Text of the provision
Sec. 49. Testimony or deposition at a former proceeding. — The testimony or deposition of a witness deceased or out of the Philippines or who cannot. with due diligence, be found therein, or is unavailable or otherwise unable to testify, given in a former case or proceeding, judicial or administrative, involving the same parties and subject matter, may be given in evidence against the adverse party who had the opportunity to cross-examine him or her.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 130, Section 49. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 49 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 48 — Learned treatises.
- Section 50 — Residual exception.
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