THE Supreme Court (SC) upheld the dismissal of a bus driver who got involved in multiple road accidents.
In a decision written by Associate Justice Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting, the Supreme Court en banc found as valid the dismissal of Marcelino Lingganay by his employer, Del Monte Land Transport Bus Company, Inc. (DLTBCo.).
It was learned that Lingganay was taken in by his company in 2013 as a bus driver and got into an accident involving a pedestrian but this was settled by the company.
He then again got involved in accidents in 2016 and 2017 and again, his company settled the cases.
Owing to the said accident, he was removed by the company since he was found in violation of company rules against reckless driving and gross negligence resulting in injuries and damage to properties.
Lingganay questioned his dismissal and filed a labor case before the National Labor Relations Commission which reached the Court of Appeals that sustained his dismissal.
The case was elevated to the SC which again, affirmed his dismissal.
