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Tacloban Far East Marketing Corporation, et al. Vs. The Court of Appeals, et al.

TACLOBAN FAR EAST MARKETING CORPORATION and FRANCISCO Y. ROMUALDEZ, Petitioners, versus THE COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and BENJAMIN Q. SABULAO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 182320 | 2009-09-11

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated August 23, 2007 in CA-G.R. SP No. 01027 which affirmed the Decision[2] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dated June 25, 2004 and its Resolution[3] dated June 30, 2005 declaring petitioners guilty of illegal dismissal. Also assailed is the Court of Appeals' Resolution[4] denying the motion for reconsideration.

Sometime in 1989, petitioners hired private respondent Benjamin Sabulao as helper in its hardware business, then as a delivery truck driver from 1993 until May 12, 2001. During the first...