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Sec. 1. Clerk to issue summons. — Unless the complaint is on its face dismissible under Section 1, Rule 9, the court shall, within five calendar days from receipt of the initiatory pleading and proof of payment of the requisite legal fees, direct the clerk of court to issue the corresponding summons to the defendants.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 14, Section 1. 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 1 of Rule 14 (Summons) 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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