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Arturo De Guzman Vs. National Labor Relations Commission

ARTURO DE GUZMAN, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER MA. LOURDES A. SALES AVELINO D. VALLESTEROL, ALEJANDRO Q. FRIAS, LINDA DE LA CRUZ, CORAZON M. DE LA FUENTE, LILIA F. FLORO, and MARIO F. JAYME, respondents.

G.R. No. 90856 | 1992-07-23

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

It is a fundamental principle of law and human conduct that a person "must, in the exercise of his rights and in the performance of his duties, act with justice, give every one his due, and observe honesty and good faith." 1 This is the principle we shall apply in the case at bar to gauge the petitioner's motives in his dealings with the private respondents.

Arturo de Guzman was the general manager of the Manila office of the Affiliated Machineries Agency, Ltd., which was based in Hongkong. On June 30, 1986, he received a telex message from Leo A. Fialla, managing director of AMAL in its main office, advising...