EPISODE 137: Documentary Evidence: Photocopy v. Original

<p>𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵?</p><p>Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Judge Janice L. Andrade-Udarbe, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Lucena City, Quezon, and Acting Presiding Judge of Pasig City RTC Branch 161. Judge Andrade-Udarbe is also Professorial Lecturer at the Philippine Judicial Academy, an MCLE Lecturer, a law professor, Bar reviewer, and author of law books.</p><p>Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Judge Andrade-Udarbe discuss the admissibility of duplicates or photocopies as court evidence within the context of the case of 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘷. 𝘠𝘣𝘰 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢, G.R. No. 265758. This Decision was penned by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and promulgated by the Supreme Court First Division on February 3, 2025.</p><p><br></p>