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Manuel Melgar De La Cruz Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

MANUEL MELGAR DE LA CRUZ, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and BOSTON BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. 96745 | 1992-07-02

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

This petition for review seeks the nullification of the resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) reversing and setting aside the decision of the labor arbiter which declared the dismissal of Manuel Melgar Dela Cruz illegal and awarded him backwages and other monetary benefits.

Dela Cruz was, since 1984, the branch manager of the Boston Bank of the Philippines (BBOP for brevity), formerly known as the Commercial Bank of Manila. He was assigned to the Arroceros Branch and was earning a basic salary of P13,000 a month.

On October 14, 1985, Dela Cruz, accompanied by a member of his...