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Sec. 4. Validity of summons and issuance of alias summons[.]. — Summons shall remain valid until duly served, unless it is recalled by the court. In case of loss or destruction of summons, the court may, upon motion, issue an alias summons. There is failure of service after unsuccessful attempts to personally serve the summons on the defendant in his or her address indicated in the complaint. Substituted service should be in the manner provided under Section 6 of this Rule.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 14, Section 4. 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 4 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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