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Arsenio T. Mendiola vs. Court of Appeals, et al

ARSENIO T. MENDIOLA, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PACIFIC FOREST RESOURCES, PHILS., INC. and/or CELLMARK AB, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159333 | 2006-07-31

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

PUNO, J.: 

On appeal are the Decision[1] and Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals, dated January 30, 2003 and July 30, 2003, respectively, in CA-G.R. SP No. 71028, affirming the ruling[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), which in turn set aside the July 30, 2001 Decision[4] of the labor arbiter. The labor arbiter declared illegal the dismissal of petitioner from employment and awarded separation pay, moral and exemplary damages, and attorney's fees. 

The facts are as follows: 

Private respondent Pacific Forest Resources, Phils., Inc. (Pacfor) is a corporation organized and...