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Solidbank Union, et al. vs. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company/Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company Vs. Solidbank Union, et al./Solidbank Corporation, etc., et al. Vs. Solidbank Union, et al./Solidbank Union, et al. Vs. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

SOLIDBANK UNION, EVANGELINE J. GABRIEL,EVELYN A. SIA, TERESITA C. LUALHATI, ISAGANI P. MAKISIG REY S. PASCUA, MA. VICTORIA M. VIDALLON, AUDREY A. ALJIBRE, REY ANTHONY AMPARADO, JOSE A. ANTENOR, AUGUSTO D. ARANDIA, JR.,RUTH SHIELA M. BAGADIONG, STEVE D. BERING, ALAN ROY I. BUYCO, MANOLO T. CABRERA, RACHEL M. CASTILLO, VICTOR O. CHUA, VIRGILIO CO, JR., LEOPOLDO DABAY, HUBERT DIMAGIBA, MA. LOURDES CECILIA EMPERADOR, FELIX B. ESTACIO, JR., JULIETA ESTRADA, MARICEL EVALLA, JOSE GUISADIO, ALEXANDER MARTINEZ, JOSEPHINE M. ONG, EDNA SARONG, GREGORIO S. SECRETARIO, ROSIE UY, ARVIN D. VALENCIA, FERMIN JOSEPH B. VENTURA, JR., EMMANUEL C. YAPTANGCO, ERNESTO C. ZUNIGA, ALVIN E. ARICANOSA, GEORGE MAXIMO P. BARQUEZ, MA. ELENA G. BELLO, MICHAEL MATTHEW BILLENA, NEPTALI A. CADDARAO, FERDINAND MEL S. CAPULONG, MA. EDNA V. DATOR, RANIEL DAYAO, RAGCY L. DE GUZMAN, LUIS E. DELOS SANTOS, CAROLINA DIZON, JOCELYN L. ESTROBO, MINERVA S. FALLARME, HERNANE C. FERMOCIL, RACHEL B. FETIZANAN, SAMUEL A. FLORENTINO, JOEL S. GARMINO, LESTER MARK Z. GATCHALIAN, GONZALO GUINIT, FERDINAND S. HABIJAN, JUN HERNANDEZ, MA. ANGELA JALANDONI MANUEL LIM, MA. LOURDES LIM, EMERSON LUNA, NOLASCO MACATANGAY, NORMAN MANACO, CHERRY LOU MANGROBANG, EDMUNDO MARASIGAN, ALLEN M. MARTINEZ, ARLENE P. NOBLE, SHIRLEY ONG, LOTIZ E. ORTIZ LUIS, PABLITO PALO, GEOFFREY PRADO, OMEGA MELANIE QUINTANO, AGNES A. RAMIREZ, RICARDO D. RAMIREZ, DANIEL O. RAQUEL, RAMON REYES, SALVACIO ROGADO, ELMOR R. ROMANA, JR., LOURDES U. SALVADOR, ELMER S. SAYLON, BENNARD SIMBULAN, MA. LOURDES ROCEL SOLIVEN, EMILY C. SUYAT, RAYMOND D. TANAY, JOCELYN Y. TAN, CANDIDO G. TISON, MA. THERESA O. TISON, EVELYN T. UYLANGCO, MERVIN S. BAUTISTA, LEOPOLDO DE LA ROSA, DOROTEO FROILAN and JULIETE L. JUBAC, Petitioners, versus METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Respondent. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, versus SOLIDBANK UNION, EVANGELINE J. GABRIEL, EVELYN A. SIA, TERESITA C. LUALHATI, ISAGANI P. MAKISIG, REY S. PASCUA, MA. VICTORIA M. VIDALLON, AUDREY A. ALJIBE, REY ANTHONY AMPARADO, JOSE A. ANTENOR, AUGUSTO D. ARANDIA, JR., RUTH SHIELA M. BAGADIONG, STEVE D. BERING, ALAN ROY I. BUYCO, MANOLO T. CABRERA, RACHEL M. CASTILLO, VICTOR O. CHUA, VIRGILIO Y. CO, JR., LEOPOLDO S. DABAY, HUBERT V. DIMAGIBA, MA. LOURDES CECILIA B. EMPARADOR, FELIX B. ESTACIO,JR., JULIETA T. ESTRADA, MARICEL G. EVALLA, JOSE G. GUISADIO, ALEXANDER A. MARTINEZ, JOSEPHINE M. ONG, EDNA M. SARONG, GREGORIO S. SECRETARIO, ROSIE C. UY, ARVIN D. VALENCIA, FERMIN JOSEPH B. VENTURA, JR., EMMANUEL C. YAPTANCO, ERNESTO C. ZUNIGA ALVIN E. BARICANOSA, GEORGE MAXIMO P. BARQUEZ, MA. ELENA G. BELLO, MICHAEL MATTHEW B. BILLENA, LEOPE L. CABENIAN, NEPTALI A. CADDARAO, FERDINAND MEL S. CAPULING, MARGARETTE B. CORDOVA, MA. EDNA V. DATOR, RANIEL C. DAYAO, RAGCY L. DE GUZMAN, LUIS E. DELOS SANTOS, CAROLINA C. DIZON, MARCHEL S. ESQUEJO JOCELYN L. ESTROBO, MINERVA S. FALLARME, HERNANE C. FERMOCIL, RACHEL B. FETIZANAN, SAMUEL A. FLORENTINO, MENCHIE R. FRANCISCO, JOEL S. GARMINO, LESTER MARK Z. GATCHALIAN, MA. GONZALO G. GUINIT, FERDINAND S. HABIJAN, JUN G. HERNANDEZ, LOURDES D. IBEAS, MA. ANGELA L. JALANDONI, JULIE T. JORNACION, MANUEL C. LIM, MA. LOURDES A. LIM, EMERSON V. LUNA, NOLASCO B. MACATANGAY, NORAMN C. MANACO, CHERRY LOU B. MANGROBANG, MARASIGAN G. EDMUNDO, ALLEN M. MARTINEZ, EMELITA C. MONTANO, ARLENE P. NOBLE, SHIRLEY A. ONG, LOTIZ E. ORTIZ LUIS, PABLITO M. PALO, GEOFFREY T. PRADO, OMEGA MELANIE M. QUINTANO, AGNES A. RAMIREZ, RICARDO D. RAMIREZ, DANIEL O. RAQUEL, RAMON B. REYES, SALVACIO N. ROGADO, ELMOR R. ROMANA, JR., LOURDES U. SALVADOR, ELMER S. SAYLON, BENHARD E. SIMBULAN, MA. TERESA S. SOLIS, MA. LOURDES ROCEL E. SOLIVEN, EMILY C. SUYAT, RAYMOND D. TANAY, JOCELYN Y. TAN, CANDIDO G. TISON, MA. THERES O. TISON, EVELYN T. UYLANGCO, MERVIN S. BAUTISTA, LEOPOLDO V. DE LA ROSA, DOROTEO S. FROILAN, JULIETE L. JUBAC, SOLID BANK CORPORATION and/or its successor-in-interest, FIRST METRO INVESTMENT CORPORATION, DEOGRACIAS N. VISTAN and EDGARDO MENDOZA, JR., Respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x SOLID BANK CORPORATION AND/OR its successor-in-interest, FIRST METRO INVESTMENT CORPORATION, DEOGRACIAS N. VISTAN and EDGARDO MENDOZA, JR., Petitioners, versus OLIDBANK UNION and its dismissed officers and members, namely: EVANGELINE J. GABRIEL, TERESITA C. LUALHATI, ISAGANI P. MAKISIG, REY S. PASCUA, EVELYN A. SIA, MA. VICTORIA M. VIDALLON, AUDREY A. ALJIBE, REY ANTHONY M. AMPARADO, JOSE A. ANTEENOR, AUGUSTO D. ARANDIA, JR., JANICE L. ARRIOLA, RUTH SHIELA M. BAGADIONG, STEVE D. BERING, ALAN ROY I. BUYCO, MANOLO T. CABRERA, RACHEL M. CASTILLO, VICTOR O. CHUA, VIRGILIO Y. CO, JR., LEOPOLDO S. DABAY, ARMAND V. DAYANG-HIRANG, HUBERT V. DIMAGIBA, MA. LOURDES CECILIA B. EMPARADOR, FELIX B. ESTACIO, JR., JULIETA T. ESTRADA, MARICEL G. EVALLA, JOSE G. GUISADIO, JOSE RAINARIO C. LAOANG, ALEXANDER A. MARTINEZ, JUAN ALEX C. NAMBONG, JOSEPHINE M. ONG, ARMANDO B. OROZCO, ARLENE R. RODRIGUEZ, NICOMEDES P. RUIZO, JR., DON A. SANTANA, ERNESTO R. SANTOS, JR., EDNA M. SARONG, GREGORIO S. SEECRETARIO, ELLEN M. SORIANO, ROSIE C. UY, ARVIN D. VALENCIA, FERMIN JOSSEPH B. VENTURA, JR., EMMANUEL C. YAPTANCO, ERNESTO C. ZUNIGA, ARIEL S. ABENDAN, EMMA R. ABENDAN, PAULA AGNES A. ANGELES, JACQUILINE B. BAQUIRAN, JENNIFER S. BARCENAS, ALVIN E. BARICANOSA, GEORGE MAXIMO P. BARQUEZ, MA. ELENA G. BELLO, RODERICK M. BELLO, MICHAEL MATTHEW B. BILLENA, LEOPE L. CABENIAN, NEPTALI A. CADDARAO, FERDINAND MEL S. CAPULING, MARGARETTE B. CORDOVA, MA. EDNA V. DATOR, PRANIEL C. DAYAO, RAGCY L. DE GUZMAN, LUIS E. DELOS SANTOS, CARMINA M. DEGALA, EPHRAIM RALPH A. DELFIN, KAREN M. DEOCERA, CAROLINA C. DIZON, MARCHEL S. ESQUEJJO, JOCELYN L. ESTROBO, MINERVA S. FALLARME, HERNANE C. FERMOCIL, RACHEL B. FETIZANAN, SAMUEL A. FLORENTINO, MENCHIE R. FRANCISCO, ERNESTO U. GAMIEL, MACARIO RODOLFO N. GARCIA, JOEL S. GARMINO, LESTER MARK Z. GATCHALIAN, MA. JINKY P. GELERA, MA. TERESA G. GONZALES, GONZALO G. GUINIT, EMILY H. GUINO-O, FERDINAND S. HABIJAN, JUN G. HERNANDEZ, LOURDES D. IBEAS, MA. ANGELA L. JALANDDONIZ, JULIE T. JORNACION, MANUEL C. LIM, MA. LOURDES A. LIM, EMERSON V. LUNA, NOLASCO B. MACATANGAY, NORMAN C. MANACO, CHERRY LOU B. MANGROBANG, MARASIGAN G. EDMUNDO, ALLEN M. MARTINEZ, EMELITA C. MONTANO, ARLENE P. NOBLE, SHIRLEY A. ONG, LOTIZ E. ORTIZ LUIS, PABLITO M. PALO, MARY JAINE D. PATINO, GEOFFREY T. PRADO, OMEGA MELANIE M. QUINTANO, ANES A. RAMIREZ, RICARDO D. RAMIREZ, DANIEL O. RAQUEL, RAMON B. REYES, SALVACION N. ROGADO, ELMOR R. ROMANA, JR., LOURDES U. SALVADOR, ELMER S. SAYLON, BENHARD E. SIMBULAN, MA. TERESA S. SOLIS, MA. LOURDES ROCEL E. SOLIVEN, EMLY C. SUYAT, EDGAR ALLAN P. TACSUAN, RAYMONDD D. TANAY, JOCELYN Y. TAN, CANDIDO G. TISON, MA. THERESA O. TISON, EVELYN T. UYLANGCO, CION E. YAP, MA. OPHELIA C. DE GUZMAN, MA. HIDELISA P. IRA, RAYMUND MARTIN A. ANGELES, MERVIN S. BAUTISTA, ELENA R. CONDEVILLAMAR, CCHERRY T. CO, LEOPOLDO V. DE LA ROSA, DOROTEO S. FROILAN, EMMANUEL B. GLORIA, JULIETE L. JUBAC, and ROSEMARIE L. TANG, Respondents. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x SOLIDBANK UNION EVANGELINE J. GABRIEL, EVELYN A. SIA, TERESITA C. LUALHATI, ISAGANI P. MAKISIG, REY S. PASCUA, MA. VICTORIA M. VIDALLON, AUDREY A. ALJIBE, REY ANTHONY AMPARADO, JOSE A. ANTENOR, AUGUSTO D. ARANDIA, JR., RUTH SHIELA M. BAGADIONG, STEVE D. BERING, ALAN ROY I. BUYCO, MANOLO T. CABRERA, RACHEL M. CASTILLO, VICTOR O. CHUA, VIRGILIO Y. CO, JR., LEOPOLDO S. DABAY, HUBERT V. DIMAGIBA, MA. LOURDES CECILIA B. EMPERADOR, FELIX B. ESTACIO, JR., JULIETA T. ESTRADA, MARICEL G. EVALLA, JOSE G. GUISADIO, ALEXANDER A. MARTINEZ, JOSEPHINE M. ONG, EDNA M. SARONG, GREGORIO S. SECRETARIO, ARVIN D. VALENCIA, FERMIN JOSEPH B. VENTURA, JR., EMMANUEL C. YAPTANGCO, ERNESTO C. ZUNIGA, ALVIN E. BARICANOSA, GEORGE MAXIMO P. BARQUEZ, MA. ELENA G. BELLO, MICHAEL MATTHEW B. BILLENA, NEPTALI A. CADDARAO, FERDINAND MEL S. CAPULONG, MA. EDNA V. DATOR, RANIEL C. DAYAO, RAGCY L. DE GUZMAN, LUIS E. DELOS SANTOS, CAROLINA C. DIZON, JOCELYN L. ESTROBO, MINERVA S. FALLARME, HERNANE C. FERMOCIL, RACHEL B. FETIZANAN, SAMUEL A. FLORENTINO, JOEL S. GARMINO, LESTER MARK Z. GATCHALIAN, GONZALO GUINIT, FERDINAND S. HABIJAN, JUN G. HERNANDEZ, MA. ANGELA L. JALANDONI, MA. LOURDES A. LIM, EMERSON V. LUNA, NOLASCO B. MACATANGAY, NORMAN C. MANACO, CHERRY LOU MANGROBANG, EDMUNDO G. MARASIGAN, ALLEN M. MARTINEZ, ARLENE P. NOBLE, SHIRLEY A. ONG, LOTIZ E. ORTIZ LUIS, PABLITO M. PALO, GEOFFREY T. PRADO, OMEGA MELANIE M. QUINTANO, AGNES A. RAMIREZ, RICARDO D. RAMIREZ, DANIEL O. RAQUEL, RAMON B. REYES, SALVACIO N. ROGADO, ELMOR R. ROMANA, JR., LOURDES U. SALVADOR, ELMER S. SAYLON, BENNARD E. SIMBULAN, MA. LOURDES ROCEL E. SOLIVEN, EMILY C. SUYAT, RAYMOND D. TANAY, .JOCELYN Y. TAN, CANDIDO G. TISON, MA. THERESA 0. TISON, EVELYN T. UYLANGCO, MERVIN S. BAUTISTA, LEOPOLDO V. DE LA ROSA, DOROTEO S. FROILAN and JULIETE L. JUBAC, PETITIONERS.VERSUS METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY RESPONDENT

G.R. No. 153799 and G.R. No. 157169 and G.R. No. 157327 and G.R. No. 157506 and G.R. No. 159460 | 2012-09-17

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.: 
 
The issues presented 111 these consolidated petitions have been squarely resolved by this Court in its November 15, 2010 Decision in Solidbank Corporation v. Gamier. The said Decision constitutes res judicata in these consolidated petitions.
 
These petitions for review on certiorari assail the contlicting Decisions of the Court or Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP Nos. 68054 and 68998. In CA-G.R. SP No. 68054, the CA 's Second Division ruled that the public demonstration conductecl by the employees on April 3, 2000 after the Secretary of Labor assumed...