Chief Justice [1]  Dela Cruz v. Andres, G.R. No. 161864, April 27, 2007, 522 SCRA 585.  Rollo, pp. 3-37. [3]  Id. at 41-42. [4]  Id. at 39-40. [5]  Id. at 45-51. [6]  Id. at 54-64. [7]  Id. at 63. [8]  Id. at 41-42. [9]  Id. at 4-5. [10]  Supra note 1. [11]  G.R. No. 146845, July 2, 2002, 383 SCRA 625. [12]  RULES OF COURT, Rule 38, Sec. 1. [13]  Section 1. Uniform procedure. The procedure in the Municipal Trial Courts shall be the same as in the Regional Trial Court, except (a) where a particular provision expressly or impliedly applies only to either of said courts, or (b) in civil cases governed by the Rule on Summary Procedure. [14]  See Republic Act No. 7691 (1994); Regalado, F.D., Remedial Law Compendium (2002), Vol. 1, p. 400. [15]  See Rules 44-56. [16]  As amended by Supreme Court Resolutions dated October 20, 1988, November 3, 1988, February 27, 1991, April 1, 1992, November 24, 1992, and June 14, 1993. [17]  Espinosa v. Yatco, G.R. No. L-16435, January 31, 1963, 7 SCRA 78. [2]