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PBS vs. Secretary of Labor and Employment [SEPARATE OPINION, DISSENTING, BRION, J.]

PEOPLE'S BROADCASTING (BOMBO RADYO PHILS., INC.), Petitioner, versus THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DOLE REGION VII, and JANDELEON JUEZAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 179652 | 2009-05-08

D I S S E N T I N G   O P I N I O N

BRION, J.

I dissent and vote for the dismissal of the petition.

This case originated from a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) inspection conducted pursuant to Article 128 of the Labor Code.[1]  The DOLE Regional Director (Director), the DOLE Secretary (Secretary), and the Court of Appeals (CA) consistently ruled that an employer-employee relationship existed between petitioner Bombo Radyo and the respondent, and that the petitioner is liable for the payment of the respondent's monetary claims.  The ponenciarepetitively bending over backwards, reverses...