6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly overload, and work setting [which are] associated with greater susceptibility to stressrelated illness, tardiness, absenteeism, poor performance, depression, anxiety, and other psychological distress;"[42] that there was no categorical declaration by the company-designated physician that he is cured and fit for work; that the certificate of fitness for work he was made to execute is null and void as it was forced upon him at a time of financial and emotional distress, and he was made to believe falsely that after its execution, he may once more work for Career and Columbian; that his medical expenses should be reimbursed in full; that while the CA did not err in affirming the award of moral and exemplary damages, it was not correct in reducing them, considering the fraudulent and malicious manner in which Career and Columbian conducted themselves in the proceedings, in trying to avoid liability and deny medical assistance to him and sacrificing the welfare of their employees for the sake of keeping and protecting their profits; and, that as a result of the cruel and inhuman treatment he received at work, he is now condemned to a lifetime of maintenance medication consisting of mood stabilizers and other medicines, under pain of relapse. G.R. No. 206828. In his Petition and Reply,[43] Godinez essentially reproduces and reiterates the issues and arguments contained in his Comment to the Petition in G.R. No. 206826. In their Comment,[44] Career and Columbian essentially reproduce and replead the allegations, arguments, and relief sought in their Petition in G.R. No. 206826, apart from seeking the denial of the Petition in G.R. No. 206828. They, however, reiterate that in dealing with Godinez, they were not motivated by bad faith, malice, or ill will; nor did they act in a manner that is contrary to morals, good customs, or public policy. Our Ruling We find for Godinez. Workers are not robots built simply for labor; nor are they machines that may be turned on or off at will; not objects that are conveniently discarded when every ounce of efficiency and utility has been squeezed out of them; not appliances that may be thrown away when they conk out. They are thinking and feeling beings possessed of humanity and dignity, worthy of compassion, understanding, and respect. Defense of Fraudulent Concealment It is claimed that Godinez concealed his past medical history when he failed to disclose during the PEME that when he was 15, he suffered from insomnia and paranoia for which he sought psychiatric evaluation and management. This is based on an unsigned document, an Initial Medical Report, containing a supposed admission by Godinez that he was treated in the past for insomnia and paranoia. However, this unsigned report cannot have any evidentiary value, as it is self-serving and of dubious character. In Asuncion v. National Labor Relations Commission,[45] the Court disregarded unsigned listings and computer printouts presented in evidence by the employer to prove its employee's absenteeism and tardiness. It was held therein that — elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63469 19/31