THE 1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

Rule 1General Provisions

CIVIL ACTIONSOrdinary Civil ActionsRule 2Cause of Action

Rule 3Parties to Civil Actions

Rule 4Venue of Actions

Rule5Uniform Procedure in Trial Courts

PROCEDURE IN REGIONAL TRIAL COURTSRule 6Kinds of Pleadings

Rule 7Parts of a Pleading

Rule 8Manner of Making Allegations in Pleadings

Rule 9Effect of Failure to Plead

Rule 10Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Rule 11When to File Responsive Pleadings

Rule 12Bill of Particulars

Rule 13Filing and Service of Pleadings, Judgments and other Papers

Rule 14Summons

Rule 15Motions

Rule 16Motion to Dismiss

Rule 17Dismissal of Actions

Rule 18Pre-trial

Rule 19Intervention

Rule 20Calendar of Cases

Rule 21Subpoena

Rule 22Computation of Time

Modes of Discovery (Rule 23-29)Rule 23Depositions Pending Action

Rule 24Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal

Rule 25Interrogatories to Parties

Rule 26Admission by Adverse Party

Rule 27Production or Inspections of Documents, or Things

Rule 28Physical and Mental Examination of Persons

Rule 29Refusal to Comply with Modes of Discovery

Rule 30Trial

Rule 31Consolidation or Severance

Rule 32Trial by Commissioner

Rule 33Demurrer to Evidence

Rule 34Judgment on the Pleadings

Rule 35Summary Judgments

Rule 36Judgments, Final Orders and Entry Thereof

Rule 37New Trial or Reconsideration

Rule 38Relief from Judgments, Orders, or other Proceedings

Rule 39Execution, Satisfaction and Effect of Judgments

APPEALSRule 40Appeal from MTC to RTC

Rule 41Appeal from the RTC (exercising original jurisdiction)

Rule 42Petition for Review from the RTC to the CA

Rule 43Appeals from the Court of Tax Appeals and Quasi- Judicial Agencies to CA

Procedure in the Court of AppealsRule 44Ordinary Appealed Cases

Rule 45Appeal by Certiorari to the Supreme Court

Rule 46Original Cases

Rule 47Annulment of Judgments or Final Orders and Resolutions

Rule 48Preliminary Conference

Rule 49Oral Argument

Rule 50 Dismissal of Appeal

Rule 51Judgment

Rule 52Motion for Reconsideration

Rule 53New Trial

Rule 54Internal Business

Rule 55Publication of Judgments and Final Resolutions

PROCEDURE IN THE SUPREME COURTRule 56A. Original CasesB. Appealed Cases

PROVISIONAL REMEDIESRule 57Preliminary Attachment

Rule 58Preliminary Injunction

Rule 59Receivership

Rule 60Replevin

Rule 61Support Pendente Lite