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In the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Plaintiff files a civil action against Defendant, a non-resident domiciled in Singapore, who cannot be located in the Philippines after due diligence. Plaintiff moves for extraterritorial service of summons under Rule 14 as amended by A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC, specifically by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. (a) State the controlling doctrinal basis for extraterritorial service of summons and whether publication is a proper extraterritorial mode in this situation. (b) If publication is proper, explain the conditions under which service is considered complete and the consequences if Defendant does not appear. (c) If publication is not proper, identify viable alternative method(s) for serving the summons on Defendant and the basic requirements for that method.