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Damian Aklan, et al. Vs. San Miguel Corp, et al.

DAMIAN AKLAN, JUANITO AMIDO, REYNALDO BATICA, RAMIL BAUTISTA, WELARD BAUTISTA, MAMERTO BRIGOLI, ELMER CABOTEJA, JOEL CAMMAYO, WELFREDO CARIO, RODOLFO CINCO, ARWEN DABLO, RUBEN DE CASTRO, ROMEO DEL ROSARIO, RODERICK DELA CRUZ, ALEX DELA VEGA, JOAN ERICO DUMALAGAN, JULITO DURIAN, JOSELITO DUYANEN, REX FARNACIO, ROLANDO FELIZARDO, EFREN FERNANDEZ, BERNARDO GALLOGO, EDUARDO GARCIA, REX IGNACIO, DANIEL JAMISOLA, NOEL JANER, RAQUEL JANER, ROWAN JANER, CONSORCIO LI?AN, BERNARD MACARAEG, DARIO MACARAEG, JESUS MACARAEG, EDGARDO MAHAGUAY, IRENEO ODIAMAR, ALEXIS OLIVAR, ARNEL OLIVAR, EDUARDO PEREMNE, ALAN QUILES, JOSEPH QUILES, RHONNEL RODIL, RONALDO SALVADOR, RAMIL SANTIAGO, FRANCIS SUPRINO, REXES SUPRINO, RODRIGO SUPRINO, RONALD SUPRINO, EDUARDO TIONGSON, Petitioners, versus SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, BMA PHILASIA, INC., and ARLENE EUSEBIO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168537 | 2008-12-11

D E C I S I O N


REYES, R.T., J.:

WE tackle in this labor case the dichotomy between impermissible labor-only contracting and legitimate job contracting.

This is a review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) upholding that of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), finding the dismissal of petitioners justified.

The Facts

Respondent BMA Philasia, Inc. (BMA) is a domestic corporation engaged in the business of transporting and hauling of cargoes, goods, and commodities of all kinds. Respondent Arlene Eusebio is the president of BMA.

Petitioners, numbering forty-seven (47) in all, are the former...