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Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. Vs. Digitel Employees Union (DEU), et al.

DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, versus DIGITEL EMPLOYEES UNION(DEU), ARCEO RAFAEL A. ESPLANA, ALAN D. LICANDO, FELICITO C. ROMERO, JR., ARNOLD D. GONZALES, REYNEL FRANCISCO B. GARCIA, ZOSIMO B. PERALTA, REGINO T. UNIDAD and JIM L. JAVIER, Respondents

G.R. Nos. 184903-04 | 2012-10-10

SECOND DIVISION


D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

This treats of the petition for review filed by Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (Digitel) assailing the 18 June 2008 Decision1 and 9 October 2008 Resolution of the Court of Appeals 10th Division in CA-G.R. SP No. 91719, which affirms the Order of the Secretary of Labor and Employment directing Digitel to commence Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations and in CA-G.R. SP No. 94825, which declares the dismissal of affected Digitel employees as illegal.

The facts, as borne by the records, follow.

By virtue of a certification election, Digitel Employees Union (Union)...