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2010-08-09 |
DEL CASTILLO, J. |
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| With regard to the requirement of a hearing, the essence of due process lies in an opportunity to be heard. Such opportunity was afforded the petitioner when she was asked to explain her side of the story. In Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company v. Barrientos,[43] we held that, "the essence of due process lies simply in an opportunity to be heard, and not that an actual hearing should always and indispensably be held." Similarly in Philippine Pasay Chung Hua Academy v. Edpan,[44] we held that, "[e]ven if no hearing or conference was conducted, the requirement of due process had been met since he was accorded a chance to explain his side of the controversy." | |||||