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South Davao Development Company, Inc., et al. Vs. Sergio L. Gamo, et al.

SOUTH DAVAO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. (NOW SODACO AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION) AND/OR MALONE PACQUIAO AND VICTOR A. CONSUNJI, Petitioners, versus SERGIO L. GAMO, ERNESTO BELLEZA, FELIX TERONA, CARLOS ROJAS, MAXIMO MALINAO, VIRGILIO COSEP, ELEONOR COSEP, MAXIMO TOLDA, NELSON BAGAAN, and TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES and ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), Respondents.

G.R. No. 171814 | 2009-05-08

D E C I S I ON


Tinga, J.:

Before us is a Rule 45 petition[1] which seeks the reversal of the Court of Appeals' decision[2] and resolution[3] in CA-G.R. SP No. 68511. The Court of Appeal's decision reinstated the NLRC's Resolution[4] dated 23 March 2001 which reversed the labor arbiter's decision.[5]

Petitioner South Davao Development Company (petitioner or petitioner corporation) is the operator of a coconut and mango farm in San Isidro, Davao Oriental and Inawayan/Baracatan, Davao del Sur. On August 1963 petitioner hired respondent Sergio L. Gamo (Gamo) as a foreman. Sometime in 1987, petitioner appointed Gamo as a copra maker...