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Reno Foods, Inc., and/or Vicente Khu Vs. Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Manggagawa (NLM) - Katipunan on behalf of its member, Nenita Capor

RENO FOODS, INC., and/or VICENTE KHU, Petitioners, versus Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Manggagawa (NLM) - KATIPUNAN on behalf of its member, NENITA CAPOR, Respondent

G.R. No. 164016 | 2010-03-15

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

There is no legal or equitable justification for awarding financial assistance to an employee who was dismissed for stealing company property. Social justice and equity are not magical formulas to erase the unjust acts committed by the employee against his employer. While compassion for the poor is desirable, it is not meant to coddle those who are unworthy of such consideration.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assails the June 3, 2004 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 76789 which denied the petition for certiorari filed by the petitioners and affirmed the award of...