Practice question
A nonresident applicant’s designated resident agent permanently leaves the Philippines. The applicant refuses any replacement, claiming the first appointment lasts regardless of departure. What does Section 16 provide?
- A substitute must be appointed forthwith; failure may lead to dismissal
- No replacement is ever necessary
- The agent becomes a court forever
- The application is automatically granted
- The registrar must act as private agent
Legal references
- PD1529, Sections16,18,20,25,28-29,40-43,55-58 and70,76-77: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html
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