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PAL vs. Hassaram

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, V. ARJAN T. HASSARAM, RESPONDENT.

G. R. No. 217730 | 2017-06-05

DECISION
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
This resolves the Petition for Review[1] filed by Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL), which prays for the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[2] and Resolution[3] in CA-G.R. SP No. 128970. The CA declared that respondent Arjan T. Hassaram (Hassaram), a former PAL pilot, was entitled to receive retirement benefits from PAL under Article 287 of the Labor Code, notwithstanding his earlier receipt of P4,456,817.75 under the PAL Pilots' Retirement Benefit Plan (the Plan).
 
The case stemmed from a Complaint[4] filed by Hassaram against PAL for illegal dismissal and the payment of retirement...