The Supreme Court recently approved certain amendments to the Rules of Court. On 4 December 2007, the SC issued A.M. No. 07-7-12-SC, approving the proposed amendments to Rules 41, 45, 58 and 65 of the Rules of Court [Update: For the Amendments to Rules 6 to 35, see 2019 Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure]. The Resolution took effect on 27 December 2007, following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The amendments include: