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Sec. 3. Period for filing action. — If based on extrinsic fraud, the action must be filed within four years from its discovery; and if based on lack of jurisdiction, before it is barred by laches or estoppel.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 47, Section 3. 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 3 of Rule 47 (Annulment Of Judgments Or Final Orders And Resolutions) 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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