Text of the provision
Sec. 3. Rights and obligations of a witness. — A witness must answer questions, although his or her answer may tend to establish a claim against him or her. However, it is the right of a witness: To be protected from irrelevant, improper, or insulting questions, and from harsh or insulting demeanor; Not to be detained longer than the interests of justice require; Not to be examined except only as to matters pertinent to the issue; Not to give an answer which will tend to subject him or her to a penalty for an offense unless otherwise provided by law; or Not to give an answer which will tend to degrade his or her reputation, unless it be to the very fact at issue or to a fact from which the fact in issue would be presumed. But a witness must answer to the fact of his or her previous final conviction for an offense. Sec. 4. Order in the examination of an individual witness. — The order in which the individual witness may be examined is as follows; (a) Direct examination by the proponent; (b) Cross-examination by the opponent; (c) Re-direct examination by the proponent; (d) Re-cross-examination by the opponent.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 132, Section 3. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 3 of Rule 132 (PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE A. EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES REVISED RULES ON EVIDENCE 2019 AMENDMENTS SECTION 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 questions calls for a different mode of answer, the answers of the witness shall be given orally. (1a)) 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 2 — Proceedings to be recorded.
- Section 4 — Order in the examination of an individual witness.
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