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[7/9] Asociacion De Agricultores De Talisay-Silay, Inc., vs. Talisay-Silay Milling Co., Inc.,

[7/9] ASOCIACION DE AGRICULTORES DE TALISAY-SILAY, INC., TRINO MONTINOLA, FERNANDO CUENCA, EDUARDO LEDESMA, EMILIO JISON, NILO LIZARES, NICOLAS JALANDONI and SECRETARY OF LABOR, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. TALISAY-SILAY MILLING CO., INC., and LUZON SURETY CO., IN

G.R. No. L-19937 | 1979-02-19

Part VII



In consequence of the foregoing conclusion We have arrived at, the next issue for Our resolution is whether or not the increase in the share We have thus recognized the PLANTERS to be entitled to correspondingly carries with it the application of Section 9 of Republic Act 809 which prescribes a share for the laborers to be taken from any increase that the PLANTERS would get "under the Act." This is what that Section 9 provides:

"Sec. 9. In addition to the benefits granted by the Minimum Wage Law, the proceeds of any increase in the participation granted the planters under this Act and above their present share shall be divided...