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Diaz vs. Encanto et al.

ELIZABETH L. DIAZ, PETITIONER, VS. GEORGINA R. ENCANTO, ERNESTO G. TABUJARA, GEMINO H. ABAD AND UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 171303 | 2016-01-20

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Court, as amended, which seeks to reverse and set aside the April 28, 2005 Decision[1] and January 20, 2006 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 55165,[3] which reversed the April 17, 1996 Decision[4] and September 17, 1996 Order[5] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 71, Pasig City, in Civil Case No. 58397.

The undisputed facts as narrated by the Court of Appeals are as follows:

Plaintiff-appellant [Elizabeth L. Diaz] has been in the service of [the University of the Philippines] U.P....