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Rural Bank of Cotabato Inc. vs. NLRC, etal.

RURAL BANK OF COTABATO, INC., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FELISA G. EUGENIO, EDNA C. TAN and BESSIE A. BAJAR, respondents.

G.R. No. 80975 | 1989-06-22

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The principal issue in this Petition is whether or not the retrenchment of the private respondents amounts to an illegal dismissal. The Petition is erroneously captioned as a Petition for Review on Certiorari. This error notwithstanding, and in the interest of justice, the Court resolved to treat the Petition as a special civil action for certiorari on account of the jurisdictional issues raised herein.

The petitioner Rural Bank of Cotabato, Inc. is a banking corporation organized under the laws of the Philippines. Its principal business office is in Cotabato City. The private respondents Felisa G....