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Alfredo L. Hilado vs. Vicente Leogardo, Jr.

ALFREDO L. HILADO, petitioner, vs. VICENTE LEOGARDO, JR., in his capacity as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, JOSUE NAVALES, ROGELIO GAJO, DOMINGO ALETO, PLARINO ABANDAN, GAUDENCIO GAJO, BRICIO GAYOTIN, RUFINO LARAPAN, RAFAEL BARRIOS, ERLINDA BARRIOS, MAMERTO ENCABO, JULIETO PERUELO, SANTIAGO CARETE, GERMOGENES DIONISIO, JUAN CARETE, VICTOR CARETE, PABLITO DE LA VEGA, ROLANDO GEMALAY, AVER BERMUDES, MOLINA GAYOTIN, MERLINA LARAPAN, ROMY GAJO, ROQUE ILIANTINO, ROBERTA MABUS, LORETO NOBLE, MANUEL NOBLE, LETICIA NAVALES, JORGE MATALIDO, RAFAEL ABENDAN, GLECERIO NOBLE, GODOFREDO PONTAL, JOSEPHINE DIONISIO, PEDRO ENCABO, PACITO DIONISIO, FELICIDAD CARETE, TERESITA LARAPAN, DOLORES LARAPAN, ALEJANDRO GARDITO, ANGELA DOLINOG, CARMELINA LARAPAN, ELISEO LARAPAN, PABLITO ENCABO, MITELINA BARRIOS, ROBERTO ENCABO, MARCELO CARETE, ELSA GAJO, JOSE NAVALES, GODOFREDO PUNTAL, SR., LEONARDO ESCANER, REYNALDO FERUELO, ROLANDO BOLIAG, ESTILETO COLANGO, JR., GUALBERTO DE LA VEGA, ANGELINA BOLIAG, ALICIA SEDAYON, JOSE PEPITO, MERCEDES CARETE, DEMOCRITO DE LA CRUZ, DOLORES ENCABO, BERJEDO ENCABO, DIONISIO GAJO, JAIME NOBLE, HERSON VILLA, ANECITO MABUS, JASMIN PERUELO, ELSA VILLA, RAFAEL APARICIO, ESTRELLA ROBLES, ERRIBERTO DESINTINO, NICOLAS NAVALES, ARCENIO VINTALEN, CORONACION ANGUS, HERMINIA GEBONGA, CARLITO ALITO, CRISTOBAL ROBERTO, SHIRLEY MAMAR, RICARDO CARETE, FELICIANO ENCABO and LUMUEL AMOR, respondents.

G.R. No. L-65863 | 1986-06-11

D E C I S I O N


ALAMPAY, J:

This petition seeks to annul the Order of public respondent Deputy Minister of Labor Vicente Leogardo, Jr., dated February 25, 1983, reversing the Order of the Assistant Regional Director, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Bacolod City, dated June 17, 1981, which dismissed the complaint filed by private respondents for illegal dismissal. In the subject Order of February 25, 1983, the petitioner herein was also directed to pay the private respondents their separation pay in the amount of P729.00 each, or a grand total of P61,235.00.

Petitioner was the lessee of Haciendas Manghumay and Wesconsin, both sugar...