Section 1. Request for admission.

At any time after issues have been joined, a party may

file and serve upon any other party may file and serve upon any other party a written request
for the admission by the latter of the genuineness of any material and relevant document
described in and exhibited with the request or of the truth of any material and relevant matter
of fact set forth in the request. Copies of the documents shall be delivered with the request
unless copy have already been furnished.

RULE 25

RULE 26

Specific details or evidentiary matters are

sought. The questions asked are who, what,
where, etc.

Admissions are sought. Thus, the questions are answerable

yes or no

Can be availed if there is an answer served or

none yet, with leave of court in the latter case

Can be availed of without leave of court

What a request may include

SAdmission of the genuineness of any material and relevant document described
in and exhibited with the request
SAdmission of the truth of any relevant and material matter of fact set forth in the
request
Purpose of written admission
STo allow one party to request the adverse party in writing to admit certain
material and relevant matters which most likely will not be disputed during the
trial
STo avoid unnecessary inconvenience to the parties going through the rigors of
proof before trial
STo expedite trial and relieve parties of the costs of proving facts which will not be
disputed on trial and the truth of which can be ascertained by reasonable inquiry

Sec. 2
Each of the matters of which an admission is requested shall be deemed admitted unless,
within a period designated in the request, which shall not be less than fifteen (15) days after
service thereof, or within such further time as the court may allow on motion, the party to
whom the request is directed files and serves upon the party requesting the admission a
sworn statement either denying specifically the matters of which an admission is requested or
setting forth in detail the reasons why he cannot truthfully either admit or deny those matters.
S"the interrogatories ... are nothing but a reiteration of a portion of the plaintiffs
allegations in the complaint, which have already been answered and denied by
the defendant in his answer" hence, they "need not be answered again if asked in
the form of interrogatories.
SRule 26 contemplates interrogatories that would clarify and tend to show light on
the truth or falsity of the allegations of the complaint, and does not refer to a
mere reiteration of what has been alleged in the complaint and unconditionally
denied in the answer.

PO v CA
Facts: The petitioner filed in 1971 a complaint for P35,000 damages against the private
respondent Jose P. Mananzan as operator of a banca service for shooting the rapids at
Pagsanjan Falls, arising from an accidental spill into the water, which she and her friend
suffered when the banca in which they were riding capsized during their trip back to town.
After Mananzan had answered the complaint, petitioner served upon him a request for
admission.
On February 27, 1971, Mananzan asked for an extension of time to answer the request for
admission. The petitioner opposed the motion for extension of time on account of alleged
defects in the notice of hearing.
On March 4, 1971, the petitioner filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that
there exists no genuine or substantial controversy on any issue of fact raised in the complaint
because the defendant, by failure to answer her request for admission within the
reglementary period is deemed to have admitted the facts set forth in the request.
Mananzan answered the request for admission and sent a copy of his answer to the
petitioner. He filed an opposition to the petitioner's motion for summary judgment.
Respondent Judge Lustre denied the motion for summary judgment, observing that "the
interrogatories ... are nothing but a reiteration of a portion of the plaintiffs allegations in the
complaint, which have already been answered and denied by the defendant in his answer"
hence, they "need not be answered again if asked in the form of interrogatories."
Rule 26 contemplates interrogatories that would clarify and tend to show light on the truth or
falsity of the allegations of the complaint, and does not refer to a mere reiteration of what has
been alleged in the complaint and unconditionally denied in the answer.
An examination of petitioner's complaint and her request for admission confirms Judge
Lustre's finding (which the Court of Appeals upheld) that the "fact" set forth in the request for
admission, including the amount of damages claimed, are the same factual allegations set
forth in her complaint which the defendant either admitted or denied in his answer.
A party should not be compelled to admit matters of fact already admitted by his pleading and
concerning which there is no issue (Sherr vs. East, 71 A2d 752, Terry 260, cited in 27 C.J.S.
91), nor should he be required to make a second denial of those already denied in his answer
to the complaint. A request for admission is not intended to merely reproduce or reiterate the
allegations of the requesting party's pleading but should set forth relevant evidentiary matters
of fact, or documents described in and exhibited with the request, whose purpose is to
establish said party's cause of action or defense. Unless it serves that purpose, it is, as
correctly observed by the Court of Appeals, "pointless, useless," and "a mere redundancy."
Remedy
The remedy of the party in this case is to file a motion to be relieved of the
consequences of an implied admission
Sec. 3. Effect of Admission Any admission made by a party pursuant to such request is for
the purpose of the pending action only and shall not constitute an admission by him for
any other purpose nor may the same be used against him in any other proceeding.
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For purpose of evidence.

An admission made by a party pursuant to a request of the other party is only

good for that case.

It is only valid for the pending case.

It cannot be used for any other purpose or any other proceeding

Sec. 4. Withdrawal The court may allow the party making an admission under this Rule,
whether express or implied, to withdraw or amend it upon such terms as may be just.
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Admissions made expressly or impliedly are binding.

The admission can be withdrawn, changed or amended with leave of court.

Sec. 5
Unless otherwise allowed by the court for good cause shown and to prevent a failure of
justice a party who fails to file and serve a request for admission on the adverse party of
material and relevant facts at issue which are, or ought to be, within the personal knowledge
of the latter, shall not be permitted to present evidence on such facts.