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In a criminal case for robbery with intimidation, during arraignment the judge fails to conduct a proper searching inquiry. The accused speaks a local dialect and no translator is provided. The judge simply asks: 'Are you the person named in the information?' The accused answers 'Yes.' The information charges robbery with intimidation but describes the place of the offense as 'City X Hall' and lists the date as '7 August 2025', whereas the actual venue is 'Barangay Linaw Center, City X' and the true date is '8 August 2025'. The accused pleads not guilty and trial proceeds. The defense moves to quash the information for lack of proper arraignment and to challenge the defect in the information. Which statement best reflects the doctrine of 'searching inquiry' and the appropriate remedies in this scenario?

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Yes, a searching inquiry occurred since the accused answered; remedy is to proceed to trial and treat the plea as valid. No proper searching inquiry occurred because there was no language accommodation; the remedy is to order a new arraignment with a translator and to conduct a proper searching inquiry; regarding the defective information, amend the information to correct place and date so as not to alter the nature of the offense. Amendment is allowed only for clerical errors; place and date misdescriptions cannot be amended once information is filed. For defective information, the remedy is to submit the case to the prosecutor for re-indictment, not amendment.

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