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Three separate actions are filed in the trial court: (a) an in personam action against D1, a resident of Dumaguete City, for breach of a loan; service of summons is attempted by leaving a copy with D1’s neighbor at his dwelling while D1 is away; (b) an in rem action to determine ownership of a warehouse located in Iloilo City; the owner is abroad and cannot be located; service of summons is by publication in a newspaper circulating in the area; (c) a quasi in rem action to enforce a money claim against F, who has assets in Cagayan de Oro; service of summons is made on a property owned by F in Cagayan de Oro that is within the court’s jurisdiction; F does not appear. For each action, identify (i) the purpose of summons in relation to that action type; (ii) the controlling rule on how service must be effected under Rule 14; (iii) the binding effect of the judgment on third parties and the defendant; and (iv) any limitations on the effect or scope of the judgment arising from the particular action type.