Practice question
A foreign private juridical entity is validly served through the government official designated by law. The entity later receives the summons. Counsel applies the ordinary domestic thirty-day period and ignores Section2’s specific trigger. Which is best?
- Every foreign defendant has the same period regardless of service
- The date of the lawsuit alone controls
- The entity may never answer
- Section2 provides sixty calendar days after receipt by the entity in the specified government-official service setting
- Any government office may privately choose an unlimited period
Legal references
- AM19-10-20-SC Rule11 Section2: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
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