[G.R. Nos. 180849 and 187143 : November 16, 2011]
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. DAN PADAO, RESPONDENT.
D E C I S I O N
MENDOZA, J.:
These are two consolidated petitions for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court.
In G.R. No. 180849, petitioner Philippine National Bank (PNB) seeks the reversal of the December 14, 2006 Decision1 and October 2, 2007 Resolution2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 76584, which upheld the ruling of the National Labor Relations Commission, Cagayan de Oro City (NLRC) in its October 30, 2002 Resolution,3 reversing the June 21, 2001 Decision4 of the Executive Labor Arbiter (ELA) which found the dismissal of respondent Dan Padao (Padao) valid.
In G.R. No. 187143, PNB seeks the reversal of the December 9, 2008 Decision5 and February 24, 2009 Resolution6 of the CA in CA-G.R. SP No. 00945, which allowed the execution of the October 30, 2002 NLRC Resolution.
THE FACTS
A. G.R. No. 180849
On August 21, 1981, Padao was hired by PNB as a clerk at its Dipolog City Branch. He was later designated as a credit investigator in an acting capacity on November 9, 1993. On March 23, 1995, he was appointed regular Credit Investigator III, and was ultimately promoted to the position of Loan and Credit Officer IV.
Sometime in 1994, PNB became embroiled in a scandal involving behest loans.
In G.R. No. 180849, petitioner Philippine National Bank (PNB) seeks the reversal of the December 14, 2006 Decision1 and October 2, 2007 Resolution2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 76584, which upheld the ruling of the National Labor Relations Commission, Cagayan de Oro City (NLRC) in its October 30, 2002 Resolution,3 reversing the June 21, 2001 Decision4 of the Executive Labor Arbiter (ELA) which found the dismissal of respondent Dan Padao (Padao) valid.
In G.R. No. 187143, PNB seeks the reversal of the December 9, 2008 Decision5 and February 24, 2009 Resolution6 of the CA in CA-G.R. SP No. 00945, which allowed the execution of the October 30, 2002 NLRC Resolution.
A. G.R. No. 180849
On August 21, 1981, Padao was hired by PNB as a clerk at its Dipolog City Branch. He was later designated as a credit investigator in an acting capacity on November 9, 1993. On March 23, 1995, he was appointed regular Credit Investigator III, and was ultimately promoted to the position of Loan and Credit Officer IV.
Sometime in 1994, PNB became embroiled in a scandal involving behest loans.
