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George M. Taberrah vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al.

GEORGE M. TABERRAH, petitioner vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, CALTEX (PHIL.), INC., and WILLIAM TIFFANY, respondents.

G.R. No. 117742 | 1997-07-29

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

GEORGE M. TABERRAH was the Senior Manager of the Supply and Distribution Department, CALTEX PHILIPPINES, INC. (CALTEX, for brevity). He worked for the company for nineteen (19) years starting in 1974 until his dismissal in 1993.

On 9 November 1992, while TABERRAH was on his annual vacation leave, an anonymous letter authored by a certain "Mr. Caltexman" was circulated containing malicious imputations against TABERRAH attacking his personal life and accusing him of contracting certain anomalous transactions and other irregularities in the company. 1 In view of the gravity of the accusations, CALTEX...