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DOLE vs. Kentex Manufacturing Corp.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) vs. Kentex Manufacturing Corporation and Ong King Guan

G.R. No. 233781 | 2019-07-08

DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Petitioner Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) filed this Rule 45 Petition 1 assailing the March 27, 2017 Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 141606 discharging respondent Ong King Guan (Ong), a corporate officer of Kentex Manufacturing Corporation (Kentex), from being personally and solidarily liable with Kentex for the monetary awards specified in the June 26, 2015 Order3 rendered by the DOLE-National Capital Region (DOLE-NCR) in NCROO-TSSD-1505-OSHI-001.4
 
The Facts
 
Records show that, on May 13, 2015, a fire broke out in the factory located in Valenzuela City...