Practice question
Respondent files no Kalikasan return. Petitioner moves to declare default under ordinary civil practice, though Rule7 supplies a special consequence. Which is correct?
- The default motion is prohibited and the court hears the petition ex parte
- Ordinary default motion is expressly required
- Respondent silence automatically is a final damages judgment
- The court must abandon the case
- No hearing can ever occur
Legal references
- Environmental Rules AM09-6-8-SC, Rules7–8: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_09-6-8-sc_2010.html
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