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Conjusta vs. PPI et al.

RICO PALIC CONJUSTA, PETITIONER, VS. PPI HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY PHILIPPINE PIZZA, INC.), JORGE L. ARANETA (OWNER), ATALIAN GLOBAL SERVICES (FORMERLY CONSOLIDATED BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC./CBMI), AND JUAN MANOLO ORTAÑEZ (OWNER), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 252720 |

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
Previous declarations that a company is an independent job contractor cannot validly be the basis in concluding its status as such in another case involving a different employee. The totality of the facts and surrounding circumstances, distinct in every case, must be assessed in determining whether an entity is a legitimate job contractor or a labor-only contractor.[1]

This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] assailing the Decision[3] dated October 30, 2019 and the Resolution[4] dated March 6, 2020 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 158667....