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Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) vs. National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)

BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND BPI FAMILY BANK, Petitioners, versus HONORABLE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FIRST DIVISION) AND MA. ROSARIO N. ARAMBULO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 179801 | 2010-06-18

D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 3 July 2007, as well as its Resolution[2] dated 20 September 2007 affirming the ruling of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)[3] directing the payment of separation pay to respondent Ma. Rosario N. Arambulo.

Records show that respondent was initially employed as Clerk in 1972 at Citytrust Banking Corporation, which eventually merged with the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI). She later became Lead Teller, then as Sales Manager, and subsequently, as Bank Manager in BPI-San...