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Sec. 5. Stay of period to file responsive pleading. — After service of the bill of particulars or of a more definite pleading, or after notice of denial of his or her motion, the moving party may file his or her responsive pleading within the period to which he or she was entitled at the time of filing his or her motion, which shall not be less than five calendar days in any event.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 12, Section 5. 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 5 of Rule 12 (Bill Of Particulars) 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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