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Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., et al. vs. Felicito Ibanez, et al.

HANJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., HAK KON KIM and/or JHUNIE ADAJAR, Petitioners, versus FELICITO IBAÑEZ, ALIGWAS CAROLINO, ELMER GACULA, ENRIQUE DAGOTDOT AND RUEL CALDA. Respondents.

G.R. No. 170181 | 2008-06-26

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision,[1] dated 28 July 2005, rendered by the Court of Appeals, reversing the Decision,[2] promulgated by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) on 7 May 2004. The Court of Appeals, in its assailed Decision, declared that respondents are regular employees who were illegally dismissed by petitioner Hanjin Heavy Industries and & Construction Company, Limited (HANJIN).

Petitioner HANJIN is a foreign company duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to engage in the construction...