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Elcee Farms, Inc., et el. vs. NLRC, et al.

ELCEE FARMS INC. and CORAZON SAGUEMULLER, Petitioners, versus NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FOURTH DIVISION) and SUGAR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY LABOR ORGANIZATION (SAILO), PAMPELO SEMILLANO, ARMANDO FERNANDEZ, BIENVENIDO GAUPO, CONSEJO NICOR, RODOLFO NICOR, EDWIN NICOR, DOMINARDO NICOR, SR., FELIZARDO NICOR, ARLINE NICOR, RONILO NICOR, MARIA LUZ NICOR, DENNIS NICOR, LOURDES NICOR, PABLO LINGCO, GILDA LINGCO, JOVEN LINGCO, VICENTE GRANADA, LOLITA GRANADA, JONATHAN GRANADA, EDUARDO FERNANDEZ, JOEY FERNANDEZ, JESSIE FERNANDEZ, ESTELITA FERNANDEZ, GREGORIO TOMALIN, MARTIN TOMALIN, SOCORRO MATIONG, GREGORIO MATIONG, JORIE MANALO, ENRIQUE MANALO, MARIO MANALO, CRISANTO MANALO, GEORGE BIANGCO, SIGFREDO VILLACANAS, SONIA VILLACANAS, EDUARDO PABILARIO, NOEL SALANO, MERLITA PUNO, CRISANTO LUMANAG, GORGINA GAUPO, DAN GAUPO, ROMEO SEMILLANO, BARBARA CABALES, ERNIE JUNGCO, EDGAR JUNGCO, ROEL BENIGNOS, BELLIE BENIGNOS, JUAN SEMILLANO, ROMEO POJAS, JOELITA NOBLE, GLORIA NOBLE, RONNIE LINGCO, IMELDA LINGCO, RAMON BANTANG, BARBARA BANTANG, FAUSTINO SEMILLANO, RAQUEL PLASIDO, BERNIE PLASIDO, MARTIN NICOR, DOMINADOR NICOR, JR., ROLAND NICOR, PRODINCIO NICOR, RADNIE NICOR, DIOSDADO NICOR, JOEY NICOR, AMPARO NICOR, REGALADO NICOR, REYNALDO NICOR, JOCELYN GARCIA, MARLON NICOR, JOSEFINA LINGCO, JOSIE LINGCO, ELENITA LINGCO, CIRILO LINGCO, SR., ROGELIO LINGCO, MAURA LINGCO, GARY LINGCO, VICTORIA GRANDA, SOTERO GRANADA, ROSENDO FERNANDEZ, ROY TOMOLIN, GENEBELLE MATIONG, CELSO ALIPIO, AFOLONIO SEMILLANO, RAMONITA SEMILLANO, ABNER MANALO, ZOSIMO BIANGCO, ROGELIO ANECITO, PEPITO NOBLE, PATERNO LUMANAG, ANITA PABILARIO, RENATO CABALES, JOMARIE JUNGCO, MERLINDA CANJA, ANACITA ORCADA, BIENVINIDO GARCIA, ROGELIO GABIANDAN, NINFA UMALI, DOMINGO SALCEDO, FERNANDO SALCEDO, RENATO SUERTE, LORNA PABALINAS, SOLEDAD NOBLE, ANITA ARROYO, ALFREDO NICOR, SR., CONSORCIA MATIONG, ERLINDA NICOR, CAMELIA NICOR, ALFREDO NICOR, JR., JULIANA NICOR, CRISELDA NICOR, ROSITA NICOR, JULIETO LINGCO, NIYA LINGCO, ROZENIE GRANADA, ELSA SEMILLANO, ROSALINDA FERNANDEZ, REMEZILDO FERNANDEZ, ROSALITA MATIONG, DIANA ALIPIO, EVA MANALO, ARTURO MANALO, RITA ANECITO, SARAH GAUPO, ALAN BANTANG, MARISSA BANTANG, SIMPLICIO BANTANG, MARIANITA POJAS, MERLITA GABIANDAN, JUANA VICENTINO, and PRECY PLACIDO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 126428 | 2007-01-25

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CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:


This is a Petition for Certiorari, under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Resolution, dated 29 May 1996, promulgated by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Fourth Division,[1] ordering the petitioners, Elcee Farms, Inc. (Elcee Farms) and Corazon Saguemuller, to pay each private respondent separation pay and moral damages.

Pampelo Semillano and one hundred forty-three (143) other complainants, represented by the labor union,...