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Sec. 1. Will proved outside Philippines may be allowed here. — Wills proved and allowed in a foreign country, according to the laws of such country, may be allowed, filed, and recorded by the proper Court of First Instance in the Philippines.

Rules of Court, Rule 77, Section 1. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against four independently published renderings of the Rules of Court — only text on which at least two independent publishers agree is shown.

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This is Section 1 of Rule 77 (Allowance Of Will Proved Outside Of Philippines And Administration Of Estate Thereunder) of the Rules of Court of the Philippines — the Special Proceedings rules (Rules 72–109), in force since January 1, 1964. The text above is reproduced verbatim. The text is reproduced as promulgated in 1964, so it names the courts of that era: Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 (1981) reorganized the judiciary and abolished the Court of First Instance and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, whose jurisdiction is now exercised by the Regional Trial Courts.

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