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Practice question: Defendant Whose Identity or Location are Unknown

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

Current section 16 expressly refers to a ninety-calendar-day period. From what event does its text measure that period?
  1. The first newspaper invoice
  2. The first witness interview
  3. The commencement of the action
  4. The final judgment
  5. The defendant’s eventual return

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — current Rule 14 sections 16, 19 and 22, unknown identity or whereabouts, ninety-day reference from commencement, leave, minimum answer period and publication proof.

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