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made through registered mail is proved by the registry receipt issued by the
mailing office and an affidavit of the person mailing of facts showing
compliance with Section 7 of Rule 13 (See Section 13, Rule 13, 1997 Rules of
Civil Procedure). If, in addition to the registry receipt, it is required in civil
cases that an affidavit of mailing as proof of service be presented, then with
more reason should we hold in criminal cases that a registry receipt alone is
insufficient as proof of mailing. In the instant case, the prosecution failed to
present the testimony, or at least the affidavit, of the person mailing that,
indeed, the demand letter was sent.