Under Rule 6 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure

The Complaint is the pleading alleging the plaintiff's cause or causes of

action. The names and residences of the plaintiff and defendant must be
stated in the complaint.
An Answer is a pleading in which a defending party sets forth his defenses.

A Pre-Trial informal conference among opposing attorneys and the judge in

which the issues are narrowly spelled out, and that, in civil cases, allows the
judge to encourage both parties toward reaching a settlement.

YULO VINCENT B. PANUNCIO, JR. LLB-3