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Lcp, et al. Vs. NLRC, et al.

LABOR CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (LCP) FOR AND IN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, BUN SIT G. CHUNG (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG; CHUNG BUN SU, PHILIP CHUNG BUN LIM, VICTORINO C. PERLAS, ELEAZAR TOLLEDO, NATHANIEL A. DELFIN, BAYANI C. DELGADO, TEODORO E. PUNZALAN, GERARDO C. REYES, VILMA C. PULUMBARIT — JOINTLY WITH LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILYTEX INC. NEW WORLD AND WALDEN STYLE BUSINESS NAMES, respondents. LCP FOR AND IN BEHALF & IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, ETHELWALDO MUNOZ, JESUS LLEVA, PRINCIPE ROLANDO, SABATIN PEDRITO, SAMONTE REYNALDO, ALFREDO CASTILLO, ALFREDO FILOMENO, SERGIO BAUTISTA, ELIZABETH MANALO, ALBERTO REYNALDO, ANGELINA AMOS, EDUARDO T. LEGASPI, FELIXBERTO BERBOSO, EDUARDO DELA CRUZ, ROMEO YALUNG, REYES ESMERANDO, PALABAY WILFREDO, VELENTINO VALDEDO, IMELDA ANZURES, TEDDY PANTANILI A. ARMANDO MANUEL, ALFONSO CAMUA, JUANITO ENBUIDO, ALFREDO OLAZO, MA. DIVINA GATCHALIAN, ARTURO ZUNGA, RENATO BAUTISTA, BENEDICTO ESPEJO, DEL ROSARIO EDGARDO, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., NEW WORLD TEXTILE COMPANY & WALDEN TEXTILE INDUSTRIES, INC., JOINTLY WITH BUN SIT G. CHUNG (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG BUN LIM, SONIA CHU & PROCESO PAREDES, respondents. / LCP FOR AND IN BEHALF & IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, DYETO CUSTODIO, RIVERA RUBEN, JERRY ORILLA, JUANITO FABILLAR, MARIO CALARA, MARIO RAYMUNDO, TEODORO POUNTAN, RAMON BAUTISTA, EDITA ANDRES, JOSEPHINE WINGCO, MARISOL REY, CRISENCIA PACHECO, JESUS SUERIE FELIPE, REYNALDO AVENDANO, RADITO DELA CRUZ, FLORA JUSON, AMADOR MENDEZ, CARLOS DE GUZMAN, EMILIANO ESCOTO, FLORENCIO RONIO, CARMEN ANOS, ANGELITA DELOS SANTOS, ROSEMARY DELA CRUZ, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILY TEXTILE MILLS INC., NEW WORLD TEXTILE COMPANY & WALDEN TEXTILE INDUSTRIES, INC. JOINTLY WITH BUN SIT G. CHUNG, (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG BUN LIM, SONIA CHU & PROCESO PAREDES, BUN LIM, respondents. / LCP FOR AND IN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, BUN SIT G. CHUNG (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG BUN SU, PHILIP CHUNG BUN LIM, VICTORIANO C. PERLAS, ELEAZAR S. TOLLEDO, NATANIEL A. DELFIN, BAYANI C. DELGADO, TEODULO E. PUNZAI.AN, GERARDO C. REYES, VILMA C. PULUMBARIT, JOINTLY WITH LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILY TEXTILE INC. NEW WORLD TEXTILE COMPANY AND WALDEN STYLE BUSINESS NAME, respondents.

G.R. No. 116839 | 1998-07-13

D E C I S I O N

PURISIMA, J:

The issue for resolution here is whether the dismissal of all the employees of subject corporation was a valid exercise of management prerogative to close business operations due to severe financial reverses, within the purview of Article 283 of the Labor Code, as amended, or was in reality, a form of union busting.

Respondent Lucky Textile Mills, Inc. (Lucky, for short) is a corporation engaged in textile manufacturing in Meycauayan, Bulacan. The petitioner, Labor Congress of the Philippines, is the union representing individual petitioners herein who were employees of Lucky, and formerly members of the...