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Matling Industrial and Commercial Corp. vs. Ricardo R. Coros

MATLING INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, RICHARD K. SPENCER, CATHERINE SPENCER, AND ALEX MANCILLA, Petitioners, vs.RICARDO R. COROS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 157802 | 2010-10-13

THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
 
This case reprises the jurisdictional conundrum of whether a complaint for illegal dismissal is cognizable by the Labor Arbiter (LA) or by the Regional Trial Court (RTC). The determination of whether the dismissed officer was a regular employee or a corporate officer unravels the conundrum. In the case of the regular employee, the LA has jurisdiction; otherwise, the RTC exercises the legal authority to adjudicate.
 
 
In this appeal via petition for review on certiorari, the petitioners challenge the decision dated September 13, 20021 and the resolution dated April 2, 2003,...