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Philippine Carpet Employees Association etc. vs. Hon. Patricia Sto. Tomas, et al

PHILIPPINE CARPET EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PHILCEA), for and in behalf of its 77 Members Affected, Petitioner, vs. HON. PATRICIA STO. TOMAS, SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, PHILIPPINE CARPET MANUFACTURING COPORATION, PATRICIO LIM, EVELYN LIM FORBES, RAFAEL VILLAREAL and MANUEL IKE DIAZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168719 | 2006-02-22



FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 

CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

The Philippine Carpet Manufacturing Corporation (Corporation for brevity), a corporation duly registered in the Philippines, is engaged in the business of manufacturing wool and yarn carpets and rugs.[1] The Corporation also had 100% equity investments in the following corporations: Pacific Carpet Mills Corporation (PCMC-USA) which sold carpets and mats on wholesale basis; Pacific Carpet Manufacturing Corporation (PCMC-Clark) which manufactured hand-tufted and machine-tufted carpets and rugs; and the Philippine Woolen Spinning Corporation (PWSC) which manufactured wool yarn. The...