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Metro Transit Organization, Inc, et al vs CA, NLRC and Ruperto Evangelista, Jr.

METRO TRANSIT ORGANIZATION, INC. and JOVENCIO P. BANTANG, JR., petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (First Division) and RUPERTO EVANGELISTA, JR., respondents.

G.R. No. 142133 | 2002-11-19

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for review under Rule 45 to reverse the Decision dated 30 April 1999 and the Resolution dated 16 February 2002 of the Court of Appeals[1] in CA-G.R. SP No. 50122.

The Facts

Petitioner Metro Transit Organization, Inc. ("MTO" for brevity) is a government-owned and controlled corporation operating a light rail transit ("LRT" for brevity), while petitioner Jovencio Bantang, Jr. ("Bantang" for brevity) is an officer of MTO. Respondent Ruperto Evangelista ("Evangelista" for brevity) worked as a cash assistant in the Treasury Division of MTO.

On December 29, 1989, after completion of...