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Act No. 190 Section 276

Personal knowledge and hearsay evidence.

Section 276

SEC. 276. Personal knowledge and hearsay evidence. — A witness can testify to those facts only which he knows of his own knowledge; that is, which are derived from his own perception, except in those few express cases in which his opinions or inferences from the declarations of others, as hereinafter stated, are admissible.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 276 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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