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Roquel vs. PNB & PNB Global [DISENTING OPINION, CAGUIOA, J.]

SUSAN R. ROQUEL, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK AND PNB GLOBAL REMITTANCE AND FINANCIAL CO. (HK) LTD., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 246270 | 2021-06-30

DISSENTING OPINION


CAGUIOA, J.:

The Decision[1] dated May 30, 2018 and Resolution[2] dated March 15, 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the Resolution[3] dated September 30, 2015 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) which, in tum, ordered the dismissal of petitioner Susan R. Roquel's (Roquel) complaint for illegal dismissal on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. According to the CA, there is no basis to pierce the separate corporate personality of respondent Philippine National Bank (PNB) because the three elements of control, fraud, and harm, have not been established in this case.[4]...