Rule 39, Section 15 — Notice of sale of property on execution

Text of the provision

Sec. 15. Notice of sale of property on execution. — Before the sale of property on execution, notice thereof must be given as follows: (a) In case of perishable property, by posting written notice of the time and place of the sale in three public places, preferably in conspicuous areas of the municipal or city hall, post office and public market in the municipality or city where the sale is to take place, for such time as may be reasonable, considering the character and condition of the property; (b) In case of other personal property, by posting a similar notice in the three public places above-mentioned for not less than five days; (c) In case of real property, by posting for twenty days in the three public places above- mentioned a similar notice particularly describing the property and stating where the property is to be sold, and if the assessed value of the property exceeds fifty thousand (P50,000.00) pesos, by publishing a copy of the notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in one newspaper selected by raffle, whether in English, Filipino, or any major regional language published, edited and circulated or, in the absence thereof, having general circulation in the province or city; (d) In all cases, written notice of the sale shall be given to the judgment obligor, at least three days before the sale, except as provided in paragraph (a) hereof where notice shall be given at any time before the sale, in the same manner as personal service of pleadings and other papers as provided by section 6 of Rule 13. The notice shall specify the place, date and exact time of the sale which should not be earlier than nine o'clock in the morning and not later than two o'clock in the afternoon. The place of the sale may be agreed upon by the parties. In the absence of such agreement, the sale of real property or personal property not capable of manual delivery shall be held in the office of the clerk of court of the Regional Trial Court or the Municipal Trial Court which issued the writ or which was designated by the appellate court. In the case of personal property capable of manual delivery, the sale shall be held in the place where the property is located.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 39, Section 15. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.