Back

Miguel Rubia Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al.

MIGUEL RUBIA, PETITIONER, VERSUS NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FOURTH DIVISION, CEBU CITY, COMMUNITY WATER AND SANITATION COOPERATIVE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 178621 | 2010-07-26

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:

In this petition for review on certiorari, petitioner Miguel Rubia seeks to reverse the Decision[1] and Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP. No. 00165, which affirmed the ruling[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) declaring petitioner's dismissal as valid.

Petitioner served as member of the Board of Community Water and Sanitation Cooperative (COWASSCO), a cooperative primarily engaged in water and sanitation service for the municipality of Argao in Cebu, before he was appointed its General Manager in 1 October 1994.[4]

On 28 August 2000, COWASSCO, through its Chairman of the...