Under the amended Rules on Evidence, when the document being offered is a photocopy (duplicate), the proponent is no longer required to establish the exceptions to the Original Document Rule, such as proving that the original has been lost or destroyed. Neither is the proponent required, as a general rule, to produce the original document. This is because a photocopy is admissible to the same extent as the original.
Thus, for evidentiary purposes, a photocopy is treated as equivalent to the original unless: (1) a genuine question is raised regarding the authenticity of the original; or (2) under the circumstances, it would be unjust or inequitable to admit the duplicate in lieu of the original.
Accordingly, the default rule under the amended Rules on Evidence is that a duplicate (photocopy) is admissible to the same extent as the original, subject only to these two exceptions.
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. reveals more banks will follow the zero transfer fee announced by BPI, RCBC.
He says it will happen “in about two days.” | via @jekkipascual
'SIYA ‘YUNG NAGIGING TAINGA NG PARENTS NIYA'
Hinangaan ng netizens ang dedikasyon at pagmamahal ng isang limang taong gulang na bata mula sa Nueva Ecija matapos itong makitang nagsa-sign language habang kausap ang inang deaf and mute. #PhilSTARExclusives
PANOORIN: https://t.co/Ww9KBT6crh
BPI makes money transfers to banks or e-wallets permanently free starting July 1, 2026.
Previously, BPI app users were charged ₱10 for InstaPay transactions and ₱50 for PESONet transfers. | via @jekkipascual
"HINDI DAHILAN NA MENOR DE EDAD 'YUNG ANAK NIYO PARA SA HUSTISYA"
Labis ang pagdadalamhati ng mga magulang ng dalawa sa tatlong estudyanteng nasawi sa insidente ng pamamaril sa San Jose National High School, Tacloban City. | via @francisorcio
'SIYA 'YUNG BINU-BULLY PERO HINDI SIYA NAGSUSUMBONG.'
Isa 'yan sa mga nabanggit ng ama ni Chris Lorenz Fabian dahil gusto aniya ng anak na marami siyang kaibigan.
Si Lorenz ang estudyante sa viral video na sa halip na magtago ay humarang sa pinto para hindi makapasok ang mga shooter. Dahil sa kaniyang ginawa, nakaligtas ang kaniyang mga kaklase pero nabuwis naman ang kanyang buhay.
Hustisya ang sigaw ng pamilya ni Lorenz Fabian.
Nais ng ama ni Lorenz na mapanagot ang dalawang estudyanteng namaril. Kung hindi raw mapapanagot ang mga menor de edad... "Yung magulang na lang. Saan ba makakakuha ng baril 'yan kung hindi tinuruan?"
Panoorin ang buong panayam ng 24 Oras.
Tatlo ang nasawi sa Tacloban school shooting na nangyari nitong June 22, 2026.
Narito ang kanilang mga kuwento, ayon sa ulat ni Emil Sumangil sa 24 Oras.
Panoorin ang buong ulat: https://t.co/FzPBx1db1o
“It should be equal – whether you are an ordinary employee or a high-ranking official, it should be ‘no work, no pay’ for everyone,” Sen. Erwin Tulfo said. https://t.co/n3W7bYnWms | via @onenewsph