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2007-09-03 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| In practice, service means the delivery or communication of a pleading, notice or some other paper in a case, to the opposite party so as to charge him with receipt of it and subject him to its legal effect.[32] The purpose of the rules on service is to make sure that the party being served with the pleading, order or judgment is duly informed of the same so that he can take steps to protect his interests; i.e., enable a party to file an appeal or apply for other appropriate reliefs before the decision becomes final.[33] Pursuant to Section 2, Rule 13 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, service of court processes, inter alia, is made in the following manner, to wit:SEC. 2. Filing and service, defined. Filing is the act of presenting the pleading or other paper to the clerk of court. | |||||