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Coca-Cola Bottlers Phil.Inc. Vs. NLRC, etal.

COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILIPPINES, INC., petitioner, vs. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER VIRGINIA SON and GEORGE SOUSA, respondents.

G.R. No. 78787 | 1989-12-18

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

The finding of illegal dismissal committed by the petitioner Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines., Inc., as stated in the decision of respondent labor arbiter and affirmed in the resolution of respondent commission, is challenged in this petition for certiorari, another in the influx of cases of the same nature elevated to this Court over the past years.

This case involves George Sousa, a route salesman employed by petitioner since February 1, 1978. His services were terminated on October 11, 1983 because he allegedly:

"(1) Effected collections of containers on loan (TCS/COL) accounts from customers without...