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Diamond Farms vs. Southern Philippines Federation etc.

DIAMOND FARMS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES FEDERATION OF LABOR (SPFL)-WORKERS SOLIDARITY OF DARBMUPCO/DIAMOND-SPFL, DIAMOND FARMS AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE (DARBMUPCO), VOLTER LOPEZ, RUEL ROMERO, PATRICK) CAPRECHO, REY DIMACALI, ELESIO EMANEL, VICTOR SINGSON, NILDA DIMACALI, PREMITIVO* DIAZ, RUDY VISTAL, ROGER MONTERO, JOSISIMO GOMEZ AND MANUEL MOSQUERA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. Nos. 173254-55 & 173263 | 2016-01-13

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
We resolve in this Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, the issue of who among Diamond Farms, Inc. ("DFI"), Diamond Farms Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative ("DARBMUPCO") and the individual contractors[2] ("respondent-contractors") is the employer of the 400 employees ("respondent-workers").

DFI challenges the March 31, 2006 Decision[3] and May 30, 2006 Resolution[4] of the Court Appeals, Special Twenty-Second Division, Cagayan De Oro City for being contrary to law and jurisprudence. The Decision dismissed DFI's...