Labor Law

2017 Case Digest: Maula v. Ximex Delivery Express

LEO T. MAULA, Petitioner, v. XIMEX DELIVERY EXPRESS, INC., Respondent GR No. 207838      January 25, 2017   TOPIC: serious misconduct, totality of infractions, preventive suspension PONENTE: Peralta FACTS: Petitioner Maula was hired by respondent as Operation Staff. His duties include, but are not limited to, documentation, checker, dispatcher or airfreight coordinator. Petitioner’s employment was uneventful […]

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2017 Case Digest: Chateau Royale v. Balba

CHATEAU ROYALE SPORTS AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., Petitioner, v. RACHELLE G. BALBA and MARINEL N. CONSTANTE, Respondents G.R. No. 197492, January 18, 2017   TOPIC: Constructive dismissal PONENTE: Bersamin FACTS:           Petitioner Chateau Royale hired respondents as Account Executives. They were then promoted to Account Managers after almost a year. As part of their duties, […]

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2014 Case Digest: Bartolome v. SSS

BERNARDINA P. BARTOLOME, Petitioner, vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM and SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INC., Respondents. G.R. No. 192531               November 12, 2014     PONENTE: Velasco, Jr. TOPIC: Civil status of adopted upon death of adopter, biological parent of adoptee as beneficiary   FACTS:                 John Colcol was employed as electrician by Scanmar Maritime Services, Inc. He […]

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2014 Case Digest: Sameer Overseas Placement Agency v. Cabiles

SAMEER OVERSEAS PLACEMENT AGENCY, INC., Petitioner, vs. JOY C. CABILES, Respondent. G.R. No. 170139               August 5, 2014     PONENTE: Leonen TOPIC:  Section 10 of RA 8042 vis-a-vis Section 7 of RA 10022   FACTS:                 Petitioner, Sameer Overseas Placement Agency, Inc., is a recruitment and placement agency.                 Respondent Joy Cabiles was hired thus […]

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2014 Case Digest: Imasen Philippine Manufacturing v. Alcon

IMASEN PHILIPPINE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs RAMONCHITO T. ALCON and JOANN S. PAPA, Respondents. G.R. No. 194884               October 22, 2014     PONENTE: Brion TOPIC: Sexual intercourse in workplace during work hours as serious misconduct   FACTS:                 Petitioner Imasen Philippine Manufacturing Corporation is a domestic corporation engaged in the manufacture of auto seat-recliners and […]

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2014 Case Digest: Grace Christian High School v. Lavandera

GRACE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, represented by its Principal, DR. JAMES TAN, Petitioner, v. FILIPINAS A. LAVANDERA, Respondent. G.R. No. 177845               August 20, 2014   PONENTE: Perlas-Bernabe TOPIC: Retirement pay benefits   FACTS:                 Filipinas was employed by petitioner Grace Christian High School (GCHS) as high school teacher since June1977, with a monthly salary of 18,662.00 […]

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Case Ruling: Alpha Ship Management Corporation vs Calo

ALPHA SHIP MANAGEMENT CORPORATION/JUNEL M CHAN and/or CHUO-KAIUN COMPANY, LIMITED, Petitioners, vs ELEOSIS V. CALO, Respondent. G.R. No. 192034               January 13, 2014   PONENTE: Del Castillo When is temporary total disability of an employee considered permanent? When so declared by the company-designated physician within the period allowed Upon expiration of the maximum 240-day medical treatment […]

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VIRGEN SHIPPING CORPORATION VS JESUS B. BARRAQUIO

VIRGEN SHIPPING CORPORATION VS JESUS B. BARRAQUIO 597 SCRA 411 (2009) Resignation is defined as the voluntary act of an employee who finds himself in a situation where he believes that personal reasons cannot be sacrificed in favor of the exigency of the service and he has no other choice but to disassociate himself from […]

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UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. and/or HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, INC. VS FRANCISCO BESERIL

UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. and/or HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, INC. VS FRANCISCO BESERIL 487 SCRA 248 (2006) The law does not require that the illness should be incurable, what is important is that he was unable to perform his customary work for more than 120 days which constitutes permanent total disability, thus, an award of a […]

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PATRICIA I. TIONGSON VS NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

PATRICIA I. TIONGSON VS NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 558 SCRA 56 (2008) In a situation where a government agency, in this case the National Housing Authority, took possession of properties belonging to private individuals for purposes of expropriation and the laws by virtue of which such government agency expropriated the subject properties were subsequently declared to […]

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