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De Leon, Abad, Abay-abay, Abiola, etc. vs NLRC, Fortune Tobacco Corp. or Magnum Integrated Services, Inc., etc.

SIMEON DE LEON, EFREN ABAD, JAIME ABAD, JESSIE ABAY-ABAY, ROLANDO ABIOLA, ALICIO ABISO, CELEDONIO ABSALON, JEREMIAS ADO, VICENTE ADO, VICENTE AGGABAO, EFRAIN AGUIRRE, ALEXANDER ALATA, ERNESTO ALCALDE, LORENZO ALCOY, ALMARIO ALICIO, CESAR AMADOR, JOSE AMANTE, ESTELITO AMBROSIO, VICENTE ANAPI, ARNEL ANCHETA, ROGELIO ANCHETA, WILFREDO ANONUEVO, DOMINGO ANTIGRO, MARGARITO ANTIGRO, ROGELIO ANZANO, ANTONIO APOSTOL, ORLANDO AQUINO, JUAN ARCALAS, BONIFACIO ARIOLA, EDGAR ARIOLA, BONIFACIO ARMASA, FERNANDO BACCAY, MARIO BACUD, RUPERTO BACUDAN, NILO BALAG, ARGEL BALTAZAR, DEMETRIO BARAYOGA, FELIX BARNEDO, FLORENTINO BARTE, SARRI BASIRUL, MARCELO BATANES, RECTO BAYONA, VICTORIO BERMUNDO, ISMAEL BERNAL, LERIO BERSABE, FIDEL BOSE, MARIANO BOTACION, DANILO BRAZIL, REYNALDO BRUNIO, MARIO BUENAVENTURA, ARSENIO BULATAO, FRANCISCO BULATAO, CARLOS CAJARA, ROSENDO CAMACHO, RUBEN CAMACHO, NESTOR CAPILOS, DOMINGO CASTRO, MAXIMIANO DE CASTO, EDINO CASTUERA, ZALDY CERDON, ANTONIO DERUJANO, VICTOR CIPRIANO, JUANITO CORPUZ, ALFREDO CRUZ, FERNANDO DELA CRUZ, MARIO CUSTOPAY, ROSAURO CUSTODIO, FRANKLIN CUSTODIO, ALFREDO DAPROZA, RENATO DAVAG, NOEL DEMINGOY, GENE DIESTRO, ESTEBAN DIONSON, RAMON DIZA, JEREMIAS DOROMAL, MANUEL EDATO, FERNANDO EDORA, CONRADO ENRIQUEZ, NICOMEDEZ ENRIQUEZ, ROLITO ESPIEL, LAURO ESPANOL, NONITO ESPLANA, ELPIDIO ESPANOL, DIOLITO ESTOPEREZ, ODILON EUSTE, HENRY FACTOR, VIRGILIO FAVORITO, ARISTOTLE FERNANDEZ, RODOFLO FORMALEJO, JUNE FULAY, RUIS FUTOL, JESUS GABA, RODRIGO GABAT, ROSALIA GABAT, CLEMENTE GASPAR, RODRIGO GAVIOLA, ELLEN GODELOSON, SALVADOR GUELA, EDUARDO GUZMAN, BALTAZAR DE GUZMAN, ZOSIMO DE GUZMAN, REYANLDO HAGUIRING, CARLOS GINDAP, BERNARDINO GIPIT, WILFREDO HERNANDEZ, IMMANUEL IBRING, PEPITO IMPERIO, MAGTANGGOL INSORIO, RODELYN JACUNTO, MARIO JARAPAN, MAXIMO JIMENEZ, ALEJANDRO JUDLOMAN, JUAN LAOAGAN, DANTE LARIOSA, ELINO LASAGA, JOSEPH LEGASPINA, ZOSIMO LEPALAM, BENJAMIN LIBAN, EFREN LIGUE, CLETO LINGA, ROMEO LLAGAS, LUCIO LLARENA, ALFREDO LOPEZ, FELIX LOPEZ, SANTOS LOPEZ, RUBEN LORENZO, NILO LUGANA, CANCIO MAATUBANG, ANTONIO MACASIO, ROBERTO MACATUNGGAL, VIRGILIO MACALINAO, RAMON MACOY, JOSE MAGALONA, ALEJO MANAGUELOD, DOMINGO MANALO, EMILIANO MANALO, SULPICIO MANTALABA, EDITO MANUEL, ROMULO MANUEL, FELINO MARANA, CARLITO MARGAJA, ROMARES MARIANO, CERMELO MARTINEZ, MODESTO MASULIT, ALMA MATUSALEM, FLAVIANO MEDEL, DOLCIANO MEDINA, DOLOROSA MEDINA, NORLINDO MEJARITO, PEDRITO MENDOZA, GUARDITO MERANO, ALBERTO DE MESA, CHARLIE MINANO, JOSE MONTEROSO, ROSENDO MORALES, CESAR NARDA, DOMINADOR NAGAL, EDEMIO NARISMA, DINISIO NAVASCA, REGINO NEPICON, JR., JESSIE CRIS NILO, JERWYN ORARIO, EUGENIO ORBEGOZO, IRENEO ORGANISTA, CATALINO OJENDRAS, WILLIAM OLIVARES, JUANITO ORIO, WILLIAM ORTIZO, ROQUE PAL-PALLATOC, ROGELIO PAEL, LORENZO PAMINTUAN, VIRGILIO PANTALEON, ANTONIO PAPA, EMMANUEL PASCUAL, FRANCISCO PECUNDO, RUFINO PELICER, LEONARDO PEPITO, PABLITO PERALTA, EDILBERTO PEREZ, LOLITO PEREZ, PELAGIO PEREZ, JR., FERNANDO PINEDA, CARMEN PIO, ALEJANDRO QUIAMCO, VIRGILIO QUILALANG, JEREMEAS QUINES, ZENAIDA RAQUINE, DOMINGO RANOLA, SABINO RANULO, EDDIE RAZONABE, ALBERTO REBAULA, BENIGNO REGIS, PERFECTO REBOYO, VITALIANO REYES, ZOSIMO REYES, EDWIN ROBERTS, ROBERT ROJO, GODOFREDO ROLIO, ANATALIA ROSANTO, DOMINADOR ROSANTO, RAMON ROSANTO, SR., RODRIGO ROSANTO, JULIO RUBIO, DANTE RUZOL, VENUS RUZOL, ROMULO SABINO, CIPRIANO SACUILLES, SR., PRIMO SALAZAR, GASPAR SAMUYA, ANTONIO SANCHEZ, CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, YOLANDA SAN LUIS, ROBERTO SANTOS, BENITO SEGUDIENTE, EDGAR SIBAL, GREGORIO SIBAL, VALENTINO SIBAL, SONNY SINGH, ROMEO SOMERA, EDGAR TABAQUE, BENITO TACATA, MATILDE TACATA, ANDRESITO TALAM, ANTOLIN TALISIC, PABLO TAMAYO, JULIE TAMIEZA, ROGELIO TAYO, CELSO TE, ENRIQUE TRIPULCA, ARMANDO TUIBEO, NICANOR TUMAMAO, EDUARDO TUMBALE, RAMON TURIRIT, LONGENIO UMACAM, TOLENTINO UNDAUNDO, DIOLITO VALENCIA, ERNESTO VARGAS, BILLY VASQUEZ, TOMAS VELINA, MARCOS DE VERA, IRENEO VILELA, NICANDRO VILLAFRANCA, DANNY VILLANUEVA, LOLITA VITALICO, ALIPIO YGOT, AGOSTO YROMA, FELIX ZAMBALES, and GUILLERMO ZIPANGAN, petioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), and FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION and/or MAGNUM INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC. (formerly FORTUNE INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC.), respondents.

G.R. No. 112661 | 2001-05-30

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This case stemmed from a complaint for illegal dismissal, unfair labor practice and refund of cash bond filed by petitioners against respondents before the Arbitration Branch of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). The petition at bar seeks the annulment of the resolution of the NLRC dated July 5, 1993 reversing the decision of the Labor Arbiter finding respondents liable for the charges, and its resolution dated August 10, 1993 denying petitioners' motion for reconsideration.

The undisputed facts are as follows:

On August 23, 1980, Fortune Tobacco Corporation (FTC) and Fortune Integrated Services,...