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Zuellig Freight and Cargo Systems Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al.

ZUELLIG FREIGHT AND CARGO SYSTEMS, Petitioner, - versus - NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND RONALDO V. SAN MIGUEL, Respondents.

G.R. No. 157900 | 2013-07-23

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.: 

The mere change in the corporate name is not considered under the law as the creation of a new corporation; hence, the renamed corporation remains liable for the illegal dismissal of its employee separated under that guise. 

The Case 

Petitioner employer appeals the decision promulgated on November 6, 2002, 1 whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed its petition for certiorari and upheld the adverse decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) finding respondent Ronaldo V. San Miguel to have been illegally dismissed. 

Antecedents 

San Miguel brought a...