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Asphalt & Cement Pavers, vs Vicente Leogardo etal.

ASPHALT AND CEMENT PAVERS, INC., petitioners, vs. VICENTE LEOGARDO, JR., in his official capacity as Deputy Minister of Labor, LORETO SAN JUAN and IGNACIO VILLAFUERTE, respondents.

G.R. No. 74563 | 1988-06-20

D E C I S I O N


CORTES, J.:

The instant petition seeks to reverse the order of the respondent Deputy Minister of Labor and Employment ruling as illegal the dismissal by the petitioner of two (2) of its employees.

The undisputed facts are as follows:

Private respondent Ignacio Villafuerte was employed by petitioner, a corporation engaged in the construction business, as a heavy equipment mechanic. On August 17, 1978, he filed an application for a leave of absence from August 16 to 31, 1978. His application was approved. During his leave he was contracted to overhaul a bulldozer for Super Structures, Inc., another construction company,...