Practice question
An ordinary private loan note is kept in a government office merely for a pending investigation; no acknowledgment, treaty status or legally required public-record entry is shown. Does location alone necessarily convert the note into a public document?
- Yes, every paper inside a government building is public under Section 19
- Yes, investigation automatically proves due execution
- No private note may ever be used as evidence
- It becomes a last will automatically
- No
Legal references
- 2019 Rules on Evidence, Rule 132 Section 19: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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