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Isagani Ecal Vs. National Labor Relations Commission

ISAGANI ECAL, CRISOLOGO ECAL, NELSON BUENAOBRA, NARDING BANDOGELIO, WILMER ECHAGUE, ROGELIO CASTILLO, ALFREDO FERNANDO, OLIGARIO BIGATA, ROBERTO FERRER AND HONESTO TANAEL, represented by ISAGANI ECAL, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION), JIMMY MATCHUKA AND HI-LINE TIMBER, INC., respondents. Armando A. San Antonio for petitioners. Chicote, Abad & Macaisip Law Offices for private respondents.

G.R. Nos. 92777-78 | 1991-03-13

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

Is there an employer-employee relationship between petitioners and private respondent Hi-Line Timber, Inc. or merely an employer-independent contractor relationship between said private respondent and petitioner Isagani Ecal with the other petitioners being mere contract workers of Ecal? In the case of the latter, is Ecal engaged in "job" contracting or "labor-only" contracting? What then is the extent of the liability of private respondent?

These are the questions raised in this petition.

This case traces its origin from two consolidated complaints for illegal dismissal and money claims filed by...