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Sec. 1. Examination to be done in open court. — The examination of witnesses presented in a trial or hearing shall be done in open court, and under oath or affirmation. Unless the witness is incapacitated to speak, or the question calls for a different mode of answer, the answers of the witness shall be given orally.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 132, Section 1. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 1 of Rule 132 (Presentation Of 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.
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