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Aliens not included in the foregoing exceptions may Prohibitive laws concerning persons, their acts or
adopt Filipino children in accordance with the rules property, and those which have, for their object,
on inter-country adoptions as may be provided by public order, public policy and good customs shall
law. (28a, E. O. 91 and PD 603) not be rendered ineffective by laws or judgments
promulgated, or by determinations or conventions
Art. 187. The following may not be adopted: agreed upon in a foreign country. (11a)
(1) A person of legal age, unless he or she is a
child by nature of the adopter or his or her Art. 815. When a Filipino is in a foreign country, he
spouse, or, prior to the adoption, said person is authorized to make a will in any of the forms
has been consistently considered and treated established by the law of the country in which he
by the adopter as his or her own child during may be. Such will may be probated in the
minority. Philippines. (n)
(2) An alien with whose government the
Republic of the Philippines has no diplomatic Art. 816. The will of an alien who is abroad
relations; and produces effect in the Philippines if made with the
(3) A person who has already been adopted formalities prescribed by the law of the place in
unless such adoption has been previously which he resides, or according to the formalities
revoked or rescinded. (30a, E. O. 91 and PD observed in his country, or in conformity with those
603) which this Code prescribes. (n)
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Art. 818. Two or more persons cannot make a will and securities mentioned in the presiding
jointly, or in the same instrument, either for their number;
reciprocal benefit or for the benefit of a third 4. While being public officers or employees,
person. (669) should commit an offense in the exercise of
their functions; or
Art. 819. Wills, prohibited by the preceding article, 5. Should commit any of the crimes against
executed by Filipinos in a foreign country shall not national security and the law of nations, defined
be valid in the Philippines, even though authorized in Title One of Book Two of this Code.
by the laws of the country where they may have
been executed. (733a)
CORPORATION CODE
Art. 829. A revocation done outside the
Philippines, by a person who does not have his Sec. 133. Doing business without a license. — No
domicile in this country, is valid when it is done foreign corporation transacting business in the
according to the law of the place where the will was Philippines without a license, or its successors or
made, or according to the law of the place in which assigns, shall be permitted to maintain or intervene
the testator had his domicile at the time; and if the in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or
revocation takes place in this country, when it is in administrative agency of the Philippines; but such
accordance with the provisions of this Code. (n) corporation may be sued or proceeded against
before Philippine courts or administrative tribunals
Art. 1039. Capacity to succeed is governed by the on any valid cause of action recognized under
law of the nation of the decedent. (n) Philippine laws. (69a)
Sec. 3. By whom served. The summons may be Sec. 10. Service upon minors and incompetents.
served by the sheriff, his deputy, or other proper When the defendant is a minor, insane or otherwise
court officer, or for justifiable reasons by any an incompetent, service shall be made upon him
suitable person authorized by the court issuing the personally and on his legal guardian if he has one,
summons. or if none, upon his guardian ad litem whose
appointment shall be applied for by the plaintiff. In
Sec. 4. Return. When the service has been the case of a minor, service may also be made on
completed, the server shall, within five (5) days his father or mother.
therefrom, serve a copy of the return, personally or
by registered mail, to the plaintiff's counsel, and Sec. 11. Service upon domestic private juridical
shall return the summons to the clerk who issued entity. When the defendant is a corporation,
it, accompanied by proof of service. partnership or association organized under the laws
of the Philippines with a juridical personality,
Sec. 5. Issuance of alias summons. If a summons service may be made on the president, managing
is returned without being served on any or all of partner, general manager, corporate secretary,
the defendants, the server shall also serve a copy treasurer, or in-house counsel.
of the return on the plaintiff's counsel, stating the
reasons for the failure of service, within five (5) Sec. 12. Service upon foreign private juridical
days therefrom. In such a case, or if the summons entity. When the defendant is a foreign private
has been lost, the clerk, on demand of the plaintiff, juridical entity which has transacted business in the
may issue an alias summons. Philippines, service may be made on its resident
agent designated in accordance with law for that
Sec. 6. Service in person on defendant. Whenever purpose, or, if there be no such agent, on the
practicable, the summons shall be served by government official designated by law to that
handing a copy thereof to the defendant in person,
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effect, or on any of its officers or agents within the
Philippines. Sec. 18. Proof of service. The proof of service of a
summons shall be made in writing by the server
Sec. 13. Service upon public corporations. When and shall set forth the manner, place, and date of
the defendant is the Republic of the Philippines, service; shall specify any papers which have been
service may be effected on the Solicitor General; in served with the process and the name of the
case of a province, city or municipality, or like person who received the same; and shall be sworn
public corporations, service may be effected on its to when made by a person other than a sheriff or
executive head, or on such other officer or officers his deputy.
as the law or the court may direct.
Sec. 19. Proof of service by publication. If the
Sec. 14. Service upon defendant whose identity or service has been made by publication, service may
whereabouts are unknown. In any action where the be proved by the affidavit of the printer, his
defendant is designated as an unknown owner, or foreman or principal clerk, or of the editor, business
the like, or whenever his whereabouts are unknown or advertising manager, to which affidavit a copy of
and cannot be ascertained by diligent inquiry, the publication shall be attached, and by an
service may, by leave of court, be effected upon affidavit showing the deposit of a copy of the
him by publication in a newspaper of general summons and order for publication in the post
circulation and in such places and for such time as office, postage prepaid, directed to the defendant
the court may order. by registered mail to his last known address.
Sec. 15. Extraterritorial service. When the Sec. 20. Voluntary appearance. The defendant's
defendant does not reside and is not found in the voluntary appearance in the action shall be
Philippines, and the action affects the personal equivalent to service of summons. The inclusion in
status of the plaintiff or relates to, or the subject of a motion to dismiss of other grounds aside from
which is, property within the Philippines, in which lack of jurisdiction over the person of the defendant
the defendant has or claims a lien or interest, shall not be deemed a voluntary appearance.
actual or contingent, or in which the relief
demanded consists, wholly or in part, in excluding RULE 39 — EXECUTION, SATISFACTION AND
the defendant from any interest therein, or the EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS
property of the defendant has been attached within Sec. 48. Effect of foreign judgments or final
the Philippines, service may, by leave of court, be orders. The effect of a judgment or final order of a
effected out of the Philippines by personal service tribunal of a foreign country, having jurisdiction to
as under section 6; or by publication in a render the judgment or final order is as follows:
newspaper of general circulation in such places and (a) In case of a judgment or final order upon a
for such time as the court may order, in which case specific thing, the judgment or final order is
a copy of the summons and order of the court shall conclusive upon the title to the thing; and
be sent by registered mail to the last known (b) In case of a judgment or final order against
address of the defendant, or in any other manner a person, the judgment or final order is
the court may deem sufficient. Any order granting presumptive evidence of a right as between the
such leave shall specify a reasonable time, which parties and their successors in interest by a
shall not be less than sixty (60) days after notice, subsequent title.
within which the defendant must answer. In either case, the judgment or final order may be
repelled by evidence of a want of jurisdiction, want
Sec. 16. Residents temporarily out of the of notice to the party, collusion, fraud, or clear
Philippines. When any action is commenced against mistake of law or fact.
a defendant who ordinarily resides within the
Philippines, but who is temporarily out of it, service RULE 131 — BURDEN OF PROOF AND
may, by leave of court, be also effected out of the PRESUMPTIONS
Philippines, as under the preceding section. Sec. 3. Disputable presumptions. — The following
presumptions are satisfactory if uncontradicted,
Sec. 17. Leave of court. Any application to the but may be contradicted and overcome by other
court under this Rule for leave to effect service in evidence: xxx
any manner for which leave of court is necessary (n) That a court, or judge acting as such, whether
shall be made by motion in writing, supported by in the Philippines or elsewhere, was acting in the
affidavit of the plaintiff or some person on his lawful exercise of jurisdiction; xxx
behalf, setting forth the grounds for the
application. RULE 132 — PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE
A. EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
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Sec. 25. What attestation of copy must state. —
Whenever a copy of a document or record is
attested for the purpose of evidence, the
attestation must state, in substance, that the copy
is a correct copy of the original, or a specific part
thereof, as the case may be. The attestation must
be under the official seal of the attesting officer, if
there be any, or if he be the clerk of a court having
a seal, under the seal of such court. (26a)