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[2/2] San Miguel Corporation vs Prospero A. Aballa, et al

[2/2] SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus PROSPERO A. ABALLA, BONNY J. ABARING, EDWIN M. ADLA-ON, ALVIN C. ALCALDE, CELANIO D. ARROLLADO, EDDIE A. ARROLLADO, REYNALDO T. ASONG, RENE A. ASPERA, JOEL D. BALATERIA, JOSEPH D. BALATERIA, JOSE JOLLEN BALLADOS, WILFREDO B. BASAS, EDWIN E. BEATINGO, SONNY V. BERONDO, CHRISTOPHER D. BRIONES, MARLON D. BRIONES, JOEL C. BOOC, ENRIQUE CABALIDA, DIOSCORO R. CAHINOD, ERNESTO P. CAHINOD, RENANTE S. CAHINOD, RUDERICK R. CALIXTON, RONILO C. CALVEZ, PANCHO CA?ETE, JUNNY CASTEL, JUDY S. CELESTE, ROMEO CHUA, DANILO COBRA, ARMANDO C. DEDOYCO, JOEY R. DELA CRUZ, JOHN D. DELFIN, RENELITO P. DEON, ARNEL C. DE PEDRO, ORLANDO DERDER, CLIFFORD A. DESPI, RAMIE A. DESPI, SR., VICTOR A. DESPI, ROLANDO L. DINGLE, ANTONIO D. DOLORFINO, LARRY DUMA-OP, NOEL DUMOL, CHITO L. DUNGOG, RODERICK C. DUQUEZA, ROMMEL ESTREBOR, RIC E. GALPO, MANSUETO GILLE, MAXIMO L. HILA-US, GERARDO J. JIMENEZ, ROBERTLY Y. HOFILE?A, ROBERTO HOFILE?A, VICENTE INDENCIO, JONATHAN T. INVENTOR, PETER PAUL T. INVENTOR, JOEBERT G. LAGARTO, RENATO LAMINA, ALVIN LAS POBRES, ALBERT LAS POBRES, LEONARD LEMONCHITO, JERRY LIM, JOSE COLLY S. LUCERO, ROBERTO E. MARTIL, HERNANDO MATILLANO, VICENTE M. MATILLANO, TANNY C. MENDOZA, WILLIAM P. NAVARRO, WILSON P. NAVARRO, LEO A. OLVIDO, ROBERTO G. OTERO, BIENVENIDO C. PAROCHILIN, REYNALDO C. PAROCHILIN, RICKY PALANOG, BERNIE O. PILLO, ALBERTO O. PILLO, JOE-MARIE S. PUGNA, EDWIN G. RIBON, RAUL A. RUBIO, HENRY S. SAMILLANO, EDGAR SANTIAGO, ROLAND B. SANTILLANA, ROLDAN V. SAYAM, JOSEPH S. SAYSON, RENE SUARNABA, ELMAR TABLIGAN, JERRY D. TALITE, OSCAR TALITE, WINIFREDO TALITE, CAMILO N. TEMPOROSA, JOSE TEMPOROSA, RANDY TINGALA, TRISTAN A. TINGSON, ROGELIO TOMESA, DIONISE A. TORMIS, ADELINO C. UNTAL, FELIX T. UNTAL, RONILO E. VISTA, JOAN C. VIYO and JOSE JOFER C. VIYO and the COURT OF APPEALS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 149011 | 2005-06-28

What appears is that Sunflower does not have substantial capitalization or investment in the form of tools, equipment, machineries, work premises and other materials to qualify it as an independent contractor. 

On the other hand, it is gathered that the lot, building, machineries and all other working tools utilized by private respondents in carrying out their tasks were owned and provided by SMC. Consider the following uncontroverted allegations of private respondents in the Joint Affidavit: 

[Sunflower], during the existence of its service contract with respondent SMC, did not own a single machinery, equipment, or working tool...