Practice question
A public officer writes a purely personal, unacknowledged holiday letter unrelated to official duty. Does the writer’s government employment alone put it in Section 19(a)?
- No.
- Yes, every word written by an employee is an official act.
- Yes, personal correspondence always is a tribunal record.
- Yes, a government salary automatically acknowledges a letter.
- Yes, relevance alone makes every document public.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 132, Sections 19-36 as specifically discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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