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Gonzales vs NLRC, et al.

ROBERTO GONZALES, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PEPSI COLA PRODUCTS, PHILIPPINES, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 131653 | 2001-03-26

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us is a petition for certiorari[1] seeking nullification of the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), dated June 26, 1997 and August 12, 1997, respectively, reversing the Decision[4] dated October 15, 1996 of the Labor Arbiter who found and declared that petitioner Roberto Gonzales was illegally dismissed by private respondent Pepsi Cola Products, Philippines, Inc., (PCPPI, for brevity) and ordered his reinstatement with payment of full backwages.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

Petitioner Roberto Gonzales was an employee of private respondent PCPPI since...