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International Rice Research Institute Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION) AND NESTOR B. MICOSA, respondents.

G.R. No. 97239 | 1993-05-12

D E C I S I O N


NOCON, J.:

Posed for determination in this petition for certiorari is the question of whether a conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude is a ground for dismissal from employment and corollarily, whether a conviction of a crime of homicide involves moral turpitude.

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an international organization recognized by the Philippine government and accorded privileges, rights and immunities normally granted to organizations of universal character. In 1977, it hired private respondent Nestor B. Micosa as laborer, who thereby became bound by IRRI Employment Policy and...