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Joel Mendoza Vs. National Labor Relations Commission

JOEL MENDOZA, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, MAGNOLIA DIVISION and CONRAD YUMAN III, respondents. Lumawig A. Pasetes for petitioner. Guerrero-Manikan & Associates for private respondents.

G.R. No. 94294 | 1991-03-22

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

Entrenched in our labor laws is the right of an employee or laborer to due process before steps may be taken to effect the termination of his employment. The presence or absence of due process is the issue addressed
in this petition.

Petitioner was a regular employee (salesman) of private respondent San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Magnolia Division, assigned to its Baguio Sales Office.

On June 2, 1988, petitioner submitted to private respondent Conrad B. Yumang III, then Regional Sales Supervisor, an accident report that reads as follows:

"This is to inform you about the accident that happened last May 31,...