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Viernes, Garcia, et al vs NLRC and BENECO

JAIME D. VIERNES, CARLOS R. GARCIA, BERNARD BUSTILLO, DANILO C. BALANAG, FERDINAND DELLA, EDWARD A. ABELLERA, ALEXANDER ABANAG, DOMINGO ASIA, FRANCISCO BAYUGA, ARTHUR M. ORIBELLO, BUENAVENTURA DE GUZMAN, JR., ROBERT A. ORDO?O, BERNARD V. JULARBAL, IGNACIO C. ALINGBAS and LEODEL N. SORIANO, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION), and BENGUET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (BENECO) respondents.

G.R. No. 108405 | 2003-04-04

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is a petition for certiorari seeking to annul the decision promulgated by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) on July 2, 1992 in NLRC CA No. L-000384-92,[1] and its resolution dated September 24, 1992 denying petitioners' motion for reconsideration.

The factual background of this case, as summarized by the Labor Arbiter, is as follows:

Fifteen (15) in all, these are consolidated cases for illegal dismissal, underpayment of wages and claim for indemnity pay against a common respondent, the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc., (BENECO for short) represented by its Acting General...