The New Rules of Procedure of the National Labor Relations Commission

August 31, 1990THE NEW RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSIONPursuant to the provisions of Article 218 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, the following rules of procedure governing arbitration proceedings before the Labor Arbiters and the National Labor Relations Commission are hereby adopted and promulgated:RULE ITitle and ConstructionSECTION 1. Title of the Rules. — These Rules shall be known as the New Rules of Procedure of the National Labor Relations Commission. digestSECTION 2. Construction. — These Rules shall be liberally construed to carry out the objectives of the Constitution and the Labor Code of the Philippines and to assist the parties in obtaining just, expeditious and inexpensive settlement of labor disputes.SECTION 3. Suppletory application of Rules of Court and jurisprudence. — In the absence of any applicable provision in these Rules, and in order to effectuate the objectives of the Labor Code, the pertinent provisions of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines and prevailing jurisprudence may, in the interest of...