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Jun 20, 1997 forcible entry ejectment summary procedure civil procedure supreme court philippine law

Forcible Entry and the Rule on Summary Procedure: Why Deadlines Are Strict

Philippine forcible entry cases run on strict deadlines. A late answer under the Rule on Summary Procedure can mean automatic loss, as this case shows.

Apr 17, 1997 civil-procedure summary-procedure jurisdiction pleadings ejectment agrarian-disputes

Amending Pleadings When CAN YOU Change Your Legal Strategy

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when courts must consider late answers and jurisdictional challenges in summary procedure cases.

Oct 2, 1996 gross ignorance of the law summary procedure warrant of arrest judicial discipline malicious mischief

Gross Ignorance of the Law: When Judges Fail to Follow Basic Legal Procedures

A judge who issued a warrant of arrest in a summary procedure case was fined for gross ignorance of the law. Learn the rules.