Text of the provision
Sec. 25. Parental and filial privilege. — No person shall be compelled to testify against his or her parents, other direct ascendants, children or other direct descendants, except when such testimony is indispensable in a crime against that person or by one parent against the other.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 130, Section 25. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 25 of Rule 130 (Rules Of Admissibility A. Object (Real) Evidence) 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.
Related provisions
- Section 24 — Disqualification by reason of privileged communication[s].
- Section 26 — Privilege relating to trade secrets.
Cases citing this section
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