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Sec. 3. Cases governed. — These Rules shall govern the procedure to be observed in actions, civil or criminal, and special proceedings. (a) A civil action is one by which a party sues another for the enforcement or protection of a right, or the prevention or redress of a wrong. A civil action may either be ordinary or special. Both are governed by the rules for ordinary civil actions, subject to the specific rules prescribed for a special civil action. (b) A criminal action is one by which the State prosecutes a person for an act or omission punishable by law. (c) A special proceeding is a remedy by which a party seeks to establish a status, a right, or a particular fact.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 1, Section 3. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 3 of Rule 1 (General Provisions) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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