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[2/2] Rodolfo M. Cuenca vs. Hon. Alberto P. Atas, et al

[2/2] RODOLFO M. CUENCA, Petitioner, versus HON. ALBERTO P. ATAS, JULITO F. FABRERO, and HON. NATHANIEL A. LOBIGAS, in their capacity as Hearing Officers of the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, ASSET PRIVATIZATION TRUST, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, PHILIPPINE EXPORT AND FOREIGN LOAN GUARANTEE CORPORATION, and GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, Respondents.

G.R. No. 146214 | 2007-10-05

RULE VI
DECISION

SECTION 1. Decision.-The Hearing Officer shall render a decision within twenty (20) days from submission of the case for resolution. (Emphasis supplied.)

No denial of due process

From the foregoing provisions, it becomes clear that petitioner was indeed accorded due process. The requirements spelled out in Ang Tibay have been complied with. Verily, a close examination of the proceedings in the SEC SICD in the backdrop of the above rules shows that petitioner's right to due process was not violated. He was indeed accorded ample opportunity to ventilate his position.

First, there is no cause shown for arbitrariness or...