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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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