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Avelino S. Alilin, et al. Vs. Petron Corporation

AVELINO S. ALILIN, TEODORO CALESA, CHARLIE HINDANG, EUTIQUIO GINDANG, ALLAN SUNGAHID, MAXIMO LEE, JOSE G. MORA TO, REX GABILAN, AND EUGEMA L. LAURENTE, Petitioners, vs. PETRON CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 177592 | 2014-06-09

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
A contractor is presumed to be a labor-only contractor, unless it proves that it has the substantial capital, investment, tools and the like. However, where the principal is the one claiming that the contractor is a legitimate contractor, the burden of proving the supposed status of the contractor rests on the principal. 1
 
This Petition for Review on CertiorarP assails the Decision3 dated May 10, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 01291 which granted the Petition for Certiorari filed therewith, reversed and set aside the February...