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Sec. 3. Judicial notice, when hearing necessary. — During the pre-trial and the trial, the court, motu proprio or upon motion, shall hear the parties on the propriety of taking judicial notice of any matter. Before judgment or on appeal, the court, motu proprio or upon motion, may take judicial notice of any matter and shall hear the parties thereon if such matter is decisive of a material issue in the case.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 129, Section 3. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 3 of Rule 129 (What Need Not Be Proved) of the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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