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Pfizer Inc., Lleander and Webb vs Edwin Galan

PFIZER INC., MA. ANGELICA B. LLEANDER and SANDRA WEBB, petitioners, vs. EDWIN V. GALAN, respondent.

G.R. No. 143389 | 2001-05-25

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

In this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, petitioners assail the dismissal by the Court of Appeals of their petition for certiorari for having been filed beyond the sixty-day reglementary period.

Respondent Edwin V. Galan was an employee of petitioner Pfizer, Inc., a drug manufacturer. He was initially hired in August 1982 as a professional sales representative, commonly known as a medical representative. He was a recipient of several company awards, which eventually resulted in his promotion as District Manager for Mindanao in 1996. He continued to...