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GR NO. 114776 Menandro B. Laureano vs. Court of Appeals Facts: o!et"!

e on 1#7$% Meandro Laureano &as '"red () "n*apore A"rl"nes l"!"ted as p"lot+e,patr"ate B-7.7 Capta"n/. 0"s f"rst ter! &as t'en e,tended for anot'er 1 )ears. 0o&ever% defendant "n*apore A"rl"nes l"!"ted &as '"t () recess"on and "n"t"ated a costcutt"n* !easure. 2al"nt"ff &as adv"sed to to ta3e a leave (ut t'en defendant dec"ded to ter!"nate "ts e,cess personnel "nclud"n* pla"nt"ff. u(se4uentl)% pla"nt"ff "nst"tuted a case for "lle*al d"s!"ssal (efore t'e la(or ar("ter. 5efendant !oved to d"s!"ss t'e case. Before t'e !ot"on &as resolved% t'e co!pla"nt &as &"t'dra&n and pla"nt"ff f"led a case for da!a*es due to "lle*al ter!"nat"on of contract of serv"ces (efore t'e court a 4uo. "n*apore A"rl"nes l"!"ted f"led a !ot"on to d"s!"ss on t'e *round t'at t'e court 'as no 6ur"sd"ct"on over t'e su(6ect !atter of t'e case and t'at 2'"l"pp"ne courts 'ave no 6ur"sd"ct"on over t'e "nstant case. 7ssue: 8'et'er or no t'e 2'"l"pp"ne court 'as 6ur"sd"ct"on over t'e case Rul"n*: 9es. :'e court 'eld t'at "t cannot (e deter!"ned &'et'er t'e ter!"nat"on of t'e pla"nt"ff "s le*al under t'e "n*aporean la&s (ecause defendant fa"led to s'o& &'"c' spec"f"c la&s of "n*apore appl"es to t'"s case. :'e defendant t'at cla"!s t'e appl"ca("l"t) of t'e "n*aporean la&s to t'"s case 'as t'e (urden of proof. :'e court furt'er 'eld t'at t'e Court of Appeals ac4u"red 6ur"sd"ct"on &'en defendant f"led "ts appeal (efore t'e sa"d court.

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