Good news to all OFWs and Filipino Residing Abroad!

Good news! Under Supreme Court Administrative Matter (AM) No. 20-12-01, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Filipinos residing abroad can now avail of video conferencing to testify in court hearings. PDF copy of AM 20-12-01 can be downloaded from this site: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/16099/?fbclid=IwAR0LWNGwldByYVsQ0zWR2kygpFLirxy9O9tsQTW6iMttTqrjOLG8qoiXhQU.

This makes it convenient and safe for OFWs and Filipinos residing abroad to file cases or testify in pending cases even when they are outside the country.For more information about AM No. 20-12-01, kindly email at causingdelacruzlaw@gmail.com.

All online consultations are free of charge.

January 28, 2021 0

Evidence allowed in First Level Courts in Criminal Cases

A.M. No. 15-06-10-SC, or the Revised Guidelines for Continuous Trial of Criminal Cases provides that: ” In criminal cases before First Level Courts (i.e. Municipal and Metropolitan Trial Courts, etc.), witness testimonies shall consist of (i) duly subscribed written statements given to law enforcement officers; or (ii) affidavits or counter-affidavits submitted during preliminary investigation; or (iii) if (i) and (ii) are not available, judicial affidavits.”

July 21, 2020 0

New Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence Effective 01 May 2020

2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure

May 4, 2020 0

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