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Juanito Tabigue, et al. Vs. International Copra Export Corporation (INTERCO)

JUANITO TABIGUE, ALEX BIBAT, JECHRIS DASALLA, ANTONIO TANGON, ROLANDO PEDRIGAL, DANTE MAUL, ALFREDO IDUL, EDGAR RAMOS, RODERICK JAVIER, NOEL PONAYO, ROMEL ORAPA, REY JONE, ALMA PATAY, JERIC BANDIGAN, DANILO JAYME, ELENITA S. BELLEZA, JOSEPHINE COTANDA, RENE DEL MUNDO, PONCIANO ROBUCA, and MARLON MADICLUM, Petitioners, versus INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION (INTERCO), Respondent

G.R. No. 183335 | 2009-12-23

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Petitioner Juanito Tabigue and his 19 co-petitioners, all employees of respondent International Copra Export Corp-oration (INTERCO), filed a Notice of Preventive Mediation with the Department of Labor and Employment - National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), Regional Branch No. XI, Davao City against respondent, for violation of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and failure to sit on the grievance conference/meeting.[1]

As the parties failed to reach a settlement before the NCMB, petitioners requested to elevate the case to voluntary arbitration. The NCMB thus set a date for the parties...