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Technical Rules Not Binding

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  1. Under the current NLRC Rules, how are proceedings before the Labor Arbiter characterized?
  2. What is the purpose of using reasonable fact-finding means under Article227[221]?
  3. Under RuleI Section3 of the 2025 NLRC Rules, may pertinent Rules of Court provisions ever be used?
  4. A party argues that nonlitigious proceedings allow the Labor Arbiter to decide on undisclosed evidence without any mean…
  5. There is no applicable NLRC provision on a procedural detail. A pertinent court-rule analogy would advance expeditious …
  6. An employee submits only an unsupported assertion of an essential fact. The employer gives relevant contrary records. T…
  7. A tribunal is asked to use a reasonable ocular inspection and information from well-informed persons to resolve a factu…
  8. Explain what technical rules not binding means in labor adjudication.
  9. When may the Rules of Court be applied suppletorily under the 2025 NLRC Rules?
  10. How should a Labor Arbiter reconcile nonlitigious proceedings with a disputed factual record?
  11. Does Article 227’s relaxation of technical evidence rules prohibit a party from being represented by legal counsel?
  12. Who must exercise complete control of proceedings at all stages under the statutory provision?