FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 217641. July 20, 2015.]
RODOLFO D. DOMINGO, REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, LOURDES DOMINGO, petitioner, vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM [SSS] AND CENTRAL AZUCARERA DE TARLAC, respondents.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, First Division, issued a Resolution datedJuly 20, 2015 which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 217641 (Rodolfo D. Domingo, represented by his Attorney-in-Fact, Lourdes Domingo v. Social Security System [SSS] and Central Azucarera de Tarlac). — The petitioner's motion for an extension of thirty (30) days within which to file a petition for review on certiorari is GRANTED, counted from the expiration of the reglementary period.
After a judicious perusal of the records, the Court resolves to DENY the instant petition and AFFIRM the August 26, 2014 Decision 1 and March 13, 2015 Resolution 2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 123675 for failure of petitioner Rodolfo D. Domingo, represented by his Attorney-in-Fact, Lourdes Domingo (petitioner) to sufficiently show that the CA committed any reversible error in upholding the denial of his claim for compensation benefits under the Employees' Compensation Law.
As correctly ruled by the CA, the burden of proof lies with petitioner to show, by substantial evidence, that the development of his illnesses was brought about by the conditions present in the nature of the job. 3 In this case, petitioner failed to discharge the burden of proof required by law to show the existence of the conditions for the compensability of his illnesses. Moreover, findings of fact of administrative agencies and quasi-judicial bodies, which have acquired expertise because their jurisdiction is confined to specific matters, are generally accorded not only respect but finality when affirmed by the CA, 4 save for certain exceptions, 5 which do not obtain in this case.
SO ORDERED." SERENO, C.J., on official leave; PERALTA, J., acting member per S.O. No. 2103 dated July 13, 2015. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,J., on official leave; LEONEN, J., acting member per S.O. No. 2108 dated July 13, 2015. cTDaEH
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) EDGAR O. ARICHETADivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1. Rollo, pp. 115-126. Penned by Associate Justice Eduardo B. Peralta, Jr. with Associate Justices Magdangal M. De Leon and Stephen C. Cruz concurring.
2. Id. at 134-135.
3. See Gatus v. SSS, 655 Phil. 550, 558-560 (2011); citation omitted.
4. Id., citing Ortega v. Social Security Commission, 578 Phil. 338, 346 (2008).
5. New City Builders, Inc. v. NLRC, 499 Phil. 207, 213 (2005); citation omitted.