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Phil. Scout Veterans Security vs NLRC, et al. 262 scra 112

PHILIPPINE SCOUT VETERANS SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS AGENCY, INC., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and PORPING REGALADO, respondents.

G.R. No. 99859 | 1996-09-20

PANGANIBAN, J.:


Does the Labor Code, prior to its amendment by Republic Act No.7641, 1 authorize the payment of retirement pay in the absence of a provision therefor in a collective bargaining agreement or other applicable employment contract?

The instant petition for certiorari seeks to nullify the Decision of the National Labor Relations Commission 3 promulgated January 10, 1991, in NLRC Case No. 00-05-02236-89, entitled "Porping Regalado vs. Phil. Scout Veterans Security & Investigation Agency, Inc. and/or Col. Cesar Sa Macalalad", affirming the labor arbiter's award of retirement pay to private respondent.

The Antecedent Facts

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