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Lysander P. Garcia Vs. Manila Times, Et Al.

LYSANDER P. GARCIA, petitioner, vs. MANILA TIMES/LA VANGUARDIA PUBLISHING INC. & NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (Second Division), respondents.

G.R. No. 99390 | 1993-07-05

D E C I S I O N


QUIASON, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court to modify the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), in NLRC NCR No. 00-09-03338-87, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, all things considered, the appealed decision is hereby affirmed with modification in that the award of separation pay, backwages, moral and exemplary damages is deleted" (Rollo, p. 32).

The operative facts are summarized as follows:

On July 24, 1986, petitioner was hired as Special Editor of private respondent Manila Times, a daily newspaper published by private...