Practice question
Does liberal construction automatically authorize admission of evidence excluded by the Constitution?
- Yes, whenever it is useful to the prosecution
- Yes, whenever the judge wants to finish quickly
- No; procedural liberality does not override constitutional exclusion
- Yes, if the party describes the case as important
- No; therefore no procedural rule may ever be relaxed
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 1, Section 6 (liberal construction for a just, speedy, inexpensive determination).
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, effective May 1, 2020; Rules 128 §§1–4, 130 §§1–2, 131 §1, and 133 §§1–2,6.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_263794_2025.html — CIR v. Marily Development Corporation, G.R. No. 263794, April 2, 2025, MAIN decision (justified evidentiary reopening and opportunity to examine and object).
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/apr2022/gr_248304_2022.html — Agapito v. Aeroplus Multi-Services, Inc., G.R. No. 248304, April 20, 2022, MAIN decision (limits on procedural and evidentiary liberality).
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, Article III §§2–3,12,14 (exclusionary protections and due process).
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