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National Power Corp. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al.

NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, petitioner vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER OSWALDO B. LORENZO, Regional Arbitration Branch No. III, San Fernando, Pampanga, POWER CONTRACTORS, INC., WESTINGHOUSE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS COMPANY, AVELINO M. GREGORIO, FERNANDO L. SANTIAGO, PABLO TOLENTINO, FLORENTINO SESE, EDGARDO O. SISON, RICARDO M. DALISAY, JEREMIAS CALIMBAS, DOMINGO BALLAGSO, DIONISIO S. MOLDEZ, ALEJANDRO L. MARTINEZ, EUSEBIO M. PASAMONTE, JR., JEREMIAS CALIMBAS, PEDRO RAMIRES (AND 17 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED JUNE 11, 1984), NORBERTO HENARES/NORBERTO W. LLENARES, ROGELIO E. AGCAOILI (AND 86 OTHERS), DIOSDADO S. DIZON, ELMOR M. DIZON, EVANGELINO L. TRIA (AND 90 OTHERS), ERMELO N. NABAYA, ANTONIO C. LIM, BUENAVENTURA ALZADON, CELERINO C. CONDE, WILFREDO C. CRUZ III, ROBERTO L. FERRER, BENJAMIN M. GUINTO, RAMON R. CALMA, JESUS M. MULDONG, ALFONSO M. AGUSTIN (AND 18 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED AUGUST 6, 1985), NICOLAS T. MANUIT, MARIO D. DAYRIT, JOSE Y. PINEDA, ERNESTO D. DAGSON, RICARDO H. GALI, EMMANUEL CADIANG (AND 13 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED AUGUST 19, 1985), CARLITO V. BAGSIC, MARIO R. BERNARDO (AND 16 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED AUGUST 28, 1985), MELCHOR S. ANUNCIACION, ARSENIO T. MULDONG (AND 35 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1985), ILUMINADO C. IBE, ERNESTO L. ASUNCION (AND 31 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 1985), BENIGNO M. VICTORIA, ELMER M. ANUNCIACION (AND 13 OTHERS NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED OCTOBER 16, 1985), NESTOR O. MANIPON, ALFREDO SICAT, (AND 12 OTHER NAMED IN THEIR COMPLAINT DATED DECEMBER 9, 1985), AND RAMON ACERES, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 90933-61 | 1997-05-29

D E C I S I O N


ROMERO, J.:

In the instant petition for certiorari, the National Power Corporation seeks the nullification of the Labor Arbiter's Decision, 1 Order, 2 and Alias Writ of Execution 3 and the National Labor-Relations Commission's Resolution 4 in NLRC Case No RAB III-6-723-82 ("Avelino Gregorio v. PCI, et. al.") and twenty-six other cases involving the payment of separation pay and other monetary claims.

The antecedent facts of the case are as follows:

The National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR), as owner of the Philippine Nuclear Power Plant Unit No. I (PNPP-I), entered into an agreement with private respondents Westinghouse...