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Felix Villa, et al. vs. NLRC, et al.

FELIX VILLA, ALIBANGBANG, IRENEO; ALIBANGBANG, EFREN; ABELLANOSA ELDIE; AGARAO, SOFRONIO; ALIFANTA, JOSE; ALQUIZA, LORENZO; ALVIOLA, HERMOQUITO; AMONDINA, NOE; ANGOT, ISIDRO; ANDRADA, CATALINO; ARUTA, ROBERTO; AVILES, ZALDY; APAON, CESAR; ARTAJO, EDWIN, ALCOPRA, ANTONIO, JR.; BALASE, PABLITO; BANCALE, NEMESIO, BARICOG, GAUDENCIO; BACULIO, CIPRIANO; BATION, DOMINGO; BAYER, FELYBERT; BENELAYO, JOVENCIO BERIGONDO, MARIANO; BEGORNIA, ELIZAR; BUTASLAC, APOLINAR; BONCALES, DIOLLE; BASTATAS, ROSENDO BLASABAS, BONIFACIO; BALDESCO, OLYMPIO; BARICUATRO, DELFIN; BARBON, BEN; BENDONG, BERNARDO; BUTON, ROQUE; CAHAYAG, RODRIGO; CAHAYAG, REMEGIO; CALDERON, DANILO; CANOY, ERLITO; CABUS, ZENAS; CAPIN, JUANITO; CIMENI, ALBERTO; CELOSIA, MONTANO; CANILLO, TITO; COLOYAN, CARLOS; CUTAD, ALIPIO; CAPOTE, LIBRENDO; COLALJO, EDGARDO; CABILUNA, ELIAS; CABILI, ARTHURO; COMA, ROGELIO; CASAS, RODRIGO; COLLAMAR, ROSALIM; CABALLERO, ORLANDO; CARCELLAR, ANTONIO; DEGOMA, DEOCADIO; DAGUISONAN, ROMEO; DE LA CRUZ, VICENTE; DELIMA, SEGUNDO; EDAYAN, ROSITO; ELMEDULAN, RUDY; FLORES, RELENDIO; FLORES, CRESENCIANO; FLORES, GREGORIO; FLORES, ROMUALDO; FUENTES, RODULFO; FORMENTERA, ELEUTERIO; GALUPO, ELMER; GARBAN, FLORENCIO; GUZMAN, REYNALDO; GORDO, CEFERINO; GENON, ESTEBAN; GADIA, NERIO; HERNANDO, BERNARDINO; JAPITAN, DANIEL; JUMAWAN, ROLANDO; LAGLARIO, ELPIDIO; LAURINO, GENEROSO; LAPUZ, TEODOLO; LILA, NORBERTO; LLABAN, BONIFACIO; LUMEN ROMEO; LISUNDRA, JOSE; MACAPAS, ELIZALDE; MANLIGUEZ, SAMSON; MANCIO, ROBERTO; MALINAO, CARLITO, MALAYA, SIMPLICIO; MANUGAS, NARCISO, MASIADA, EFREN; NARCISO, ELIAS; NUEVA, JUSTINIANO; OBIDO, ANELOMIO; OLIVEROS, FRANCISCO; OCAY, FIDEL; OLADO, JONATHAN; ONG, CARLITO; PAHUYO, HENRY; PAYPA, EDUARDO; PEREW-PEREW, ANTONIO; PERMITES, BOBBY; PACA?A, CRISTITUTO; PONGON, RUBEN; PATOY, MANUEL; POGALES, ROBERTO; PARAGAMAC, MIGUEL; PARDILLO, ENGRACIO; PARAN, BENITO; RELLEN RONNIE; RENTUZA, ALFREDO; REBUTAZO INOCENCIO; RUEDAS, SIEGFREDO; ROBLE, ERLITO; RAMIREZ, CESAR; RAMAYRAT, ROBERTO; RAZO, WILLIE; RIVA, LEOPOLDITO; REYSOMA, BENNY; SANCHEZ ROMULO; SANCHEZ, MANUELITO; SARDUAL, CAYETANO; SIQUELLO, EDRIE; SALIG, MAGDALINO; SIENES, GILBERT; SARA, NICANOR; SIACOR, LUCIO; SIMPROTA, CRISPIN; TABEROS, VIRGILIO; TARDO, ALEX; TAMPOG, ALEJANDRE; TAMPARONG, FRANCISCO; TAMPARONG, PRIMO; TINOY, JESUS; UMBAY, NOEL; UMBAY, RONILO; VACALARES, ALVIN; VELUS, CRISPIN; VERANO, MANOLO; VILLARINO, FLORENCIO; VERGARA, JOSE; VILLAPLAZA, MARCELO; GALORIO, RUBEN; DAYGAM, RUDENCIO; GELLICA, APOLLO; SARUSAL, FELIX; CAPUYAN, RUPERTO; VILLAMOR, PEDRITO; ALLAS, AQULINO, JR.; GARBAN, DIOSCORO; DELIMA, DIOSDADO; OBIDO, ELISER (All members of NSCWA with Felix Villa as president, representing Petitioners), petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, Fifth Division and NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 117043 | 1998-01-14

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J:

This petition for certiorari seeks a ruling on the issue of whether or not workers contracted as project employees may be considered as regular employees on account of their performance of duties inherent in the business of the employer.

Respondent National Steel Corporation (NSC), one of the biggest modern steel mills in Southeast Asia, produces hot rolled products, cold rolled products, tinplates and billets. These products are in turn transformed by downstream industries into truss assemblies, farm implements, pipe structures, shipbuilding and repairing materials, automotive structures and machine parts, GI...