Summons

In the instant case, the Complaint for Specific Performance with Damages filed by Domingo specifically named as defendant the DPWH Region III. As correctly argued by the Republic, the DPWH and its regional office are merely the agents of the former (the Republic), which is the real party in interest in Civil Case No. 333-M-2002. Thus, as mandated by Section 13, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court, the summons in this case should have been served on the OSG (Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Department of Public Works and Highways, throug the Hon. Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Vs. Alberto Domingo, G.R. No. 175299. September 14, 2011).