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Philippine Journalist, Inc. Vs. Leozar Dela Cruz y Balobal

PHILIPPINE JOURNALISTS, INC., Petitioner, versus NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER FEDRIEL S. PANGANIBAN and EDUARDO S. RIVERA, Respondents

G.R. No. 187120 | 2010-02-16

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We resolve in this Decision the petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by the Philippine Journalists, Inc. (PJI), assailing the decision[2] dated February 24, 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 98666.[3]

The Antecedents

The facts, as set out in the assailed decision, are summarized below.

PJI is a corporation engaged in the publication of People's Journal, People's Journal Tonight, People's Journal International, People's Taliba, Women's Journal, and Insider. In December 1978, it employed respondent Eduardo S. Rivera (Rivera) as proof reader. Rivera rose from the ranks over the years,...