G.R. NO. 160404 - ROGELIO L. TOLENTINO, VS. PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. AND ERNESTO V. VILLAREAL. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of the complainant ROGELIO L. TOLENTINO, and against the respondents PHILIPPINES LONG DISTANCE CO., (PLDT) and/or ERNESTO V. VILLAREAL, as follows: a) Declaring the dismissal of complainant to be illegal; b) Ordering respondents to pay complainant of full backwages inclusive of allowances, and other benefits or their monetary equivalent computed April 16, 1999, up to the time of this decision; c) Ordering respondents to immediately reinstate complainant to his former position without loss of seniority rights or other privileges, or at the option of the respondent, payroll reinstatement. All other charges and claims are DISMISSED for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.