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Philippine Airlines vs. Dawal etc.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ISAGANI DAWAL, LORNA CONCEPCION, AND BONIFACIO SINOBAGO RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 173952] ISAGANI DAWAL, LORNA CONCEPCION, AND BONIFACIO SINOBAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., AVELINO L. ZAPANTA, AND CESAR B. LAMBERTE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 173921 | 2016-02-24

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The employer has the burden of proving that the dismissal of its employees is with a valid and authorized cause. The employer's failure to discharge this burden makes the dismissal illegal.

This resolves consolidated Petitions for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure. The Petition[1] docketed as G.R. No. 173921 was filed by Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL), while the Petition[2] docketed as G.R. No. 173952 was filed by Isagani Dawal, Lorna Concepcion, and Bonifacio Sinobago (Dawal, et al.). Both Petitions are offshoots of the Court of Appeals Sixth Division's Decision...