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PCl Bank vs. Anastacio D. Abad

PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, versus ANASTACIO D. ABAD, Respondent.

G.R. No. 158045 | 2005-02-28

D E C I S I O N 

PANGANIBAN, J.: 

  An employee dismissed for a just cause under Article 282 of the Labor Code may still be awarded separation pay as a measure of social justice. Such financial assistance, however, is not given when the employee has been validly dismissed for serious misconduct, or for causes that reflect on moral character or personal integrity. 

The Case 

  Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, challenging the October 14, 2002 Decision[2] and the April 11, 2003 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 66368. The assailed Decision disposed...