LORENZANA FOOD CORPORATION represented by Mr. SOLOMON U. LORENZANA, LORENZANA, JR., as its President and enera! Mana"er, and#$r Mrs. ELIZA%E ELIZA%ET& T& L. DIAZ, DIAZ, as its 'i(e)P 'i(e)Pre residen sident, t, petiti$n petiti$ners, ers, *s.ATT+ *s.ATT+. FRANCISCO L. DARIA, resp$ndent. A.C. N$. -/ Facts: 0. Resp$ Resp$nde ndent nt 1as 2ired 2ired by ($3p!a ($3p!aina inant nt L$ren L$ren4an 4ana a F$$d F$$d C$rp$rati$n 5LFC6 $n Jan7ary 8, 0980 as its !e"a! ($7nse! and 1as desi"nated as its pers$nne! 3ana"er si: 3$nt2s !ater. . On May , 098, 098, LFC e3p!$ye e3p!$yee, e, 'i$!et 'i$!eta a &an$p &an$p$!, $!, ;!ed a ($3p!ain ($3p!aintt <$r i!!e"a! i!!e"a! dis3issa! dis3issa! and $t2er $t2er 3$netary 3$netary (!ai3s (!ai3s a"ainst ($3p!ainant be<$re t2e Ministry 5n$1 Depart3ent6 $< Lab$r Lab$r and E3p!$ E3p!$y3e y3ent nt 5MOLE 5MOLE6. 6. On May =, 098 098,, s733$ns 1as ser*ed $n t2e parties 1it2 t2e re>7ire3ent t2at p$siti$n papers be s7b3itted. . D7rin" D7rin" t2e initia initia!! 2earin" 2earin" $n J7ne 0, 09- 09- ? 5si(6 &an$p$! &an$p$! and resp$ resp$nde ndent nt tried tried t$ e:p!$ e:p!$re re t2e t2e p$ssib p$ssibi!i i!ity ty $< an a3i(ab!e sett!e3ent. Sin(e n$ a"ree3ent 1as rea(2ed t2e 2earin" 2earin" 1as reset reset t$ J7ne 0-, 098. 098. On t2e prete: prete:tt t2at &an$p$ &an$p$!! 1as s7pp$se s7pp$sed d t$ "$ t$ 2is $@(e $@(e on that date respondent failed to appear for the second setting 5tsn. pp. 0)0B, De(. 9, 098B6. S$, t2e Lab$r Arbiter 1as ($nstrained t$ <7rt2er reset t2e 2earin" t$ J7ne 8, 098. Resp$n Resp$nden dentt re(ei* re(ei*ed ed $n J7ne , 098 t2e Order Order <$r t2e resettin" t$ J7ne 098 5E:2. J6. . In t2e 3eanti3e 3eanti3e,, $n J7ne =, 098, 098, resp$nde resp$ndent nt re(ei*e re(ei*ed d an Order in an$t2er !ab$r (ase, settin" t2e 2earin" t2erein a!s$ $n J7ne J7ne 8, 8, 098 098.. Fa(ed a(ed 1it2 1it2 a ($ni( ($ni(tin tin" " s(2ed s(2ed7!e 7!e,, resp$ndent de(ided t$ 3$*e t$ p$stp$ne t2e 2earin" in t2e &an$p$! (ase. B. &$1 &$1e*er *er, inst instea ead d of lin ling g a writ writte ten n motio otion n for for post postpo pone neme ment nt,, he opte opted d to call call,, thro throug ugh h his his secretary, the Oce of the Labor Arbiter to move for postponement. postponement. Resp$ esp$nd nden ent ts s te!e te!ep2 p2$n $ne e 3ess 3essa" a"e e apparent!y
P/,/ P/,/9./ 9./= = in !ab$r !ab$r bene bene;ts ;ts,, $n t2e t2e basis basis $< &an$p &an$p$! $!s s e*iden(e a!$ne. -. F$r F$r 7irin" 2i3 t$ s7b3it a 1ritten e:p!anati$n <$r 2is a!!e"ed d$7b!e !i>7idati$n and 7n!i>7idated (as2 ad*an(es. An$t2er An$t2er 3e3$rand7 3e3$rand73 3 dated dated Mar(2 Mar(2 0B, 098 098 1as iss7ed t2is t2is ti3e ti3e by ($3p!a ($3p!ain inant ants s inter interna na!! a7dit$ a7dit$r, r, R$sar R$sari$ i$ L. %ernard$, addressed t$ ($3p!ainants president, s733in" 7p San San J7an J7ans s 7n!i 7n!i>7 >7id idat ated ed ad*a ad*an( n(es es a3$7 a3$7nt ntin in" " t$ P9,B P9,B0.0 0.0B. B. Resp$nd esp$ndent ent 1as <7rnis <7rnis2e 2ed d a ($py ($py $< t2is t2is 3e3$ 3e3$ra rand nd73 73.. T2e T2e e:e( e:e(7t 7ti* i*e e ($33 ($33it itte tee, e, t$ 12i( 12i(2 2 resp$ esp$nd nden entt be!$ be!$n" n"s, s, in*e in*est sti" i"at ated ed San San J7an J7an $n 2is 2is 7n!i>7i 7n!i>7idate dated d ad*an(es ad*an(es.. On a(($7nt $< t2e "ra*ity $< t2e (2ar (2ar"e "e,, resp$ resp$nd nden entt p!a(e p!a(ed d San J7an J7an 7nde 7nderr pre*e pre*enti nti*e *e s7spensi$n, per 2is !etter t$ 2i3 dated Apri! B, 098 0=. San J7an
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Ruling: 0. Resp$ndents p!ea is 7ntenab!e. T2e settin" aside $< t2e ad*erse De(isi$n $< t2e Lab$r Arbiter (ann$t $b!iterate t2e ee(ts $< resp$ndents ne"!i"en(e. Indeed, 2ad resp$ndent attended t2e t1$ s(2ed7!ed 2earin"s and ;!ed t2e re>7ired p$siti$n paper, t2en at !east, t2ere 1$7!d 2a*e been n$ de!ay in t2e res$!7ti$n $< t2e (ase, 12i(2, per2aps, 1$7!d 2a*e been in
Ge are ($n*in(ed t2at t2e resp$ndent 2ad betrayed t2e ($n;den(es $< t2e ($3p!ainant, 2is <$r3er (!ient.
. +es. Resp$ndent, 2$1e*er, tried t$ e:tri(ate 2i3se!< 7e4, 12$
1he respondent is hereby 20(34(4 from the practice of law for a period of si% 567 months+
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