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PDMC vs. Gomez

PNOC DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PDMC) PETITIONER, VS. GLORIA V. GOMEZ, RESPONDENT.

G.R. Nos. 220526-27 | 2019-07-29

DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
Loss of trust and confidence, be it a principal or an analogous ground for dismissal, is not justified if it exists in vacuum. As a just cause, it requires an underlying act, deed or conduct from which a reasonable belief of untrustworthiness might be inferred. Without it, dismissals undertaken on such mere belief are arbitrary and will be outlawed. Such is the Court's resolve in this petition.

This Petition for Review[1] assails the Consolidated Decision[2] dated December 22, 2014, issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP Nos. 119971 and 120276, as well as the August 11, 2015...