Service of Summons Proof Preparation in Court Applications

When the defendant does not reside and is not found in the Philippines, and the action affects the personal status of the plaintiff or relates to, or the subject of which is, property within the Philippines, in which the defendant has or claims a lien or interest, actual or contingent, or in which the relief demanded consists, wholly or in part, in excluding the defendant from any interest therein, or the property of the defendant has been attached within the Philippines, in which case a copy of the summons and order of the court shall be sent by registered mail to the last known address of the defendant, or in any other manner the court may deem sufficient.Any order granting such leave shall specify a reasonable time, which shall not be less than sixty (60) calendar days after notice, within which the defendant must answer.(15a) (2019 Amendments).Section 18.Residents temporarily out of the Philippines.— When any action is commenced against a defendant who ordinarily resides within the Philippines, but who is temporarily out of it, SERVICE MAY, by LEAVE OF COURT, be also effected out of the Philippines, as under the preceding Section.Section 19.Leave of court.

When the defendant does not reside and is not found in the Philippines, and the action affects the personal status of the plaintiff or relates to, or the subject of which is, property within the Philippines, in which the defendant has or claims a lien or interest, actual or contingent, or in which the relief demanded consists, wholly or in part, in excluding the defendant from any interest therein, or the property of the defendant has been attached within the Philippines, SERVICE may, by LEAVE OF COURT, be effected out of the Philippines by personal service as under Section 6; or as provided for in international conventions to which the Philippines is a party; or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in such places and for such time as the court may order, in which case a copy of the summons and order of the court shall be sent by registered mail to the last known address of the defendant, or in any other manner the court may deem sufficient.Any order granting such leave shall specify a reasonable time, which shall not be less than sixty (60) calendar days after notice, within which the defendant must answer.(15a) (2019 Amendments).Section 18.Residents temporarily out of the Philippines.— When any action is commenced against a defendant who ordinarily resides within the Philippines, but who is temporarily out of it, SERVICE MAY, by LEAVE OF COURT, be also effected out of the Philippines, as under the preceding Section.Section 19.Leave of court.

When the defendant does not reside and is not found in the Philippines, and the action affects the personal status of the plaintiff or relates to, or the subject of which is, property within the Philippines, in which the defendant has or claims a lien or interest, actual or contingent, or in which the relief demanded consists, wholly or in part, in excluding the defendant from any interest therein, or the property of the defendant has been attached within the Philippines, service may, by leave of court, be effected out of the Philippines by personal service as under Section 6; or as provided for in international conventions to which the Philippines is a party; or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in such places and for such time as the court may order, in which case a copy of the summons and order of the court shall be sent by registered mail to the last known address of the defendant, or in any other manner the court may deem sufficient.Any order granting such leave shall specify a reasonable time, which shall not be less than sixty (60) calendar days after notice, within which the defendant must answer.(15a) (2019 Amendments).Section 18.Residents temporarily out of the Philippines.— When any action is commenced against a defendant who ordinarily resides within the Philippines, but who is temporarily out of it, SERVICE MAY, by LEAVE OF COURT, be also effected out of the Philippines, as under the preceding Section.Section 19.Leave of court.