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Maternal vs. Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils.

FERNAND O. MATERNAL, RAYMUNDO VINOYA, ERWIN S. CONSTANTINO, EDILBERTO F. CARZON, LOURDES V. ALIBUDBUD, GLORIA BATHAN, DIOSCORO MARLA, FELICISIMO ARTICONA, JOSEPH E. CALINGASIN, LORETA D. APARATO, CORAZON ORIENDA, DANNY BALUNES, JOY OCADO, RONNIE PALENTINOS, REYNANTE C. BASINANG, RAMIL DURAN, VICTORINO O. ATIENZA, JR., ALLAN B. MIOLE, WLLBERT BANAYO, CHRISTIAN CANTOS, ARNALDO P. BATIS, REYNALDO R. ORIEL, WILFREDO A. DE LEON, WILFREDO S. MORALEDA, EDWARD R. REGOCERA, CHRISTOPHER CARULLO, ANDY BAROÑA,* RENATO PAG-ONG,* RICHARD E. RIÑON,* REYNALDO H. ARLATA, JR., TEODORICO F. FORTUNO, PETER M. POCOY, JULIANA G. DOMINE, CHRISTIAN C. MANUBAG, VIVIAN M. CAPARAS, MARK ZUÑIGA, WARLINITO GUNO, EDUEL AGUILA, ROGELIO BONGATO, ART NABATILAN, JUAN ENTENA, JR., GILBERT GASAPOS, NICANOR* BORROMEO, CHRIS MANIQUIS, ALFRED DE GUZMAN, RICO D. PAZ, JOSELITO M. PAGCALIWAGAN,* CRIS* R. SAN PEDRO, LARRY B. TABURA, EMILIO T. GENADA, EDZEL C. NOBLE, HELEN T. ERASGA, MENCHITO B. RECARO, ARIEL T. RONCESVALLES, MAURO M. VILLADIEGO, MANUEL A. CANTILLAN, LIBRADO L. LANDICHO, FERDINAND SANTIAGO, ERIBERTO P. PALENCIA, ARIEL C. LUMIO, ARNEL D. ALCANTARA, CRISPULO DEL MUNDO, CASTOR B. ISIANG, ELVIN G. PACUMO,* MAXIMO M. TUIZA, JOSE U. VILLAPANDO,* ELMO L. CAMALIG, ROMMEL TORRENTE, NATHANIEL A. HERNANDEZ, LEO A. SIOSON, JUANITO D. BEATO, MARVIN M. RODAS, TRISTAN HERNANDEZ, RANDY B. MEDIANERO, RAFAEL CEAZAR C. VARGAS, ANDREW SARMIENTO, GLEN A. AZUELO, RODERICK PEREZ, DEXTER CORACHEA, ROLAN BALO, RUBEN LAZO, DENNIS EUGENIO, ELMER GUIBAO, ADELO VERGARA, MONICO MARASIGAN, HENRY B. LOPEZ, MARIANO G. AGUILAR, JR., AUGUST B. BUENAVENTURA, HENRY N. SUMAGUE, EDWIN R. CELZO, PRUDENCIO J. ZURBITO, JR., MARLON L. GAMILLA, JOHNNY* A. MAJERANO, LEVIE B. ARGON, DIONISIO R. MABALOT, GLIENDON I. GARCIA, REGINO P. BATERISNA, ELVIN A. MANE AND RANDY M. QUERUELA, PETITIONERS, VS. COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC. (NOW KNOWN AS COCA­-COLA FEMSA PHILS., INC.),* RESPONDENT. G.R. NO. 248662 FERNAND O. MATERNAL, RAYMUNDO VINOYA, ERWIN S. CONSTANTINO, EDILBERTO F. CARZON, LOURDES V. ALIBUDBUD, GLORIA BATHAN, DIOSCORO MARLA, FELICISIMO ARTICONA, JOSEPH E. CALINGASIN, LORETA D. APARATO, CORAZON ORIENDA, WILFREDO S. MORALEDA, EDWARD R. REGOCERA, CHRISTOPHER CARULLO, ANDY BARONA, RENATO PAG­ONG, RICHARD E. RIÑON, REYNALDO H. ARLATA, JR., TEODORICO F. FORTUNO, PETER M. POCOY, JULIANA G. DOMINE, CHRISTIAN C. MANUBAG, VIVIAN M. CAPARAS, MARK ZUÑIGA, WARLINITO GUNO, EDUEL AGUILA, ROGELIO BONGATO, ART NABATILAN, JUAN ENTENA, JR., GILBERT GASAPOS, NICANOR BORROMEO, CHRIS MANIQUIS, ALFRED DE GUZMAN, RICO D. PAZ, JOSELITO M. PAGCALIWAGAN, CRIS R. SAN PEDRO, LARRY B. TABURA, EMILIO T. GENADA, EDZEL C. NOBLE, HELEN T. ERASGA, MENCHITO B. RECARO, ARIEL T. RONCESVALLES, MAURO M. VILLADIEGO, MANUEL A. CANTILLAN, LIBRADO L. LANDICHO, FERDINAND SANTIAGO, ERIBERTO P. PALENCIA, ARIEL C. LUMIO, ARNEL D. ALCANTARA, CRISPULO DEL MUNDO, CASTOR B. ISIANG, ELVIN G. PACUMO, MAXIMO M. TUIZA, JOSE U. VILLAPANDO, ELMO L. CAMALIG, ROMMEL TORRENTE, NATHANIEL A. HERNANDEZ, LEO A. SIOSON, JUANITO D. BEATO, MARVIN M. RODAS, TRISTAN HERNANDEZ, RAFAEL CEAZAR C. VARGAS, ANDREW SARMIENTO, GLEN A. AZUELO, RODERICK PEREZ, DEXTER CORACHEA, ROLAN BALO, RUBEN LAZO, DENNIS EUGENIO, ELMER GUIBAO, ADELO VERGARA, MONICO MARASIGAN, HENRY B. LOPEZ, MARIANO G. AGUILAR, JR., AUGUST B. BUENAVENTURA, HENRY N. SUMAGUE, EDWIN R. CELZO, PETITIONERS, VS. COCA-COLA BEVERAGES PHILIPPINES, INC. (CCBPI) FORMERLY KNOWN AS COCA-COLA FEMSA PHILIPPINES, INC. (CCFPI), RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 218010 | 2023-02-06

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves the two consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari[1] filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision,[2] and the Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 126819, and the Decision[4] and Resolution[5] of the CA in CA-G.R. SP No. 137718. In CA-G.R. SP Nos. 126819 and 137718, the CA separately declared that the rank-and-file employees of Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., Inc, (CCBPI) are not entitled to the benefits they are claiming.

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