Do you have a business, perhaps a sari-sari store, where one of your neighbors have accumulated credit so high they’re now avoiding you or making silly excuses already because they don’t want to pay anymore?
Well, we have good news for you. There are still hopes for your money to get paid.
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno said that the "Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases" allows any individual or business to file a case against someone who owes them money.
1. Go to either one of these places to file your case:
* First level court of the city where you live.
* First level court of the city where your debtor (defendant) lives
2. First level courts are defined as any of the following:
* Metropolitan Trial Court
* Municipal Trial Courts in Cities
* Municipal Trial Court
* Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
3. Go to the Office of the Clerk of Court and fill up the following forms:
* Information for Plaintiff
* Statement of Claim
* Certification of Non-Forum Shopping
Well, we have good news for you. There are still hopes for your money to get paid.
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno said that the "Rule of Procedure for Small Claims Cases" allows any individual or business to file a case against someone who owes them money.
1. Go to either one of these places to file your case:
* First level court of the city where you live.
* First level court of the city where your debtor (defendant) lives
2. First level courts are defined as any of the following:
* Metropolitan Trial Court
* Municipal Trial Courts in Cities
* Municipal Trial Court
* Municipal Circuit Trial Courts
3. Go to the Office of the Clerk of Court and fill up the following forms:
* Information for Plaintiff
* Statement of Claim
* Certification of Non-Forum Shopping
