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Harpoon Marine Services, Inc., et al. vs. Fernan H. Francisco

HARPOON MARINE SERVICES, Inc. and JOSE LIDO T. ROSIT, Petitioners, vs. FERNAN H. FRANCISCO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 167751 | 2011-03-02




FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:


Satisfactory evidence of a valid or just cause of dismissal is indispensably required in order to protect a laborer's right to security of tenure. In the case before us, the employer presented none despite the burden to prove clearly its cause.


This Petition for Review on Certiorari with Prayer for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or a Writ of Preliminary Injunction1 assails the Decision2 dated January 26, 2005 and Resolution3 dated April 12, 2005 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 79630, which affirmed the Decision4 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)...