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c) Preliminary Inquiry:

1. Upon receipt of the answer or expiration of the period given for filing the same,
the Disciplining Authority concerned shall convene for the purpose of making a
Preliminary Inquiry to determine if on the basis of the Complaint and the answer
filed, if any, there is sufficient basis to warrant a hearing. For this purpose, the
Disciplining Authority may invite the complainant and/or the student/s charged,
to provide more information, or further proof, to assist in its determination.

2. The Disciplining Authority may likewise call the parties for the purpose of
exploring the possibility of an “Amicable Settlement”, or executing an “Agreed
Stipulation of Facts and Simplification of the Issues”. An “Amicable Settlement”
agreed by the parties shall be reduced to writing, shall state the terms and
conditions thereof, the period/s for

3. compliance therewith, and shall be signed by the parties and attested by the Chair
of the Disciplining Authority.

4. An “Agreed Statement of Facts and Simplification of the Issues” shall likewise be
reduced to writing, shall state the facts and the simplified issues agreed to by
the parties, and shall likewise be signed by the parties and attested by the Chair
of the Disciplining Authority.

5. No further proof shall be required and no other issues shall be considered in the
hearing of the case, other than those agreed upon in the “Agreed Statement of
Facts and Simplification of Issues”.

d) Notice of Hearing:

1. A written “Notice of Hearing” shall be served on all the parties, stating the date,
time and place where the initial hearing of the case will be held.

2. The date set for the initial hearing shall not be less than five (5) days, nor more
than ten (10) days from receipt of the “Notice of Hearing” by the parties.

3. Continuance or subsequent hearings shall be set by the Disciplining Authority
upon the termination of each hearing, which shall be acknowledged by the
signature of the parties and/or their respective counsel or representatives.

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