Text of the provision
Sec. 17. When part of transaction, writing or record given in evidence, the remainder admissible. — When part of an act, declaration, conversation, writing or record is given in evidence by one party, the whole of the same subject may be inquired into by the other, and when a detached act, declaration, conversation, writing or record is given in evidence, any other act, declaration, conversation, writing or record necessary to its understanding may also be given in evidence.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 132, Section 17. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 17 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 16 — When witness may refer to memorandum.
- Section 18 — Right to inspect writing shown to witness.
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