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Virgilio G. Anabe Vs. Asian Construction (ASIAKONSTRUKT), et al.

VIRGILIO G. ANABE, Petitioner, versus ASIAN CONSTRUCTION (ASIAKONSTRUKT), ZENAIDA P. ANGELES AND N.O. GARCIA, Respondents

G.R. No. 183233 | 2009-12-23

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Virgilio G. Anabe (petitioner) was hired by respondent Asian Construction (Asiakonstrukt) as radio technician/operator on April 15, 1993. By notice dated September 8, 1999, he was advised that his services would be, as he was in fact, terminated effective October 8, 1999 on the ground of retrenchment. Petitioner thus filed on February 10, 2000 a complaint[1] for illegal dismissal and illegal deduction and payment of overtime pay, premium pay, holiday pay, service incentive leave pay, and 13th month pay.

Asiakonstrukt, attributing petitioner's retrenchment to sudden business reversal in the...