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Herminigildo Ilas, Et Al. Vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Et Al.

HERMINIGILDO ILAS, GLICERIO BELARMINO, MARIO BARBOSA and TEODORO ENRIQUEZ, petitioners, vs. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ALL SEASONS MANPOWER INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, respondents. Cielo B. Pre for petitioners. Horacio R. Viola, Sr. for private respondent.

G.R. No. 90394-97 | 1991-02-07

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

Can a recruitment agency be liable for unpaid wages and other claims of certain overseas workers who appear to have been recruited by its agent without its knowledge and consent? This is the focal issue in this petition.

Petitioners applied for overseas employment in Doha, Qatar, with CBT/Shiek International, an unlicensed recruitment agency, under the management of spouses Francisco Ngoho, Jr. and Corazon Ngoho. To enable them to leave, they were assisted by Eddie Sumaway and Erlinda Espeno, the latter being a liaison officer of private respondent All Seasons Manpower International Services, a licensed...