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Nerissa Buenviaje, Sonia Flores, et al vs CA, Cottonway Marketing

NERISSA BUENVIAJE, SONIA FLORES, BELMA OLIVIO, GENALYN PELOBELLO, MARY JANE MENOR, JOSIE RAQUERO, ESTRELITA MANAHAN, REBECCA EBOL, and ERLINDA ARGA, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (SPECIAL FORMER SEVENTH DIVISION), HONORABLE ARBITER ROMULUS PROTASIO, COTTONWAY MARKETING CORPORATION and MICHAEL G. TONG, President and General Manager, respondents.

G.R. No. 147806 | 2002-11-12

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This petition seeks to set aside the Decision dated March 13, 2000 and Resolution dated February 13, 2001 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 53204 entitled "Cottonway Marketing Corp. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al."

The facts are as follows:

Petitioners were former employees of Cottonway Marketing Corp. (Cottonway), hired as promo girls for their garment products. In October, 1994, after their services were terminated as the company was allegedly suffering business losses, petitioners filed with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) a complaint for illegal dismissal,...