Rule 14, Section 14 — Service upon foreign private juridical entit[ies]

Text of the provision

Sec. 14. Service upon foreign private juridical entit[ies]. — When the defendant is a foreign private juridical entity which has transacted or is doing business in the Philippines, as defined by law, service may be made on its resident agent designated in accordance with law for that purpose, or, if there be no such agent, on the government official designated by law to that effect, or on any of its officers, agents, directors or trustees within the Philippines. If the foreign private juridical entity is not registered in the Philippines, or has no resident agent but has transacted or is doing business in it, as defined by law, such service may, with leave of court, be effected outside of the Philippines through any of the following means: (a) By personal service coursed through the appropriate court in the foreign country with the assistance of the [D]epartment of [F]oreign [A]ffairs; (b) By publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the country where the defendant may be found and by serving a copy of the summons and the court order by registered mail at the last known address of the defendant; (c) By facsimile; (d) By electronic means with the prescribed proof of service; or (e) By such other means as the court, in its discretion, may direct.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 14, Section 14. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.