Practice question
A defendant timely raises lack of jurisdiction over his person in the answer to an ordinary civil complaint governed by the amended rules. Explain why the objection must be assessed under the current affirmative-defense framework instead of assuming every answer necessarily waives it.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html — Rule 14, Section 23; Rule 8, Section 12; Rule 15, Section 12.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/dec2021/gr_240671_2021.html — Eastern Heights v. Tagumpay Realty, G.R. 240671, December 6, 2021, Court resolution, express discussion of the 2019 amendment.
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