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Elvira Abasolo, Antonio Abay, et al vs NLRC, Labor Arbiter Ricardo Olairez, La Union Tobacco Redrying Corp and See Lin Chan

ELVIRA ABASOLO, ANTONIO ABAY, PURIFICACION ABAY, CATALINA ABELLERA, DANIEL ABELLERA, ELSIE ABELLERA, LOURDES ADUSE, PACITA ALAMAN, REYNALDO ALBAY, ROGELIO ALBAY, EMERITA ALCOY, ERLINDA ALEGRE, CORAZON ALOOT, IMELDA ALOOT, ROWENA ALOOT, SHIRLEY JULIANA ALOOT, ADORACION ANTALAN, ESTRELLA ANTOLIN, EPIFANIA ANTONIO, CARMELITA AQUINO, CECENIA ASPIRAS, EMILIANA ASPIRAS, ANA BELEN ASPREC, MELENCIO ASPURIA, ILUMINADA ASTRO, CARMELITA ASUNCION, FLORENTINA AVENA, EMILIA BACQUIL, GLORIA BAGALAN, BENJAMIN BALANAG, CLARITA BALANAG, CONSUELO BALANAG, DOLORES BALANAG, CANDIDA BALANGA, CLARITA BALANGA, FRANCISCA BALANGA, CORAZON BALANGUE, MILDRED BALANGUE, ERLINDA BALDERAS, MANUEL BALLESIL, ERLINDA BAMBAO, ROSEMARIE BASIO, AMALIA BATARIO, CONCHITA BATARIO, CORAZON BATARIO, ERLINDA BATARIO, GLORIA BATARIO, PEDRO BATARIO, JR., REBECCA BATARIO, PERLA BAUTISTA, SHIRLEY BAUTISTA, ANGELISA BAYANI, MORGAN BEGALAN, FRANCISCA BERBON, BERNARD VISITACION, EVELYN BIASON, VERONICA BLANDO, UFENIA BLANZA, AMBROSIA BOADO, CARLOS BOADO, LOLITA BORJE, MARILOU BUNGAY, RODRIGO BURGOS, AMELITA CABALBAG, ERNESTO CABALBAG, ELVIRA CABUGON, JOSEFINA CACANINDIN, CORAZON CACAYARA, JAIME CACHERO, JULIET CALLANO, ANDRES CALUZA, TERESITA CALUZA, ISABEL COMADRO, EDITA CARBONEL, LOLITA CARILLA, BIENVENIDA CARINO, DELIA CARINO, LOLITA CARINO, AMARIO CARREON, ARMELINDA CARREON, ERLINDA CARREON, FECIDAD CARREON, JOSE CARREON, MA. VICTORIA CARREON, BENJAMIN CASALLO, DEMETRIA CASEM, ALBERTO CASIM, GLORIA CASIM, FLORIDA CATUNGAL, ESTER CAVINTA, REMEDIOS CAVINTA, ROSALINDA CAVINTA, JULITA CAYABYAB, IRENE CELESTE CARMELITA CHAN, ESMENIA CORDERO, LYDIA CORPUZ, JOVA CORTEZ, NORA CORTEZ, MAGDALENA CUDAL, GENOVA DACANAY, SABINA BACLAN, CORAZON DANAO, ELISA DASALLA, AGNES BIBIANA DE CASTRO, ANITA DE CASTRO, EDITHA DE CASTRO, NIDA DE CASTRO, CORAZON DE JESUS, JOSE DE JESUS, MERLA DE JESUS, MILAGROS DE VERA, APOLINARIO DOLATRE, CAMILO DOLOR, JR., LOLITA DOLOR, WILMA DOMINGO, OLYMPIA DOMONOON, BASILIO DULATRE, BASILIO DULATRE, IMELDA DULATRE, LETICIA DULATRE, MARTINA DULATRE, RODRIGO DULATRE, JR., ROGELIO DULATRE, TRIFONA DULATRE, CONSOLACION DULAY, CRESILDA DULAY, DANILO DULAY, EDITHA DULAY, ELENA G. DULAY, ERLINDA DULAY, ESTRELLA DULAY, ESTELITA DULAY, ESTRELITA P. DULAY, EVANGELINE DULAY, FELICIDAD DULAY, FELISA DULAY, GINA DULAY, GINA DULAY, GLORIA DULAY, GUILLERMO DULAY, JAIME DULAY, LETICIA DULAY, LOLITA DULAY, LUIS DULAY, MARIA G. DULAY, MILAGROS DULAY, REMEDIOS DULAY, ROBERTO DULAY, SOTERO DULAY, TERESITA DULAY, TERESITA G. DULAY, TERESITA M. DULAY, THERESITA DULAY, VALENTIN DULAY, EDITHA DUMO, REMEDIOS DY, RIA MAPILI, VICTORIO MAPILI, ROBERTO MARAMBA, SUSANA MARAMBA, ANDRES MARCOS, LANIA MARCOS, AURORA MARGASA, ARSENIA MARIGZA, LOLITA MARQUEZ, ANA MARIA MARZAN, ANGELITA MEDINA, ADELINA MEDRIANO, ELIZABETH MEDRIANO, HERMINIA M. MEDRIANO, ROSALINDA MEDRIANO, CLEOFE MELANA, LOLITA MELENDEZ, LOURDES MIGUEL, EMILIA G. MILANES, JOSE MILANES, LILIA MILO, LILIAN MILO, FELICIDA MORION, EVELYN MOSTER, ADORACION MUNAR, ELEONORA MUNAR, IMELDRA NAVARRO, TERESITA NAVERIDA, ANITA NINOBLA, AURELIA NINOBLA, CARMELITA NINOBLA, MARCELA NINOBLA, MYRNA NISPERO, JOSEFINA NUTO, LANY OBSRA, ELENA OCAMPO, SYLVIA OLINARES, ROSITA OPENIANO, TRINIDAD ORDUNA, ROSALINDA ORDONEZ, JESSIE ORIBELLO, REMEDIOS ORIBELLO, TERESITA ORIBELLO, HILARIO ORACION, AVELINA ORTILLA, MAGDALENA ORTILLA, MARIETTA ORTILLA, LEONORA PADER, AMALIA PADILLA, ARCELITA PADILLA, EVELYN PADILLA, FELICIDA ORTILLA, JOSELYN PADILLA, JOSEPHINE PADILLA, VIRGINIA PADILLA, CLARITA PAIS, EDUARDO PANIS, JESUS PANIS, JOSE PANIS, TEOFILA PANIS, VIOLETA PARADO, ROSITA PAROCHA, CARMELITA PASCUA, LUCIA PAYUMO, MARIA PICAR, REYNALDA PILARCA, LUZVIMINDA QUERO, ALEJANDRA QUEZADA, TEODORO QUEZADA, ARLENE QUIBAN, AIDA QUINDARA, JUANITA QUINONES, GLORIA RABOT, EFREN RACELIS, ERLINDA RACELIS, IMELDA RACELIS, REMEDIOS RACELIS, SUSANA RACELIS, TERESITA RACELIS, FLORITA RAQUEL, ALMA RAMIREZ, CARMEN RAMIREZ, ROSEMARIE RAMIREZ, GEMMA RAMOS, JUANITA RAMOS, IMELITA REYES, VICTORIA A. RIVERA, VIRGINIA RIVERA, LYDIA ROBLES, EMILIA RONQUILLO, ROSALLA ROSETE, FORTUNATO RUIZ, GLORIA RUIZ, RICARDO RUIZ, ROSALINDA RUIZ, ROLIE RUIZ, DANILO RULLA, EDITHA RULLA, MARITES RULLA, ANTONIO RULLAMOS, BERNADETEE RULLAMAS, JULITA R. RULLAMAS, SOLEDAD RULLAMAS, CELILIA RULLAN, NAPOLEON RULLAN, NORA RULLAN, WARLITO RULLAN, AURORA RULLODA, GLORIA RULLODA, REMEDIOS RULLODA, LETICIA RUMATAY, FELY RUNAS, RIZALITO RUNAS, DOMINGA SABADO, JOSE SACDAL, CLARITA SALAZAR, GLORIA SALTING, PURITA SAMSON, ESTRELLITA SERRANO, GEMMA SIABABA, SUSANA SIABANA, PERLITA SOBREMONTE, CARMEN SOBREVILLA, RUBIE SOLOMON, MONICA SORIANO, ERLINDA SUGUITAN, JULITA SUCNET, FEDEL TACIO, LETICIA TAGARA, JOSEFINA TALENG, MARILY TAMONDON, NIEVEZ TAMONDON, GLORI TANGALIN, LEONARDO TANGALIN, MYRNA TANGALIN, NOEMA TANGALIN, NORMA TANGALIN, CRISTETA TEANAN, RUFINA TRANCIA, ALMA TRINIDAD, GLORIA TUGADE, TERESITA TUMBAGA, ALICIA UBONGEN, ZENAIDA UCOL, ADELA UGAY, AMAILIA UGAY, ESTELLA UGAY, HONORATO UGAY, JULIETA UGAY, LOURDES UGAY, PURIFICACION UGAY, ROSEMARIE UGAY, RUFINA UGAY, ANGELITO UMEL, JOSEFINA VALDEZ, ALFREDO VERCELES, JOSIE VERCELES, HELEN VILLANUEVA, SALVACION VILLAROSA, DOMINGO YARANON, FELIMON YARANON, FELIX YARANON, MONICA YARES, CONSOLACION YARIZ, DEMETRIA YARIZ, IMELDA YARIZ, MARGARITA ZARATE, ESMERALDA ABAD, LOURDES ABELLERA, MILAGROS ADUBE, JOSEPHINE ARIAS, ERLINDA ASPERIN, EMELDA ASUNCION, LILIA ASUNCION, VIOLETA ASUNCION, ROSA BALAGOT, ADORACION BALANAG, ALICA J. BALANAG, GLECERIA BALANGA, CORAZON BAMBICO, RICARDO BAIARIO, ADELA BAUTISTA, CORAZON BRAVO, DINAH BULATAO, MARILOU BUNGAY, LORETO BURGOS, EVELYN CABUNIAS, CARLITO CACAYURAN, ISABEL CAMACHO, LUCRECIA CARREON, ALFREDO CASEM, HERA CASEM, MELY CASEM, NATIVIDAD CASIPIT, MARILYN CASTILLO, NENITA CASTANEDA, CARMELITA CAVINTA, LEONIDA CAVINTA, LEONILA CAVINTA, MELANIE CHAVEZ, LORETO CORTEZ, HERMANA DACANAY, MARIETTA DACANAY, MARITES G. DACANAY, MARIO DALAZA, AIDA DANAO, EVA DANAO, MARGIE DE GUZMAN, NATIVIDAD DE CASTRO, NATIVIDAD DELA CRUZ, LORETA DIFUNTORUM, LOLITA DISTOR, ADELINA DOMONDON, HELEN DULATRE, IMELDA M. DULATRE, JOSE N. DULATRE, LYDIA A. DULATRE, MERLY DULATRE, CONCEPCION DULAY, DOMINGA DULAY, ELENA C. DULAY, ERLINDA DULAY, ORPILINA R. DULAY, PABLO A. DULAY, RENATO DULAY, NORMA EISMA, EDNA ESTOQUE, TEOFILO FAJARDO, ADELINA FONTANILLA, TERESITA FORONDA, MARGARITA FREDELUCES, RUFINA GALESTE, MARISSA GALI, LUZVIMINDA GAMBOA, CLEOFE GARCIA, ERLINDA GAPASIN, JULITA GATCHALIAN, MARISSA GATCHALIAN, ALFONSO HALOG, TERESITA IBASAN, RICARDO JUGO, ELMA JULOYA, ELENITA LACUATA, EPIFANIA LACUATA, SEBASTIAN LACUATA, JOSEFINA LARON, PEDRO LEGASPI, DOLORES LUCENA, FLORDELIZA MABANTA, PERLITA MACAGBA, CESAR MAGLAYA, ERNA MAGNO, GLORIA MAGNO, BONA P. MAMARIL, CONCEPCION MAMARIL, MARCELINA MAMARIL, TERESITA MAMARIL, ESTINILIE MANGADANG, HERMOGENES MANGADANG, LETICIA MANGADANG, LYDIA MANGADANG, SHIRLEY MANGADANG, SONIA MANGADANG, TRINIDAD MANGADANG, VICTORIANO MANGADANG, CRESTITA D. MANZANO, ERLINDA MAPALO, FABIAN F. MAPANAO, LYDIA MAPILE, RUMO MASON, SUSANA MEDRIANO, DOLORES MILAN, ANTONIO G. MUNAR, MARINA NINIALBA, CORAZON B. NINOBLE, SUSAN ORIBELLO, JOVENCIO ORLINO, CHARITO ORPILLA, FERDINAND PADILLA, LETECIA PAGADUAN, BERLINA PALMONES, ARISTON PANIS, PATRICIO PANIS, PRIMO PANIS, REMEDIOS B. PANIS, EMELITO PERALTA, GLORIA RAMIREZ, DOMINGA RAMOS, GERTRUDES RAMOS, DOROTEO REFUERZO, JR., JUANITA REFUERZO, FLORENCIO REGACHO, MAGDALENA REBACHO, ADELINA REYES, DELIA REYES, EUFENIA RIVERA, LEONORA RIVERA, ROSEMARIE ROSIMO, VICTORIA RUALO, DANILO RULLAN, AURORA RULLODA, SERAFICA RULLODA, ZENAIDO P. RULLODA, IMELDA RUNAS, REMEDIOS SANTOS, DOMINADOR TABABA, ROSENDA TABAO, JOSEFINA TALENS, REVELINA TORCEDO, RUFINA TUMBANGA, JULITA F. UGAY, BRENDA VILLANUEVA, GLORIA VILORIA, FLORIDA YARIS, MARGARITA ZARATE, FERNANDO SACDAL, ANICETA MANONGDO and BEATRIZ UGAY, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER RICARDO N. OLAIREZ, LA UNION TOBACCO REDRYING CORPORATION and SEE LIN CHAN, respondents.

G.R. No. 118475 | 2000-11-29

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

Before us is a petition for certiorari seeking to annul two Resolutions of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Third Division, dated July 6, 1994[1] and September 23, 1994[2], in its affirmance of the Decision[3] of Labor Arbiter Ricardo N. Olairez dated December 29, 1993 dismissing petitioners' consolidated complaint for separation pay for lack of merit.

The facts are as follows:

Private respondent La Union Tobacco Redrying Corporation (LUTORCO), which is owned by private respondent See Lin Chan, is engaged in the business of buying, selling, redrying and processing of tobacco leaves and...