Chapter 2

• character is defined to be the possession by a person of certain qualities of mind and morals distinguishing him from others
• reputation is the opinion generally entertained of a person derive from common report of the people who are acquainted from him
• good moral character includes all the elements essential to make such a character; among these are the common honesty veracity, especially in all professional intercourse
• Evidence "relevant"

  refers to the direct evidence. here, there is no need of deductions or conclusions. if a witness says he saw the shooting , that is direct evidence which is automatically relevant without need of inferences or deductions.
• Collateral matters: as a rule, matters which are all along the periphery of the main fact in issue are irrelevant

  Except: what is known as Probabilistic evidence - or those may be "collateral" as they may seem and yet they "tend to prove in any reasonable degree the probability of a fact in issue."
• Filipino character refers to the set of qualities, behaviors and values that are commonly associated with the people of the philippines.