TY - BOOK AU - Punzalan,Noel Oliver E. TI - A quick guide: : top 20 changes to the rules of civil procedure & revised rules on evidence SN - 9786219602181 U1 - 347.59905 PY - 2020/// CY - San Juan City PB - Bayan at Batas Press KW - Civil procedure KW - Philippines KW - Evidence (Law) N1 - "Under A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC & A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC effective May 1, 2020." --Cover; No more reply unless the answer attaches an an actionable document (Rule 6, Section 2); New verification and certification forms (Rule 7, Section 3, 4, and 5); Contents of complaint and answer should already include names of witnesses with judicial affidavits (Rule 7, Section 6) and other evidence (Rule 8, Section 1); Affirmative defenses shall be resolved by court motu proprio but it can initiate a hearing on them first (Rule 8, Section 12); New periods to file pleadings (Rule 11); Only one extension of time to file answer (Rule 11, Section 12); Filing by courier (Rule 13, Section 3 [c]) and electronic means (Rule 13, Section 3 [d], and 9) with exemptions (Rule 13, Section 14); Presumptive service (Rule 13, Section 10); Apostille provisions (Rule 14, Section 9, Rule 132, Section 24); Litigious and non-litigious motions (Rule 15, Section 4, 5 and 6); Prohibited motions (Rule 15, Section 12); Rules of Court Annexed Mediation (CAM) and Judicial Dispute Resolution JDR (Rule 18) and changes (appearance, JDR raffled to another court, etc.); Continuous trial (Rule 30); Electronic documentary evidence (Rule 130, Section 4); Admissibility of lawyer and staff communication (Rule 130, Section 24 [b]); "Reasonably believed to be" doctrine for lawyers, psychotherapists, priest and ministers (Rule 130, Section 24 [b], [c] and [d]); Non-admissibility of withdrawn plea of guilty and plea bargaining (Rule 130, Section 28); Hearsay (Rule 130, Section 37); Exemptions to the Hearsay Rule (Rule 130, Section 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 50); Oral offer of evidence (Rule 132, Section 35) ER -