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PAL, Inc. Vs. Ligan, et al.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner, versus ENRIQUE LIGAN, EMELITO SOCO, ALLAN PANQUE, JOLITO OLIVEROS, RICHARD GONCER, NONILON PILAPIL, AQUILINO YBANEZ, BERNABE SANDOVAL, RUEL GONCER, VIRGILIO P. CAMPOS, JR., ARTHUR M. CAPIN, RAMEL BERNARDES, LORENZO BUTANAS, BENSON CARESUSA, JEFFREY LLENOS, ROQUE PILAPIL, ANTONIO M. PAREJA, CLEMENTE R. LUMAYNO, NELSON TAMPUS, ROLANDO TUNACAO, CHERRIE ALEGRES, BENEDICTO AUXTERO, EDUARDO MAGDADARAUG, NELSON M. DULCE, and ALLAN BENTUZAL, Respondents.

G.R. No. 146408 | 2008-02-29

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Petitioner Philippine Airlines as Owner, and Synergy Services Corporation (Synergy) as Contractor, entered into an Agreement[1] on July 15, 1991 whereby Synergy undertook to "provide loading, unloading, delivery of baggage and cargo and other related services to and from [petitioner]'s aircraft at the Mactan Station."[2]

The Agreement specified the following "Scope of Services" of Contractor Synergy:

1.2 CONTRACTOR shall furnish all the necessary capital, workers, loading, unloading and delivery materials, facilities, supplies, equipment and tools for the satisfactory performance and execution of...