Text of the provision
Sec. 6. Execution by motion or by independent action. — A final and executory judgment or order may be executed on motion within five years from the date of its entry. After the lapse of such time, and before it is barred by the statute of limitations, a judgment may be enforced by action. The revived judgment may also be enforced by motion within five years from the date of its entry and thereafter by action before it is barred by the statute of limitations.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 39, Section 6. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 6 of Rule 39 (Execution, Satisfaction And Effect Of Judgments) 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 5 — Effect of reversal of executed judgment.
- Section 7 — Execution in case of death of party.
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