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Edi-Staff Builders Internat'l vs. Vicente Leogardo

EDI-STAFF BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., petitioner, vs. HONORABLE VICENTE LEOGARDO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, HONORABLE SEVERO PUKAN IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT, TERESITA B. BERNARDO, respondents.

G.R. No. 71907 | 1987-07-30

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

This is a Petition for Certiorari to annul and set aside the decision of respondent Deputy Minister which affirmed the decision of the respondent Director on the ground that they both lack the jurisdiction to summarily decide the complaint for illegal dismissal filed by private respondent against the petitioner.

The following are the undisputed facts of the case:

On December 1, 1977, private respondent was hired by the petitioner, a recruitment agency, as Assistant Consultant with an initial salary of P1,200.00 per month. Effective June 1, 1978, she was given a permanent appointment with an adjusted salary...