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Kerima Polotan-Tuvera, etal. Vs. A. M. Dayrit, etal

KERIMA POLOTAN-TUVERA, personally and/or in her capacity as Publisher-Editor-in-Chief of Orient News, and/or ORIENTAL MEDIA, INC., petitioners, vs. HON. ABELARDO M. DAYRIT, as Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Manila, Branch 39, and GO TIONG, respondents.

G.R. No. L-50096 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The main issue in the instant petition is whether or not regular courts have jurisdiction to entertain claims for moral and other damages by a dismissed employee against his former employer.

On February 8, 1977, private respondent Go Tiong was hired by Oriental Media, Inc., as translator in its Editorial Department. His work consisted of translating local news selected by the news editor/deskman from English to Chinese.
On October 26, 1977, Go Tiong was given a termination letter signed by petitioner Kerima Polotan-Tuvera, the publisher and editor of Oriental Media, Inc., for various enumerated...