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Maya Cruz, a six-year employee of NovaGuard Foods, is accused of misappropriating PHP 75,000 from petty cash. The supervisor issues a Notice to Explain (NTE) detailing the acts and instructs Maya to submit a written defense within seven days. Maya submits her written defense within the period. Twelve days after the NTE, the company terminates her for 'serious misconduct and loss of trust and confidence,' stating there is no need for a formal hearing. No witnesses were presented. The employer contends that due process was satisfied by the NTE and the written defense. Maya contends that the termination violated Art. XIII, Sec. 3 of the 1987 Constitution (Security of Tenure) because due process requires a hearing. Discuss: (a) Identify the controlling doctrine. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule and the standard of due process in dismissals for just causes. (c) Apply the doctrine to the facts and determine whether Maya's dismissal is valid or void, and state the remedy, if any.