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Alfredo Barba, et al. vs. Hon. CA, et al.

ALFREDO BARBA and RENATO GONZALES, Petitioners, versus HON. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and PHILIPPINE AIRLINES INC., Respondents.

G.R. No. 169731 | 2007-03-28

D E C I S I O N
 


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision,[1] dated 15 April 2005, promulgated by the Court of Appeals, affirming the Decision[2] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), dated 30 January 2003, declaring that the dismissal of the petitioners from their employment was valid. The NLRC, in turn, modified the Decision[3] rendered by the Labor Arbiter and ruled that both petitioners merited the penalty of dismissal for their respective offenses, and not the lesser penalty of suspension. The petition also seeks to set aside the...