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National Federation Of Labor Unions (Naflu) Vs. Ernesto G. Ladrido Iii

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS (NAFLU), representing its members at Bionic Heavy Equipment, Inc. and Forkner-Ramos, Inc., Silica Quartz, Mine and Silica Sand, Ayungon, Negros Oriental, petitioner, vs. HON. ERNESTO G. LADRIDO III, HON. IRENEA E. CENIZA, HON. BERNABE S. BATUHAN, as Commissioners of the NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), Fourth Division, Cebu City, BIONIC HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INC./SPENCER FORKNER and FORKNER-RAMOS, INC., respondents. Sonia B. Eleccion for petitioner. Torres, Valencia, Ciocon, Dabao, Valencia & De la Paz Law Offices for private respondents.

G.R. Nos. 94540-41 | 1991-05-08

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The execution of a decision of a labor arbiter awarding over P21 Million to 215 petitioners-claimants pending appeal is the center of this controversy.

On December 1, 1989, then labor arbiter Jose G. Gutierrez rendered a decision in favor of the complainants in consolidated cases filed by the National Federation of Labor Unions and others against private respondent Bionic Heavy Equipment, Inc. and Mr. Spencer Forkner, docketed as RAB-VII-015-86-D and RAB-VII-020-87-20 dated December 1, 1989, the dispositive part of which reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, this Office gives due course to...