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2008-04-14 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| This Court reiterated its stance on the strict adherence to the rules of procedure when in Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines, Inc. v. Goimco, Sr.,[28] it rejected therein petitioner's excuse for the late filing of his appellant's brief:We note that petitioner's previous counsel is a large law firm with several lawyers in its roster. Yet it took said counsel four (4) months, from the expiration of the reglementary period, within which to file the appellant's brief. It is settled that failure to file brief for a client constitutes inexcusable negligence. Petitioner's flimsy excuse that it's counsel's log-book containing the schedules for the filing of pleadings and hearings was lost is, to say the least, most unpersuasive. Said counsel should have examined consistently the records of its cases to find out what appropriate actions have to be taken thereon. The notice to file the appellant's brief was in the records of the instant cases all along. Had counsel been efficient in the handling of its cases, the required appellant's brief could have been filed on time. Its failure to do so is an inexcusable negligence. | |||||