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Manila Electric Company vs. Rogelio Benamira, et al.

MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, versus ROGELIO BENAMIRA, ERNIE DE SAGUN[1], DIOSDADO YOGARE, FRANCISCO MORO[2], OSCAR LAGONOY[3], Rolando Beni, Alex Beni, Raul[4] DE Guia, Armed Security & Detective Agency, Inc., (ASDAI) and Advance FORCES Security & INVESTIGATION Services, Inc., (AFSISI), Respondents.

G.R. No. 145271 | 2005-07-14

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.: 

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision,[5] dated September 27, 2000, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 50520 which declared petitioner Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) as the direct employer of individual respondents Rogelio Benamira, Ernie De Sagun, Diosdado Yogare, Francisco Moro, Oscar Lagonoy, Rolando Beni, Alex Beni and Raul De Guia (individual respondents for brevity). 

The factual background of the case is as follows: 

The individual respondents are licensed security guards...