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South Cotabato Communication etc. vs. Hon. Sto. Tomas etc.

SOUTH COTABATO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND GAUVAIN J. BENZONAN, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PATRICIA STO. TOMAS, SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, ROLANDO FABRIGAR, MERLYN VELARDE, VINCE LAMBOC, FELIPE GALINDO, LEONARDO MIGUEL, JULIUS RUBIN, EDEL RODEROS, MERLYN COLIAO, AND EDGAR JOPSON, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 217575 | 2016-06-15

D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO JR., J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] dated November 28, 2014 and Resolution dated March 5, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 00179-MIN, affirming the Orders dated November 8, 2004 and February 24, 2005 issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment.
 
Factual Antecedents

On January 19, 2004, the Department of Labor and Employment Region-XII (DOLE) conducted a Complaint Inspection[2] at the premises of DXCP Radio Station, which is owned by petitioner South Cotabato Communications...