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Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Vs. Inocencio B. Berbano, Jr.

PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, Petitioner, versus INOCENCIO B. BERBANO, JR., Respondent

G.R. No. 165199 | 2009-11-27

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for review[1] of the Court of Appeals' Decision[2] dated 21 January 2004 and Resolution dated 9 September 2004 in CA-G.R. SP No. 75125. The Court of Appeals reversed the Decision[3] dated 29 May 2002 and Resolution dated 29 October 2002 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC).

The Antecedent Facts

The facts, as summarized by the Labor Arbiter and adopted by the NLRC and the Court of Appeals, are as follows:

In his position paper, complainant [Inocencio B. Berbano, Jr.] alleged that he was hired by the respondent Philippine Long Distance [Telephone] Company (PLDT, for...