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National Semiconductor Distribution v. NLRC
National Semiconductor Distribution v. NLRC
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* FIRST DIVISION.
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Same; Same; A formal or trial type hearing is not at all times and in all
instances essential to due process, the requirements of which are satisfied
where the parties are afforded fair and reasonable opportunity to explain
their side of the controversy.—That the investigations conducted by
petitioner may not be considered formal or recorded hearings or
investigations is immaterial. A formal or trial type hearing is not at all times
and in all instances essential to due process, the requirements of which are
satisfied where the parties are afforded fair and reasonable opportunity to
explain their side of the controversy. It is deemed sufficient for the employer
to follow the natural sequence of notice, hearing and judgment.
BELLOSILLO, J.:
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ISSUES
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4 The other monetary claims were not passed upon by the Labor Arbiter, i.e.,
backwages, premium pay for holidays and rest days, allowances, separation pay,
moral damages and attorney’s fees.
5 Rollo, p. 34.
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As a general rule, one who pleads payment has the burden of proving it.
Even where the plaintiff must allege non-payment, the general rule is that
the burden rests on the defendant to prove payment, rather than on the
plaintiff to prove non-payment. The debtor has the burden of showing with
legal certainty that the obligation has been discharged by payment.
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13 Llora Motors, Inc. v. Drilon, G.R. No. 82895, 7 November 1989, 179 SCRA
175.
14 Ruffy v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 84193, 15 February
1990, 182 SCRA 1.
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