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Alfredo L. Oania, Et Al. Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

ALFREDO L. OANIA, AURELIO S. CALUZA AND SANTIAGO B. BIAY, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and PHILEX MINING CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 97162-64 | 1995-06-01

D E C I S I O N


ROMERO, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari questioning the legality of the dismissal from employment of petitioners for allegedly mauling a fellow employee within the private respondent company's premises in violation of a company rule.

Petitioners Alfredo L. Oania, a welder, and Aurelio B. Caluza and Santiago B. Biay, miners, were employed by respondent Philex Mining Corporation in Pacdal, Tuba, Benguet. They were accused of mauling their co-worker, Felipe p. Malong, at the gasoline area within the company compound at about 9:00 o'clock in the evening of May 21, 1986. Malong's injuries almost proved fatal were it...