Text of the provision
Sec. 15. Service upon public corporations. — When the defendant is the Republic of the Philippines, service may be effected on the Solicitor General; in case of a province, city or municipality, or like public corporations, service may be effected on its executive head, or on such other officer or officers as the law or the court may direct.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 14, Section 15. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 15 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.
Related provisions
- Section 14 — Service upon foreign private juridical entit[ies].
- Section 16 — Service upon defendant whose identity or whereabouts are unknown.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.