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ALFONSO L. FIANZA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION), BINGA HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, INC., ANTHONY C. ESCOLAR, ROLAND M. LAUTCHANG, RESPONDENTS.

ALFONSO L. FIANZA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION), BINGA HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, INC., ANTHONY C. ESCOLAR, ROLAND M. LAUTCHANG, RESPONDENTS.

G. R. No. 163061 | 2013-06-26

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

SERENO, C.J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, appealing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 12 June 2003 in CA-G.R. SP No. 72181 and its Resolution[2] dated 19 March 2004 on the same case.
 
The dispute was initiated by a Complaint for illegal dismissal, which revolved around the determination of the employment status of petitioner Alfonso Fianza, ex-mayor of Itogon, as the “Social Acceptance Officer” of respondent Binga Hydroelectric Plant, Inc.
 
As a preliminary observation, the Court notes that certain factual allegations...