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Mers Shoes, et al vs. NLRC, et al

MERS SHOES MANUFACTURING, INC., MARIANO ENRIQUEZ, ROSALITA S. ENRIQUEZ, VILMA S. ENRIQUEZ, EDITH E. VALERIO, RODOLFO S. ENRIQUEZ, MA. CRISTINA ENRIQUEZ and EVERILDA ENRIQUEZ, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and MELINDA OLIVEROS, SOLEDAD LOTINO, ROMEO B. ANONUEVO, ROLANDO FAJARDO, BLANCA PESCALLON, JULIUS YAP, REMEDIOS CABALLERA, ANDRES TABANGCURA, ANTONIO A. MANAOG, DOMINGA B. GUARIN, JOSE LEONIN, ANICIA PANGANTIHAN, ANGELES SALVADOR, REMELA H. MARASIGAN, MILA L. PERING, LORNA L. LACERNA, ROMEO M . LOTINO, SERGIO VECINA, BELINDA REVECHE, ARLYN H. MARASIGAN, FLORENTINO DAUS, ROBERTO CASCANTE, CLODUALDO CO, JR., ANGELINA DELA PAZ, MERLY AMBROCIO, ARNEL COBARRUBIA, SALVADOR TAROY, MILAGROS LEONIN, HERMINIGILDO D. TOYOON, EDGAR MARQUEZ, LUZVIMINDA TAROY, CENTENO ROGELIO, FRANCISCO BRUAL, respondents.

G.R. No. 123669 | 1998-02-27

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J.:

It has been held in numerous decisions[1] that failure to file an appeal within the reglementary period deprives the appellate court of jurisdiction to alter the final judgment, much less to entertain the appeal. This timeworn issue is again before us.

In 1974 petitioner Mariano Enriquez operated Shoe Shop which is engaged in the manufacture and export of shoes to the United States of America as sole proprietor. In 1978, he formed Chibum Shoe Corporation (Chibum) with the following stockholders: Mariano Enriquez - 940 shares; Felipe Santos - 40 shares; Conrado Nepomuceno - 40 shares; and Marina Eugenio - 40...