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Sec. 5. Effect of failure to appear. — When duly notified, the failure of the plaintiff and counsel to appear without valid cause when so required[,] pursuant to the next preceding [S]ection, shall cause the dismissal of the action. The dismissal shall be with prejudice, unless otherwise ordered by the court. A similar failure on the part of the defendant and counsel shall be cause to allow the plaintiff to present his or her evidence ex parte within ten calendar days from termination of the pre-trial, and the court to render judgment on the basis of the evidence offered.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 18, 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 18 (Pre-Trial) 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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