A.
Public respondent gravely abused its discretion and committed serious error
in ruling that the petitioners are liable to private respondent for the payment of
disability compensation in the amount of US$ 60,000.00 considering the facts as
borne out by the evidence on record and the applicable laws.
1. Public respondent committed grave abuse of discretion in arriving at
the findings of fact which are not substantiated by the evidence on
record.
2. Public respondent committed grave abuse of discretion when it failed
to consider the evidence which proves the illness is not work related,
thereby violating petitioners’ right to procedural due process.
3. Public respondent erred in not finding in favor of the expert opinion
of the company-designated doctor on the nature of the illness as
against that of complainant’s doctor in utter disregard of rules on
evidence.
Without concrete proof that his assessment is biased and self-serving,
the medical opinion of the company-designate physician should be
accorded probative value and not discarded merely on the basis of
unfounded allegation.
4.
Public respondent committed grave abuse of discretion
affirmed the award of attorney’s fees.
when it
B.
Public respondent committed grave abuse of discretion when it affirmed the
award of attorney’s fees.18[18]
18[18] Id. at 18.