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Alejandro Roquero vs Philippine Airlines, Inc.

ALEJANDRO ROQUERO, petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., respondent.

G.R. No. 152329 | 2003-04-22

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Brought up on this Petition for Review is the decision of the Court of Appeals dismissing Alejandro Roquero as an employee of the respondent Philippine Airlines, Inc.

Roquero, along with Rene Pabayo, were ground equipment mechanics of respondent Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL for brevity). From the evidence on record, it appears that Roquero and Pabayo were caught red-handed possessing and using Methampethamine Hydrochloride or shabu in a raid conducted by PAL security officers and NARCOM personnel.

The two alleged that they did not voluntarily indulge in the said act but were instigated by a certain Jojie...