Amending Certain Provisions of the New Rules of Procedure of the National Labor Relations Commission

February 12, 2002NLRC RESOLUTION NO. 01-02AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE NEW RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSIONPursuant to the provisions of Article 218 of Presidential Decree No. 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, the National Labor Relations Commission, sitting en banc, RESOLVED TO ADOPT AND PROMULGATE, as it hereby adopts and promulgate, the following amendments to the NEW RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION:1. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Rule 1 are hereby amended to read as follows:SECTION 1.  Title of the Rules. — These Rules shall be known as the Rules of Procedure of the National Labor Relations Commission.SECTION 2.  Construction. — These Rules shall be liberally construed to carry out the objectives of the Constitution, the Labor Code of the Philippines and OTHER RELEVANT LEGISLATIONS, and to assist the parties in obtaining just, expeditious and inexpensive settlement of labor disputes.SECTION 3.  Suppletory Application of Rules of Court. — In the absence of any applicable provision in these Rules, and in...