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Ma. Ligaya B. Santos vs. Litton Mills Inc.

MA. LIGAYA B. SANTOS, Petitioner, vs. LITTON MILLS INCORPORATED and/or ATTY. RODOLFO MARIÑO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170646 | 2011-06-22

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
"Once again, we must stress that the technical rules of procedure should be used to promote, not frustrate, the cause of justice. While the swift unclogging of court dockets is a laudable aim, the just resolution of cases on their merits, however, cannot be sacrificed merely in order to achieve that objective. Rules of procedure are tools designed not to thwart but to facilitate the attainment of justice; thus, their strict and rigid application may, for good and deserving reasons, have to give way to, and be subordinated by, the need to aptly dispense substantial justice in...