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Santiago Alcantara Jr. vs The CA, et al

SANTIAGO ALCANTARA, JR., petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and THE PENINSULA MANILA, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 143397 | 2002-08-06

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Petitioner Santiago Alcantara, Jr., an employee of respondent The Peninsula Manila, Inc., seeks the reversal of the decision and resolution of the Court of Appeals upholding his dismissal for willful disobedience. At the time of his dismissal, petitioner worked as Commis II of the Food and Beverage Department of the Peninsula Manila Hotel, Inc. He was also a Director of the National Union of Workers in Hotels Restaurants and Allied Industries (NUWHRAIN)-Manila Peninsula Chapter.

The controversy stems from a Memorandum dated August 7, 1998 issued by respondent Hotel prohibiting the union from using the union...