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2005-05-16 |
PUNO, J. |
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| It is petitioners' contention that the above issues have already been threshed out sufficiently and definitively by the NLRC. They therefore assail the CA's reversal of the NLRC decision, claiming that based on the ruling in Castillo v. NLRC,[15] it is non sequitur that the CA should re-examine the factual findings of both the NLRC and the Labor Arbiter, especially as in this case the NLRC's findings are allegedly supported by substantial evidence. | |||||
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2005-05-16 |
PUNO, J. |
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| Moreover, it is explicit in Castillo v. NLRC[21] that factual findings of administrative bodies like the NLRC are affirmed only if they are supported by substantial evidence that is manifest in the decision and on the records. As stated in Castillo:[A]buse of discretion does not necessarily follow from a reversal by the NLRC of a decision of a Labor Arbiter. Mere variance in evidentiary assessment between the NLRC and the Labor Arbiter does not automatically call for a full review of the facts by this Court. The NLRC's decision, so long as it is not bereft of substantial support from the records, deserves respect from this Court. As a rule, the original and exclusive jurisdiction to review a decision or resolution of respondent NLRC in a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court does not include a correction of its evaluation of the evidence but is confined to issues of jurisdiction or grave abuse of discretion. Thus, the NLRC's factual findings, if supported by substantial evidence, are entitled to great respect and even finality, unless petitioner is able to show that it simply and arbitrarily disregarded the evidence before it or had misappreciated the evidence to such an extent as to compel a contrary conclusion if such evidence had been properly appreciated. (citations omitted)[22] | |||||