certification of non-forum shopping as required under Sec. 5, Rule 7 of the Rules of Court in relation to Sec. 3, rule 1 of the NLRC Rules of Procedure.42[42] The foregoing issues can be summarized into three: first, on procedural grounds, whether the Complaint filed before the Labor Arbiter ought to be dismissed for lack of certification against forum shopping as required by the Rules and whether the verification by counsel is sufficient for Bastol’s Position Paper and Manifestation/Compliance; second, whether the July 30, 1999 NLRC Decision constitutes res judicata and serves as the “law of the case”; and third, whether the belated submissions are allowed by the Rules, and the Affidavit of Dr. Vicaldo sufficient.   In the meantime, pending resolution of the instant case, Romy B. Bastol died on December 13, 2009 from his undisputed ailment of acute myocardial infarction.43[43] The Court’s Ruling   We deny the appeal for lack of merit.   Procedural Issues 42[42] Id. at 361-363, Petitioner’s Memorandum dated February 8, 2010. 43[43] Id. at 373, Certificate of Death of Romy B. Bastol.