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Helmut Dosch vs. NLRC 208 Phil. 259 [DISSENTING OPINIONS]

HELMUT DOSCH, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-51182 | 1983-07-05

Separate Opinions

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J., dissenting:

I vote to sustain the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and to dismiss the petition for the review thereof.

1. Shorn of non-critical details, the facts of this case, abbreviated from the statements made in the majority Decision, are as follows:

a) Private respondent (NORTHWEST, for short) is an American international airline company with several branch offices outside of the United States, among them one in Manila.

b) Petitioner was the appointed Branch Manager in Manila of NORTHWEST.

c) On August 18, 1975, petitioner was ordered "promote(d) and transfer(ed)"...