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Marina Port Services, Inc. Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

MARINA PORT SERVICES, INC., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER CRESENCIO R. INIEGO. JOSE M. CARPIO, VIRGILIO CERVANTES, RONALDO M. REYES, BIENVENIDO ABUNDA, LORENZO SANTOS, LEODEVICO PERDIDO, NICASIO VEGA, DOMINADOR PLACIDO, BENJAMIN ENRIQUEZ, FERDINAND L. PASCUA, IRENEO VILLANUEVA, SEVERINO DE CASTRO, AGERICO R. ABEJO, JULIAN MACANAS, EDGAR JAVIER, EMMANUEL LUIS, CATALINO GAMIDO, JR., FELIPE B. RAMOS, PEDRITO AQUINO, JR. LEVITICO CRUZ, EFREN LAUREANO, FERNANDO DELA CRUZ, MANOLO MAURICIO, CHRISANTHUS PALOMO, GREGORIO LAPIDO, EDWIN MEDALLA, BENJAMIN PADILLA, MARCELINO BUGTONG, EBERARDO FUERTE, FREDO TAMPICO, VICTOR LAGDAR, MANUEL DECCAREZA, APOLINARIO TAYLO, MARCELINO DESAMITO, ROMEO CRUZ, AUGUSTO DE GUIA, FELIMON BACANI, CONSTANTINO AQUINO, ANDRES AGLIAM, NESTOR SAGUN, SULPICIO ORNOPIA, LEONARDO ESPINISA, MELCHOR RAZON, EMMANUEL ABRIGO, ROMULO VALMONTE, EMMANUEL PINEDA, TOMAS SORIANO, JR., LUCIO PLANAS, FERNANDO PASCUA, MARIANITO PIROTE, BENJAMIN PASCUA, MANUEL TIBURCIO, RICARDO CORREA, FELICIANO DEL ROSARIO, EDMUNDO DELIMA, RAYMUNDO TAGUINOD, REYNALDO PARAYAO, GELACIO AGUILA, JESUS BALE, JOSE LANGAMAN, SALVADOR PUACO, SILVINO F. MENDIOLA, LEOCADIO FERRER, TOMAS F. SORIANO and CARLOS S. ARELLANO, respondents. Abad & Associates for petitioner. Nicanor B. Jimeno for private respondent.

G.R. No. 80962 | 1991-01-28

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

On July 19, 1986, the Philippine Ports Authority canceled its arrastre management contract with Metro Port Services, Inc. and directly assumed the cargo handling operations in the South Harbor of Manila.

Two days later, it awarded a permit to Marina Port Services to undertake arrastre services in the same port, subject inter alia to the following stipulation embodied in Paragraph 7 of the terms and conditions of the said permit:

Labor and personnel of previous operator, except those positions of trust and confidence, shall be absorbed by grantee. Labor or employees benefits provided for under existing CBA...