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Sec. 8. Existing counterclaim or cross. — claim. – A compulsory counterclaim or a cross-claim that a defending party has at the time he or she files his or her answer shall be contained therein.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 11, Section 8. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
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This is Section 8 of Rule 11 (When To File Responsive Pleadings) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
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