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1Rollo, pp. 951.
2CA Rollo, Vol. II, pp. 15081523 penned by Associate Justice Rosmari
D. Carandang and concurred in by Associate Justice Renato C. Dacudao
and Monina ArevaloZenarosa.
3CA Rollo, Vol. I, pp. 8795 penned by Presiding Commissioner Raul
T. Aquino and concurred in by Commissioners Victoriano R. Calaycay and
Angelina A. Gacutan.
4Id., at pp. 9798.
5Id., at pp. 322326.
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6Id., at p. 399.
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7 Id.
8 Id., at pp. 419420.
9 Id., at pp. 385392.
10 Id., at p. 421.
11 Id., at pp. 435436.
12 Id., at pp. 367378.
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13 Id., at pp. 327344.
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14 Id., at pp. 437476.
15 Id., at pp. 613626.
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16 Id., at pp. 712724 penned by Labor Arbiter Edgardo M. Madriaga.
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17 Id., at pp. 723724.
18 See respondents Memorandum on Partial Appeal, id., at pp. 725
785.
19 Id., at pp. 887892.
20 CA Rollo, Vol. II, pp. 944947.
21 Id., at pp. 10661074 penned by Presiding Commissioner Raul T.
Aquino and concurred in by Commissioners Victoriano R. Calaycay and
Angelita A. Gacutan.
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22 Id., at pp. 10731074.
23 Id., at pp. 10751093.
24 CA Rollo, Vol. I, pp. 8795.
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25 Id., at pp. 9798. In the said Resolution, the NLRC dismissed both
the motions for reconsideration of respondents and petitioner although it
was only the respondents who moved to reconsider the March 23, 2004
Resolution, as clarified by petitioner in a Manifestation and Motion for
Clarification CA Rollo, Vol. II, pp. 12311232.
26 CA Rollo, Vol. I, pp. 285.
27 CA Rollo, Vol. II, pp. 12491277.
28 Id., at pp. 13561357.
29 Id., at pp. 15081523.
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Issues
Hence, the present petition raising the following issues:
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33 Rollo, p. 23.
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Our Ruling
The petition is devoid of merit. The Court finds no
cogent reason to depart from the ruling of the CA that
petitioner was validly dismissed.
There exists a valid ground for petitioners
termination from employment.
Jurisprudence provides that an employer has a distinct
prerogative and wider latitude of discretion in dismissing a
managerial personnel who performs functions which by
their nature require the employers full trust and
confidence.34 As distinguished from a rank and file
personnel, mere existence of a basis for believing that a
managerial employee has breached the trust of the
employer justifies dismissal.35 [L]oss of confidence as a
ground for dismissal does not require proof beyond
reasonable doubt as the law requires only that there be at
least some basis to justify it.36
Petitioner, in the present case, was L&Ts CHR Director
for Manufacturing. As such, she was directly responsible
for managing her own departmental staff. It is therefore
without question that the CHR Director for Manufacturing
is a managerial position saddled with great responsibility.
Because of this, petitioner must enjoy the full trust and
confidence of her superiors. Not only that, she ought to
know that she is bound by more exacting work ethics37
and should live up to this high standard of responsibility.
However, petitioner delivered
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34 Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Commission,
G.R. No. 123294, October 20, 2010, 634 SCRA 18, 36.
35 Caoile v. National Labor Relations Commission, 359 Phil. 399, 406
299 SCRA 76, 83 (1998).
36 Filipinas Manufacturers Bank v. National Labor Relations
Commission, 261 Phil. 1009, 1015 182 SCRA 848, 854 (1990).
37 Community Rural Bank of San Isidro (N.E.), Inc. v. Paez, G.R. No.
158707, November 27, 2006, 508 SCRA 245, 260.
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38 Etcuban, Jr. v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., 489 Phil. 483, 498 448 SCRA
516, 531 (2005).
39 Century Canning Corporation v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 152894,
August 17, 2007, 530 SCRA 501, 518.
40 See Annex 12, 15, and 19 of Edless Affidavit, CA Rollo, Vol. I,
pp. 196, 199201 and 218, respectively.
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41 Annex 20 of Edless Affidavit, id., at pp. 219220.
42 Annex 22 of Edless Affidavit, id., at p. 227.
43 Annex 24 of Edless Affidavit, id., at p. 233.
44 Annex 25 of Edless Affidavit, id., at p. 234.
45 House of Sara Lee v. Rey, G.R. No. 149013, August 31, 2006, 500
SCRA 419, 437.
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46 Annex 2 of respondents SurRejoinder filed before the Labor
Arbiter, CA Rollo, Vol. I, p. 700.
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47 Jumuad v. HiFlyer Food, Inc., G.R. No. 187887, September 7, 2011,
657 SCRA 288, 304.
48 Bank of the Philippine Islands v. Uy, 505 Phil. 704, 717 468 SCRA
633, 646647 (2005).
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After receiving the first notice apprising him of the charges
against him, the employee may submit a written explanation
(which may be in the form of a letter, memorandum, affidavit or
position paper) and offer evidence in support thereof, like relevant
company records (such as his 201 file and daily time records) and
the sworn
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49 Allied Banking Corp. v. Court of Appeals, 461 Phil. 517, 539 416 SCRA 65,
83 (2003) Adiong v. Court of Appeals, 422 Phil. 713, 721 371 SCRA 373, 380
(2001) Caete Jr. v. National Labor Relations Commission, 374 Phil. 272, 281 306
SCRA 324, 333 (1999).
50 G.R. No. 152048, April 7, 2009, 584 SCRA 110.
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51 Id., at pp. 126127.
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