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Juanito Talidano Vs. Falcon Maritimes & Allied Services, Inc., et al

JUANITO TALIDANO, Petitioner, versus FALCON MARITIME & ALLIED SERVICES, INC., SPECIAL EIGHTH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND LABOR ARBITER ERMITA C. CUYUGA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 172031 | 2008-07-14

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

This Petition for Certiorari[1] under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeks to annul the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals, dated 16 November 2005 and 2 February 2006, respectively, which upheld the validity of the dismissal of Juanito Talidano (petitioner). The challenged decision reversed and set aside the Decision[4] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and reinstated that of the Labor Arbiter.[5]

Petitioner was employed as a second marine officer by Falcon Maritime and Allied Services, Inc. (private respondent) and was assigned to M/V Phoenix Seven, a vessel owned and...