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2013-07-08 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| At the outset, it bears stressing that, in petitions for review on certiorari like the one at bench, the scope of this Court's judicial review of decisions of the CA is generally confined only to errors of law[16] and does not extend to a reevaluation of the sufficiency of the evidence upon which the proper labor tribunal has based its determination.[17] Whether Escudero has abandoned her job or was illegally dismissed are questions of fact better left for determination by quasi-judicial agencies[18] which have acquired expertise because their jurisdiction is confined to specific matters.[19] Corollarily, the rule is settled that the factual findings of the Labor Arbiter and the NLRC, especially when affirmed by the CA, are accorded not only great respect but also finality, and are deemed binding upon this Court so long as they are supported by substantial evidence.[20] Time and again, we have reiterated the dictum that the Supreme Court is not a trier of facts and this applies with greater force in labor cases.[21] | |||||