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Sec. 8. Court. — [a]nnexed [m]ediation. – After pre-trial and, after issues are joined, the court shall refer the parties for mandatory court-annexed mediation. The period for court-annexed mediation shall not exceed thirty calendar days without further extension.

2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 18, 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 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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