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BPI Credit Corp. vs. NLRC, et al.

BPI CREDIT CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and BENJAMIN JOVELLANOS, respondents

G.R. No. 106027 | 1994-07-25

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J p:

The most frequently assaulted right of workers is their right to security of tenure. The Constitution shields this right against unjustified attacks. The petition at bench represents another attempt to negate this constitutional right of workers to security of tenure. It cannot succeed.

The records show that private respondent Benjamin Jovellanos is the Marketing Assistant of petitioner BPI Family Bank, Dagupan City branch. Ricardo Torio worked as Credit Investigator Appraiser in the same bank.

On July 8, 1987, a certain Alex Racimo executed an Affidavit linking Jovellanos and Torio to certain anomalies, viz:...