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Practice question: Judicial Notice and Judicial Admissions (Rule 129)

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Practice question

Which falls within mandatory judicial notice under Rule 129, Section 1?
  1. Every rumor about litigants
  2. Official acts of the legislative, executive and judicial departments of the Philippine National Government
  3. Every disputed private contract
  4. Every statement on social media
  5. Every judge's personal recollection of a neighborhood dispute

Legal references

  • 2019 Amendments to the Rules on Evidence, A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 129, Sections 1–4.
  • Reviewed primary authority, Rule 129, Sections 1–4, current amended hearing requirements: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html

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