RULES OF COURT

RULE 1- General Provision CIVIL ACTIONS Ordinary Civil Actions RULE 2- Cause of Action RULE 3- Parties to Civil Actions RULE 4- Venue of Actions RULE 5- Uniform Procedure in Trial Courts PROCEDURE IN REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS RULE 6- Kinds of Pleadings RULE 7- Parts of a Pleading RULE 8- Manner of Making Allegations in Pleadings RULE 9- Effect of Failure to Plead RULE 10- Amended and Supplemental Pleadings RULE 11 -When to File Responsive Pleadings RULE 12- Bill of Particulars RULE 13- Filing and Service of Pleadings, Judgments and Other Papers RULE 14- Summons RULE 15- Motions RULE 16- Motion to Dismiss RULE 17- Dismissal of Actions RULE 18- Pre-Trial RULE 19- Intervention RULE 20- Calendar of Cases RULE 21- Subpoena RULE 22- Computation of Time RULE 23- Depositions Pending Action RULE 24- Depositions before Action or Pending Appeal RULE 25- Interrogatories to Parties RULE 26- Admission by Adverse Party RULE 27- Production or Inspection of Documents or Things RULE 28- Physical and Mental Examination of Persons RULE 29- Refusal to Comply with Modes of Discovery RULE 30- Trial RULE 31- Consolidation or Severance RULE 32- Trial by Commissioner RULE 33- Demurrer to Evidence RULE 34- Judgment on the Pleadings RULE 35- Summary Judgments RULE 36- Judgments, Final Orders and Entry Thereof RULE 37- New Trial or Reconsiderations RULE 38- Relief from Judgments, Orders, or Other Proceedings RULE 39- Execution, Satisfaction and Effect of Judgments APPEALS

RULE 40- Appeal from Municipal Trial Courts to the Regional Trial Courts RULE 41- Appeal from the Regional Trial Courts RULE 42- Petition for Review from the Regional Trial Courts to the Court of Appeals RULE 43- Appeals from the Court of Tax Appeals and Quasi-Judicial Agencies to the Court of Appeals PROCEDURE IN THE COURT OF APPEALS RULE 44- Ordinary Appealed Cases RULE 45- Appeal by Certiorari to the Supreme Court RULE 46- Original Cases RULE 47- Annulment of Judgments of Final Orders and Resolutions RULE 48- Preliminary Conference RULE 49- Oral Argument RULE 50- Dismissal of Appeal RULE 51- Judgment RULE 52- Motion for Reconsideration RULE 53- New Trial RULE 54- Internal Business RULE 55- Publications of Judgments and Final Resolutions PROCEDURE IN THE SUPREME COURT RULE 56- Original / Appealed Cases PROVISIONAL REMEDIES RULE 57- Preliminary Attachment RULE 58- Preliminary Injunction RULE 59- Receivership RULE 60- Replevin RULE 61- Support Pendente Lite SPECIAL CIVIL ACTIONS RULE 62- Interpleader RULE 63- Declaratory Relief and Similar Remedies RULE 64- Review of Judgments and Final Orders or Resolutions of the Commission on Elections and the Commission on Audit RULE 65- Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus RULE 66- Quo Warranto RULE 67- Expropriation RULE 68- Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage RULE 69- Partition RULE 70- Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer RULE 71- Contempt