CASE DIGEST: SOSITO vs. AGUINALDO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

G.R. No. L-48926

MANUEL SOSITO vs. AGUINALDO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

DECEMBER 14, 1987

Facts:

Petitioner Manuel Sosito filed for an indefinite leave from the company on January 16, 1976. Months later, the company underwent a retrenchment program but offered separation pay to those who had been in the active service as of June 30, 1976 and had tendered their resignation not later than July 31, 1976. Petitioner, to avail of the benefits, submitted his resignation. The company denied him the benefits.

 Issue:

Whether or not petitioner was entitled to the benefits?

 Held:

The Court held that the petitioner was not qualified to avail of the benefits because at the time he submitted his resignation, he was not in the active service, having been on voluntary indefinite leave. The petitioner cannot just do as he please to the detriment of the company.

 The Court expressed that labor disputes aren’t necessarily immediately tipped in favor of labor. The Management also has its own rights, which must also be afforded the same protection as that of labor. The Court held “that justice is in every case for the deserving, to be dispensed in the light of the established facts and the applicable law and doctrine.”

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