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Lowe, Inc., et al. Vs. Court of Appeals and Irma Mutuc

LOWE, INC., MARIA ELIZABETH (“MARILES”) L. GUSTILO, and RAUL M. CASTRO, Petitioners, versus COURT OF APPEALS and IRMA M. MUTUC, Respondents.

G.R. Nos. 164813 & G.R. No. 174590 | 2009-08-14

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court are the consolidated cases docketed as G.R. Nos. 174590 and 164813. Both cases stemmed from the 30 June 2003 Resolution[1] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), which declared that respondent Irma M. Mutuc (Mutuc) was illegally dismissed by petitioner Lowe, Inc. (Lowe).[2]

The first case, G.R. No. 164813, is a petition for review[3] of the 23 January 2004 Decision[4] and the 4 August 2004 Resolution[5] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 80531. In its 23 January 2004 Decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed the NLRC's 30 June 2003 Resolution. In its 4 August 2004...