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Basil Maguigad
TONGKO vs MANUFACTURERS LIFE relationship and concluded that Tongko had been
G.R. NO. 167622, June 29, 2010 and January 25, 2011 illegally dismissed.
BRION J.,
The Court of Appeals found that the NLRC gravely
This resolves the Motion for Reconsideration dated abused its discretion in its ruling and reverted to the
December 3, 2008 filed by respondent The Manufacturers labor arbiters decision that no employer-employee
Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife) to set aside our relationship existed between Tongko and Manulife.
Decision of November 7, 2008. In the assailed decision, we
found that an employer-employee relationship existed ISSUE(S)
between Manulife and petitioner Gregorio Tongko and
ordered Manulife to pay Tongko backwages and separation Whether or not there was employer-employee
pay for illegal dismissal. relationship between Tongko and Manulife. (NO)
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