Rule 18, Section 7 — Pre

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Sec. 7. Pre. — Trial Order. – Upon termination of the pre-trial, the court shall issue an order within ten calendar days which shall recite in detail the matters taken up. The order shall include: (a) An enumeration of the admitted facts; (b) The minutes of the pre-trial conference; (c) The legal and factual issue/s to be tried; (d) The applicable law, rules, and jurisprudence; (e) The evidence marked; (f) The specific trial dates for continuous trial, which shall be within the period provided by the Rules; (g) The case flowchart to be determined by the court, which shall contain the different stages of the proceedings up to the promulgation of the decision and the use of time frames for each stage in setting the trial dates; (h) A statement that the one-day examination of witness rule and most important witness rule under A.M. No. 03-1-09-SC (Guidelines for Pre-Trial) shall be strictly followed; and (i) A statement that the court shall render judgment on the pleadings or summary judgment, as the case may be. The direct testimony of witnesses for the plaintiff shall be in the form of judicial affidavits. After the identification of such affidavits, cross-examination shall proceed immediately. Postponement of presentation of the parties' witnesses at a scheduled date is prohibited, except if it is based on acts of God, force majeure or duly substantiated physical inability of the witness to appear and testify. The party who caused the postponement is warned that the presentation of its evidence must still be terminated within the remaining dates previously agreed upon. Should the opposing party fail to appear without valid cause stated in the next preceding paragraph, the presentation of the scheduled witness will proceed with the absent party being deemed to have waived the right to interpose objection and conduct cross-examination. The contents of the pre-trial order shall control the subsequent proceedings, unless modified before trial to prevent manifest injustice.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 18, Section 7. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.