Revised Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Revised Rules of Civil Procedure is a codified set of procedural rules governing how civil cases are filed, tried, and resolved in Philippine courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine Supreme Court issuance
codified rules
procedural law
appliesTo Philippine trial courts
Regional Trial Courts
first-level courts
authorityType subordinate legislation
bindingOn all Philippine courts in civil cases
litigants in Philippine civil cases
constitutionalBasis Article VIII Section 5(5) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
country Philippines
distinguishedFrom Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure
enforceableBy Judiciary of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine courts
form court rules
governs civil actions
ordinary civil proceedings
special civil actions
includes Rule on appeals
Rule 33 – Demurrer to Evidence
surface form: Rule on demurrer to evidence

Rule on execution of judgments
Rule on judgment
Rule on motions
Rule on new trial or reconsideration
Rule on parties to civil actions
Rule on pleadings
Rule on pre-trial
Rule on summons
Rule on trial
Rule on venue of actions
issuedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
language English
legalBasis 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
surface form: 1987 Philippine Constitution
legalSystem Philippine legal system
nature remedial law
purpose to secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive disposition of every civil action
regulates class suits
intervention in civil actions
modes of discovery in civil cases
summary procedures in specified civil cases
scope civil procedure in Philippine courts
subjectMatter appeals in civil cases
execution of judgments
filing of civil complaints
judgments
motions and incidents
pre-trial
procedure in civil cases
service of pleadings
trial

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Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines appliesProcedure Revised Rules of Civil Procedure
Rules of Court of the Philippines contains Revised Rules of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Rule 10 – Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Rules of Court of the Philippines contains Revised Rules of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Rule 11 – When to File Responsive Pleadings
Rules of Court of the Philippines contains Revised Rules of Civil Procedure
this entity surface form: Rule 13 – Filing and Service of Pleadings, Judgments and Other Papers