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Cruz, et al vs PGCI

JOSE B. CRUZ, RODOLFO C. DELOS SANTOS, VICENTE A. RIGOS, GREGORIO A. LINGAL AND ALICIA P. FRANCISCO, Petitioners, versus PHILIPPINE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND/OR ALFREDO PARUNGAO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 141868 | 2004-05-28

D E C I S I O N




SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:





May a retrenched employee still claim his retirement benefits after receiving his separation pay? This is the basic issue for our resolution in the instant case.



At bar is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, assailing the Decision[1] dated July 30, 1999 and Resolution[2] dated February 4, 2000 rendered by the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 50654, entitled "Jose B. Cruz, Rodolfo C. Delos Santos, Vicente A. Rigos, Gregorio A. Lingal, and Alicia P. Francisco vs. National Labor Relations Commission (Second Division),...