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Article 13. Order of Hearing

a)The complainant shall first present documentary evidence and/or the testimony of
witnesses to establish the allegations in the complaint. After said party has completed
the presentation of the evidence, the case of the complainant shall be deemed submitted
for resolution.
b) The student/s charged shall then proceed to submit documents
and/or witnesses in their defense. After said party has completed the presentation of
evidence, the case for the defense shall be deemed submitted for resolution.

c)Where an “Agreed Statement of Facts and Simplification of the Issues” has been executed,
only such evidence, documentary or testimonial, as are pertinent to the issues agreed
upon shall be admitted in the hearings; provided, that additional facts and/or issues may
be considered by the Disciplining Authority if the same will be considered indispensable
for arriving at a just and equitable resolution of the case.

Article 14. Evidence

a) The Disciplining Authority may admit and give probative value to evidence commonly
accepted by reasonably prudent men in the conduct of their affairs.

b) Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, if the
original is not readily available. Upon request, the parties shall be given the
opportunity to compare the copy with the original. If the original is in the official
custody of a public officer, a certified copy thereof may be accepted.

c.) Every party shall have the right to cross-examine witnesses presented against them
and to submit evidence to rebut their testimony.

d) The Disciplining Authority may take notice of judicially cognizable technical or scientific
facts within its specialized knowledge. The parties shall be notified and afforded the
opportunity to contest said facts.

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