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Coca Cola Bottlers Inc., et al. vs. Dr. D. N. Climaco

COCA COLA BOTTLERS (PHILS.), INC./ERIC MONTINOLA, Manager, Petitioners, versus DR. DEAN N. CLIMACO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 146881 | 2007-02-05

DECISION
 

AZCUNA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision of the Court of Appeals[1] promulgated on July 7, 2000, and its Resolution promulgated on January 30, 2001, denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration. The Court of Appeals ruled that an employer-employee relationship exists between respondent Dr. Dean N. Climaco and petitioner Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., Inc. (Coca-Cola), and that respondent was illegally dismissed.

Respondent Dr. Dean N. Climaco is a medical doctor who was hired by petitioner Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., Inc. by virtue of a Retainer Agreement that stated:

WHEREAS, the COMPANY desires...