Interpreting this constitutional provision, in Nicos Industrial Corporation v. Court of Appeals,ix[9] the Court said: It is a requirement of due process that the parties to a litigation be informed of how it was decided, with an explanation of the factual and legal reasons that led to the conclusions of the court. The court cannot simply say that judgment is rendered in favor of X and against Y and just leave it at that without any justification whatsoever for its action. The losing party is entitled to know why he lost, so he may appeal to a higher court, if permitted, should he believe that the decision should be reversed. A decision that does not clearly and distinctly state the facts and the law on which it is based leaves the parties in the dark as to how it was reached and is especially prejudicial to the losing party, who is unable to pinpoint the possible errors of the court for review by a higher tribunal. In this case, the NLRC left petitioner in the dark by its failure to discuss why the facts it pointed out in its memorandum on appeal would not affect the unqualified application of Section 6, Rule I, Book III of the POEA Rules. It is possible that the NLRC fully believed that said rule should be applied literally. This should not, however, have given premium to brevity in its resolutionx[10] to the point that the very underpinnings for a partys appeal to it would be completely disregarded and left unresolved. As this Court declared, (b)revity is doubtless an admirable trait, but it should not and cannot be substituted for substance.xi[11] The need for a clear dissertation on the issues raised on appeal was underscored in Francisco v. Permskul.xii[12] In said case, although the Court upheld the validity of Section 40 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 120, allowing the rendition of memorandum decisions, especially in appealed cases, it nevertheless stated that: Despite the convenience afforded by the memorandum decision, it is still desirable that the appellate judge exert some effort in restating in his own words the findings of fact of the lower court and presenting his own interpretation of the law instead of merely parroting the language of the court a quo as if he cannot do any better. There must be less intellectual indolence and more pride of authorship in the writing of a decision, especially if it comes from an appellate court. It ill becomes an appellate judge to write his rulings with a pair of scissors and a pot of paste as if he were a mere researcher. He is an innovator, not an echo. The case usually becomes progressively simpler as it passes through the various levels of appeal and many issues become unimportant or moot and drop along the way. The appellate judge should prune the cluttered record to make the issues clearer. He cannot usually do this by simply mimicking the lower court. He must use his own perceptiveness in unraveling the rollo and his own discernment in discovering the law. No less importantly, he must use his own language in laying down his judgment. And in doing so, he should also guard against torpidity lest his pronouncements excite no more fascination than a technical tract on the values of horse manure as a fertilizer. A little style will help liven the opinion trapped in the tortuous lexicon of the law with all its whereases and wherefores. A judicial decision does not have to be a bore.