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Roque S. Duterte vs. Kings Wood Trading Co

ROQUE S. DUTERTE, Petitioner, versus KINGSWOOD TRADING CO., INC., FILEMON LIM and NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 160325 | 2007-10-04

D E C I S I O N
 

GARCIA, J.:

By this petition for review on certiorari, petitioner Roque S. Duterte seeks the review and setting aside of the decision[1] dated June 20, 2003 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 71729, as reiterated in its resolution[2] of October 5, 2003, affirming an earlier resolution[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) which ruled that petitioner was not illegally dismissed from employment due to disease under Article 284 of the Labor Code.

The facts:

In September 1993, petitioner was hired as truck/trailer driver by respondent Kingswood Trading Company, Inc. (KTC) of which co-respondent...