Text of the provision
Sec. 14. How witness impeached by evidence of inconsistent statements. — Before a witness can be impeached by evidence that he or she has made at other times statements inconsistent with his or her present testimony, the statements must be related to him or her, with the circumstances of the times and places and the persons present, and he or she must be asked whether he or she made such statements, and if so, allowed to explain them. If the statements be in writing, they must be shown to the witness before any question is put to him or her concerning them.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 132, Section 14. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 14 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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- Section 13 — Party may not impeach his or her own witness.
- Section 15 — Exclusion and separation of witnesses.
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