Regarding the absence of Vergara’s original RA 9225 documents before the BI, the high court said “the issue in the present case pertains to the existence and due execution of these documents and not their contents…. The best evidence rule requiring the production of the original documents does not apply.”
Source: SC: Nueva Ecija Rep. Ria Vergara is Filipino citizen | Inquirer News
LN: Kasi nga the material issue is not the content of the document but its due execution and existence. Pft