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Television and Production Exponents, Inc. (TAPE) vs. Roberto C. Servana

TELEVISION AND PRODUCTION EXPONENTS, INC. and/or ANTONIO P. TUVIERA, Petitioners, versus ROBERTO C. SERVANA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 167648 | 2008-01-28

D E C I S I O N

Tinga, J.:

This petition for review under Rule 45 assails the 21 December 2004 Decision[1] and 8 April 2005 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals declaring Roberto Servaña (respondent) a regular employee of petitioner Television and Production Exponents, Inc. (TAPE). The appellate court likewise ordered TAPE to pay nominal damages for its failure to observe statutory due process in the termination of respondent's employment for authorized cause.

TAPE is a domestic corporation engaged in the production of television programs, such as the long-running variety program, "Eat Bulaga!". Its president is Antonio...