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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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