Beginning 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025, initiatory pleadings and motions for extensions of time shall also be filed with the Supreme Court electronically through the Philippine Judicial Platform. Starting 1 October 2025, electronic filing and service through the Philippine Judiciary Platform shall be mandatory.
The rule further provides that all members of the Philippine Bar shall file electronically using their valid and existing accounts in the Philippine Judiciary Platform. All filings made using a registered account are conclusively presumed to have been made by the person whose name the account is registered to, even if the person has not signed their name in the pleading, motion, or other papers filed. Any person who deliberately allows another person to file any document using their account, or due to their negligence in the safekeeping or security of their account credentials, causes another to file using their account, shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Beginning 1 October 2025, the erroneous manner of filing of an initiatory pleading or motion shall be a ground for its dismissal or denial. Any subsequent pleading not filed in accordance with the rule shall be deemed as not filed.