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2012-01-16 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| Besides, assuming that the petition is also filed on his behalf, Canoy failed to show any reasonable cause for his failure to join Pigcaulan to personally sign the Certification of Non-Forum Shopping. It is his duty, as a litigant, to be prudent in pursuing his claims against SCII, especially so, if he was indeed suffering from financial distress. However, Canoy failed to advance any justifiable reason why he did not inform anyone of his whereabouts when he knows that he has a pending case against his former employer. Sadly, his lack of prudence and diligence cannot merit the court's consideration or sympathy. It must be emphasized at this point that procedural rules should not be ignored simply because their non-observance may result in prejudice to a party's substantial rights. The Rules of Court should be followed except only for the most persuasive of reasons.[29] | |||||