Rule 14, Section 20 — Return

Text of the provision

Sec. 20. Return. — Within thirty calendar days from issuance of summons by the clerk of court and receipt thereof, the sheriff or process server, or person authorized by the court, shall complete its service. Within five calendar days from service of summons, the server shall file with the court and serve a copy of the return to the plaintiff's counsel, personally, by registered mail, or by electronic means authorized by the Rules. Should substituted service have been effected, the return shall state the following: The impossibility of prompt personal service within a period of thirty calendar days from issue and receipt of summons; The date and time of the three attempts on at least two different dates to cause personal service and the details of the inquiries made to locate the defendant residing thereat; and The name of the person at least eighteen years of age and of sufficient discretion residing thereat, name of competent person in charge of the defendant's office or regular place of business, or name of the officer of the homeowners' association or condominium corporation or its chief security officer in charge of the community or building where the defendant may be found.

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