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RENATO S. GATBONTON vs. NATIONAL LABORRELATIONS COMMISSION[G.R. NO. 146779 January 23 2!!6"

FACTS:

Petitioner Renato S. Gatbonton is an associate professor ofrespondent Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), Faculty ofi!il "ngineering. So#e ti#e in $o!e#ber %&&', a ci!ilengineering student of respondent MIT led a letterco#plaint against petitioner for unfair*un+ust grading syste#,seual harass#ent and conduct unbeco#ing of anacade#ician. Pending in!estigation of the co#plaint,respondent MIT, through its o##ittee on -ecoru# andIn!estigation placed petitioner under a /day pre!enti!esuspension e0ecti!e 1anuary %%, %&&&. The co##itteebelie!ed that petitioner2s continued stay during thein!estigation a0ects his perfor#ance as a faculty #e#ber, as

3ell as the students2 learning4 and that the suspension 3illallo3 petitioner to 5prepare hi#self for the in!estigation and3ill pre!ent his in6uences to other #e#bers of theco##unity.7 Thus, petitioner led 3ith the $8R a co#plaintfor illegal suspension, da#ages and attorney2s fees.

Petitioner 9uestioned the !alidity of the ad#inistrati!eproceedings 3ith the Regional Trial ourt of Manila in apetition for certiorari but the case 3as ter#inated on May :%,%&&& 3hen the parties entered into a co#pro#ise agree#ent3herein respondent MIT agreed to publish in the school organ

the rules and regulations i#ple#enting R.;. $o.

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