Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
SECOND DIVISION
LNS INTERNATIONAL
MANPOWER SERVICES,
Petitioner,
- versus
ARMANDO C. PADUA, JR.,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 179792
Present:
CARPIO, J., Chairperson,
BRION,
DEL CASTILLO,
ABAD, and
PEREZ, JJ.
Promulgated:
March 5, 2010
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DECISION
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
Bare and unsubstantiated allegations do not constitute substantial evidence and
have no probative value.
This petition for review on certiorari[1] assails the Decision[2] dated November 30,
2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 90526, which affirmed the
Order[3] dated October 16, 2004 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
which in turn affirmed the Order[4] dated April 28, 2004 of the Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration (POEA), which held petitioner LNS International
Manpower Services (LNS) liable for misrepresentation and non-issuance of official