vs. People of the Philippines - G.R. No. 204544 July 3,
2017

(Jun 3)
- People of the Philippines vs. Joemarie Jalbonian Alias “Budo” - G.R. No. 180281
July 01, 2013
- People of the Philippines vs. Edgar Jumawan - G.R. No. 187495, April 21, 2014
- People of the Philippines vs. SPO l Catalino Gonzales, Jr. - G.R. No. 192233
February 17, 2016
- People of the Philippines vs. Joel Abat y Cometa - G.R. No. 202704, April 2, 2014

(Jun 9)
3. Stages Relating to Trial
a. Preparation
i. Functions of the Trial Brief
ii. Trial Brief distinguished from Pre-Trial Brief
iii. Contents of the trial brief
1. Brief summaries of the opposing claims of the parties;
2. Outline of the applicable law;
3. A statement of the factual issue or issues subject of trial;
4. Your theory of the case;
5. A detailed narration by each of your witnesses, with supporting documentary
evidence, if available;
6. An exhibit file;
7. A detailed outline of the facts that your opponent’s evidence will prove;
8. A cross-examination guide;
- People of the Philippines vs. Joel Abat y Cometa - G.R. No. 202704, April 2, 2014
b. Presentation
i. Direct examination
- Function and scope;
- Judicial Affidavit Rule A.M. NO. 12-8-8-SC;
- Ng Meng Tam vs. China Banking Corporation - G.R. No. 214054 August 05,
2015
ii. Fallacies of Testimony
- People of The Philippines Vs. Manolito Lucena y Velasquez, Alias “Machete”
G.R. No. 190632, February 26, 2014
- People of the Philippines vs. Rufino Mallari y Ilag - G.R. No. 145993, June 17,
2003

(Jun 10)
iii. Cross-examination (Rule 132, Section 6)

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 - People of the Philippines vs. Roque Dayaday Y Dagooc - G.R. No. 213224
January 16, 2017
- Peter Tarapen y Chongoy vs. People of the Philippines - G.R. No. 173824
August 28, 2008
- People of the Philippines vs. Rudy Buduhan y Bullan and Robert Buduhan Y
Bullan - G.R. No. 178196, August 6, 2008
- People of the Philippines vs. Welmo Linsie y Binevidez - G.R. No. 199494
November 27, 2013
c. Trial Objections

June 12 - 3rd Term Exam

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