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Dr. Ernesto Maquiling vs Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc.

DR. ERNESTO I. MAQUILING, Petitioner, versus PHILIPPINE TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY, INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 143384 | 2005-02-04



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

TINGA, J.:

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 28 March 2000 and its Resolution dated 22 May 2000, which reversed the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dated 15 December 1997[2] and that of the Labor Arbiter dated 16 September 1993,[3] which both found the dismissal from service of Dr. Ernesto I. Maquiling (Dr. Maquiling) illegal.

The factual antecedents are as follows:

On 16 April 1968, petitioner Dr. Maquiling was employed by respondent Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. (PTS). On 8 June 1991, Dr. Maquiling, then earning...