Rule 130, Section 28 — Offer of compromise not admissible

Text of the provision

Sec. 28. Offer of compromise not admissible. — In civil cases, an offer of compromise is not an admission of any liability, and is not admissible in evidence against the offeror. Neither is evidence of conduct nor statements made in compromise negotiations admissible, except evidence otherwise discoverable or offered for another purpose, such as proving bias or prejudice of a witness, negativing a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution. In criminal cases, except those involving quasi-offenses (criminal negligence) or those allowed by law to be compromised, an offer of compromise by the accused may be received in evidence as an implied admission of guilt. A plea of guilty later withdrawn or an unaccepted offer of a plea of guilty to a lesser offense is not admissible in evidence against the accused who made the plea or offer. Neither is any statement made in the course of plea bargaining with the prosecution, which does not result in a plea of guilty or which results in a plea of guilty later withdrawn, admissible. An offer to pay[.] or the payment of medical, hospital or other expenses occasioned by an injury[.] is not admissible in evidence as proof of civil or criminal liability for the injury.

2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 130, Section 28. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.