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Club Filipino, Inc. and Atty. Roberto F. De Leon Vs. Benjamin Bautista, et al.

CLUB FILIPINO, INC. AND ATTY. ROBERTO F. DE LEON, PETITIONERS, VERSUS BENJAMIN BAUTISTA, RONIE SUALOG, JOEL CALIDA, JOHNNY ARINTO AND ROBERTO DE GUZMAN,[1] RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 168406 | 2009-07-13

R E S O L U T I O N


CORONA, J.:

Petitioner Club Filipino, Inc. (the company) is a non-stock, non profit corporation duly formed, organized and existing under Philippine laws, with petitioner Atty. Roberto F. de Leon as its president. Respondents Ronnie Sualog, Joel Calida, Johnny Arinto and Roberto de Guzman, on the other hand, were former officers and members of the Club Filipino Employees Association (the union).

The union and the company had a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which expired on May 31, 2000. Prior to the expiration of the CBA and within the freedom period,[2] the union made several demands for negotiation but the...