Lecture by Dean Ma.

Soledad Deriquito-Mawis on the 2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997

Rules of Civil Procedure
COMPARATIVE MATRIX
1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC NOTES
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1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 2019 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
1997 RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
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RULE 6 KINDS OF PLEADINGS
Section 1. Pleadings defined. — Pleadings are
the written statements of the respective claims
and defenses of the parties submitted to the court
for appropriate judgment. (1a)
Section 1. Pleadings defined. - Pleadings are
the written statements of the respective
claims and defenses of the parties submitted
to the court for appropriate judgment. (1)
Section 2. Pleadings allowed. — The claims of a
party are asserted in a complaint, counterclaim,
cross-claim, third (fourth, etc.)-party complaint, or
complaint-in-intervention.
The defenses of a party are alleged in the answer
to the pleading asserting a claim against him.
An answer may be responded to by a reply. (n)
Section 2. Pleadings allowed. - The claims
of a party are asserted in a complaint,
counterclaim, cross-claim, third (fourth, etc.)-
party complaint, or complaint-in-intervention.
The defenses of a party are alleged in the
answer to the pleading asserting a claim
against him or her.
An answer may be responded to by a reply
only if the defending party attaches an
actionable document to the answer. (2a)