THE 1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

Rules1to71
[Took effect on July 1, 1997, in accordance with the resolution in Bar Matter No. 803 adopted by the Supreme Court in Baguio City
on April 8, 1997]

RULE1GENERALPROVISIONS

CIVIL ACTIONS
ORDINARYCIVILACTIONS
RULE2CAUSEOFACTION
RULE3PARTIESTOCIVIL
ACTIONS
RULE4VENUEOFACTIONS
RULE5UNIFORMPROCEDUREIN
TRIALCOURTS

PROCEDUREINREGIONALTRIALCOURTS
RULE6KINDSOFPLEADINGS
RULE7PARTSOFAPLEADING
RULE8MANNEROFMAKING
ALLEGATIONSINPLEADINGS
RULE9EFFECTOFFAILURETO
PLEAD
RULE10AMENDEDAND
SUPPLEMENTALPLEADINGS
RULE11WHENTOFILE
RESPONSIVEPLEADINGS
RULE12BILLOFPARTICULARS
RULE13FILINGANDSERVICEOF
PLEADINGS,JUDGMENTSANDOTHER
PAPERS
RULE14SUMMONS
RULE15MOTIONS
RULE16MOTIONTODISMISS
RULE17DISMISSALOFACTIONS
RULE18PRETRIAL

RULE19INTERVENTION
RULE20CALENDAROFCASES
RULE21SUBPOENA
RULE22COMPUTATIONOFTIME
RULE23DEPOSITIONSPENDING
ACTION
RULE24DEPOSITIONSBEFORE
ACTIONORPENDINGAPPEAL
RULE25INTERROGATORIESTO
PARTIES
RULE26ADMISSIONBYADVERSE
PARTY
RULE27PRODUCTIONOR
INSPECTIONOFDOCUMENTSOR
THINGS
RULE28PHYSICALANDMENTAL
EXAMINATIONOFPERSONS
RULE29REFUSALTOCOMPLYWITH
MODESOFDISCOVERY
RULE30TRIAL
RULE31CONSOLIDATIONOR
SEVERANCE
RULE32TRIALBYCOMMISSIONER
RULE33DEMURRERTOEVIDENCE
RULE34JUDGMENTONTHE
PLEADINGS
RULE35SUMMARYJUDGMENTS
RULE36JUDGMENTS,FINAL
ORDERSANDENTRYTHEREOF
RULE37NEWTRIALOR
RECONSIDERATION
RULE38RELIEFFROM
JUDGMENTS,ORDERS,OROTHER
PROCEEDINGS
RULE39EXECUTION,
SATISFACTIONANDEFFECTOF
JUDGMENTS

APPEALS

RULE40APPEALFROMMUNICIPAL
TRIALCOURTSTOTHEREGIONAL
TRIALCOURT
RULE41APPEALFROMTHE
REGIONALTRIALCOURTS
RULE42PETITIONFORREVIEW
FROMTHEREGIONALTRIALCOURTS
TOTHECA
RULE43APPEALSFROMTHECOURT
OFTAXAPPEALSANDQUASI
JUDICIALAGENCY

PROCEDUREINTHECOURTOFAPPEALS
RULE44ORDINARYAPPEALED
CASES
RULE45APPEALBYCERTIORARI
TOTHESUPREMECOURT
RULE46ORIGINALCASES
RULE47ANNULMENTOFJUDGMENTS
ORFINALORDERSANDRESOLUTIONS
RULE48PRELIMINARYCONFERENCE
RULE49ORALARGUMENT
RULE50DISMISSALOFAPPEAL
RULE51JUDGMENT
RULE52MOTIONFOR
RECONSIDERATION
RULE53NEWTRIAL
RULE54INTERNALBUSINESS
RULE55PUBLICATIONOF
JUDGMENTSANDFINALRESOLUTION

PROCEDUREINTHESUPREMECOURT
RULE56AORIGINALCASES
RULE56BAPPEALEDCASES

PROVISIONALREMEDIES
RULE57PRELIMINARYATTACHMENT
RULE58PRELIMINARYINJUNCTION
RULE59RECEIVERSHIP
RULE60REPLEVIN
RULE61SUPPORTPENDENTELITE

SPECIALCIVILACTIONS
RULE62INTERPLEADER
RULE63DECLARATORYRELIEFAND
SIMILARREMEDIES
RULE64REVIEWOFJUDGMENTS

ANDFINALORDERS

RULE65CERTIORARI,
PROHIBITIONANDMANDAMUS
RULE66QUOWARRANTO
RULE67EXPROPRIATION
RULE68FORECLOSUREOFREAL
ESTATEMORTGAGE
RULE69PARTITION
RULE70FORCIBLEENTRYAND
UNLAWFULDETAINER
RULE71CONTEMPT
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RULESONSPECIALPROCEEDINGS
Rules72to109
GENERALPROVISIONS
.
RULE72SUBJECTMATTERAND
APPLICABILITYOFGENERALRULES

SETTLEMENTOFESTATEOFDECEASEDPERSONS
.
RULE73VENUEANDPROCESSES
RULE74SUMMARYSETTLEMENTOF
ESTATES
RULE75PRODUCTIONOFWILL;
ALLOWANCEOFWILLNECESSARY
RULE76ALLOWANCEOF
DISALLOWANCEOFWILL
RULE77ALLOWANCEOFWILL
PROVEDOUTSIDEOFTHE
PHILIPPINESAND
ADMINISTRATIONOFESTATE
THEREUNDER
RULE78LETTERSTESTAMENTARY
ANDOFADMINISTRATION;WHEAND
TOWHOMISSUED
RULE79OPPOSINGISSUANCESOF
LETTERSTESTAMENTARY;PETITION
ANDCONTEST
FORLETTERSOF
ADMINISTRATION
RULE80SPECIALADMINISTRATOR
RULE81BONDOFEXECUTORSAND
ADMINISTRATORS
RULE82REVOCATIONOF
ADMINISTRATION,DEATH,
RESIGNATION,
ANDREMOVALOFEXECUTORS
ORADMINISTRATORS
RULE83INVENTORYAND
APPRAISAL;PROVISIONFORSUPPORT
OFFAMILY
RULE84GENERALPOWERSAND

DUTIESOFEXECUTORSAND
ADMINISTRATORS
RULE85ACCOUNTABILITYAND
COMPENSATIONOFEXECUTORSAND
ADMINISTRATORS
RULE86CLAIMSAGAINSTESTATE
RULE87ACTIONSBYANDAGAINST
EXECUTORSANDADMINISTRATORS
RULE88PAYMENTOFTHEDEBTS
OFTHEESTATE
RULE89SALES,MORTGAGESAND
OTHERENCUMBRANCESOFPROPERTY
OFDECEDENT
RULE90DISTRIBUTIONAND
PARTITIONOFTHEESTATE
RULE91ESCHEATS

GENERALGUARDIANSANDGUARDIANSHIP
.
RULE92VENUE
RULE93APPOINTMENTOF
GUARDIAN
RULE94BONDSOFGUARDIANS
RULE95SELLINGAND
ENCUMBERINGPROPERTYOFWARD
RULE96GENERALPOWERSAND
DUTIESOFGUARDIANS
RULE97TERMINATIONOF
GUARDIANSHIP
RULE98TRUSTEES
RULE99ADOPTIONANDCUSTODY
OFMINORS
RULE100RESCISSIONAND
REVOCATIONOFADOPTION
RULE101PROCEEDINGSFOR
HOSPITALIZATIONOFINSANE
PERSONS
RULE102HABEASCORPUS
RULE103CHANGEOFNAME
RULE104VOLUNTARYDISSOLUTION
OFCORPORATIONS
RULE105JUDICIALAPPROVALOF

VOLUNTARYRECOGNITION
OFMINORNATURAL
CHILDREN
RULE106CONSTITUTIONOF
FAMILYHOME
RULE107ABSENTEES
RULE108CANCELLATIONOR
CORRECTIONOFENTRIESINTHE
CIVILREGISTRY
RULE109APPEALSINSPECIAL
PROCEEDINGS

1985 RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Rules110to127
[As Amended per Resolutions Adopted by the Supreme Court
on June 17, 1988 and July 7, 1989]

CRIMINALPROCEDURE
RULE110PROSECUTIONOF
OFFENSES
RULE111PROSECUTIONOFCIVIL
ACTION
RULE112PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION
RULE113ARREST
RULE114BAIL
RULE115RIGHTSOFACCUSED
RULE116ARRAIGNMENTANDPLEA
RULE117MOTIONTOQUASH
RULE118PRETRIAL
RULE119TRIAL
RULE120JUDGMENT
RULE121NEWTRIALOR
RECONSIDERATION
RULE122APPEAL
RULE123PROCEDUREINTHE
MUNICIPALTRIALCOURTS
RULE124PROCEDUREINTHE
COURTOFAPPEALS
RULE125PROCEDUREINTHE
SUPREMECOURT
RULE126SEARCHANDSEIZURE
RULE127PROVISIONALREMEDIES
INCRIMINALCASES