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Castillo vs. PrudentiaLife Plans, Inc.

VENUS B. CASTILLO, LEAH J. EVANGELISTA, DITAS M. DOLENDO, DAWN KAREN S. SY AND PRUDENTIAL PLANS, INC. EMPLOYEES UNION - FEDERATION OF FREE WORKERS (PPEU-FFW) PETITIONERS, VS. PRUDENTIALIFE PLANS, INC., AND/OR JOSE ALBERTO T. ALBA, ATTY. CEFERINO A. PATIÑO, JR., AND ROSEMARIE DE LEMOS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 196142 | 2014-03-26

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
In a labor case, the written statements of co-employees admitting their participation in a scheme to defraud the employer are admissible in evidence.  The argument by an employee that the said statements constitute hearsay because the authors thereof were not presented for their cross-examination does not persuade, because the rules of evidence are not strictly observed in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), which are summary in nature and decisions may be made on the basis of position papers.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1]...