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July 2015[G.R. No. 207639. July 1, 2015.]BAHIA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC. a !"o# V$SHIP N%R&A' a !"o# C'N(HIA C. )EN*%+A,

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[G.R. No. 1 9262. July 6, 2015.]GB) ( )ANP%&ER SERVICES, INC., - / /o -#, . )A. VIC(%RIA H. )A INA%, #- o !- ..... ....[G.R. No. 1 3735. July 6, 2015.]SEGI RE*% (. VI CHE+, - / /o -#, . REE P%R( SERVICE C%RP%RA(I%N a ! A(('. R%EJ%HN (. ABIG(ING, P#- /!- , #- o !- ........................................................................................[G.R. No. 1 7 91. July , 2015.]

AR EAS( BAN AN* (R8S( C%)PAN', - / /o -#, . I IA S. CH8A, #- o !- ........................10[G.R. No. 199660. July 13, 2015.]8$BI C%RP%RA(I%N a ! E*I BER(% B. BRAV%, - / /o -# , . VA ERIE ANNE H. H% ER#- o !- ............................................................................................................................................12[G.R. No. 2120 9. July 15, 2015.])AGSA'SA' )ARI(I)E C%RP%RA(I%N, PRINCESS CR8ISE INES, )AR %N R. R%:% a !

;S(AR PRINCESS,; - / /o -# , . R%)E% V. PAN%GA IN%G, #- o !- ....................................[G.R. No. 205575. July 22, 2015.]VISA'AN E EC(RIC C%)PAN' E)P %'EES 8NI%N$A 8$(8CP a ! CAS)ER% )AHI 8),

- / /o -# , . VISA'AN E EC(RIC C%)PAN', INC. <VEC%=, #- o !- ........................................[ G.R. No. 1 6 . July 29, 2015. ]

A BER(% J. RA+A, - / /o -#, . *AI % 8 E EC(R%NICS PHI S., INC. a ! )A)%R8 %N%,#- o !- ..........................................................................................................................................1[G.R. No. 211 2. July 29, 2015.]E B8RG SHIP)ANAGE)EN( PHI S., INC., EN(ERPRISE SHIPPING AGENC' SR AN*"%REVANGE INE RACH%, - / /o -# , . ERNES(% S. >8I%G8E, JR., #- o !- .............................[G.R. No. 215555. July 29, 2015.]CEN(RA A+8CARERA *E BAIS, INC. a ! AN(%NI% S(EVEN . CHAN, - / /o -# , . JANE( (

SIAS%N, #- o !- ............................................................................................................................. 21August 2015

[G.R. No. 206612. Au?u 17, 2015.](%'%(A A ABANG, INC., - / /o -#, . E*&IN GA)ES, #- o !- ................................................2[G.R. No. 1909 . Au?u 19, 2015.]

AC%)ARI( PHI S., a !"o# AC%)ARI( H%NG %NG I)I(E*, - / /o -# , . G%)ER . *%(I)AS,#- o !- ............................................................................................................................................23

September 2015[G.R. No. 202090. S- -@ -# 9, 2015.]IC( )AR E(ING SERVICES, INC. < o o a S' ES )AR E(ING SERVICES, INC.=, - / /o -#,

. )ARIPHI . SA ES, #- o !- ....................................................................................................2[G.R. No. 201536. S- -@ -# 9, 2015.]GRACE )ARINE SHIPPING C%RP%RA(I%N a !"o# CAP(. JI))' B%A*%, - / /o -# , . AR%N S.

A ARC%N, #- o !- ......................................................................................................................... 27

October 2015[ G.R. No. 201535, %D o -# 05, 2015 ]NEC S'S(E) IN(EGRA(E* C%NS(R8C(I%N <NESIC= PHI S., INC., - / /o -#, . RA PH (.CRIS% %G%, #- o !- ..................................................................................................................... 29[ G.R. No. 1 611 , %D o -# 07, 2015 ]CHEVR%N <PHI S.=, INC., - / /o -#, . VI(A IAN% C GA I(, SJS AN* S%NS C%NS(R8C(I%NC%RP%RA(I%N AN* )R. RE'NA *% SA %)%N, #- o !- .......................................................30



[ G.R. No. 19 969, %D o -# 07, 2015 ]C%NV%' )AR E(ING C%RP%RA(I%N AN*"%R ARN% * AAB, - / /o -# , . % IVER B. A#- o !- ............................................................................................................................................31[ G.R. No. 21163 , %D o -# 07, 2015 ])AR AN(H%N' SAS%, - / /o -#, . ACES )ARI(I)E SERVICE, INC. AN*"%R CAR)ENCI(A

A. SARREA AN* IN &EN '8, #- o !- ......................................................................................32[ G.R. No. 193990, %D o -# 1 , 2015 ]EAS(ERN SHIPPING INES, INC., AN*"%R C%NGRESS)AN ER&IN . CHI%NGBIAN, - / /o -#

. J8 I% C. CANJA, #- o !- ..........................................................................................................3[ G.R. No. 19 10, %D o -# 1 , 2015 ]%CEAN EAS( AGENC', C%RP%RA(I%N, ENGR. AR(8R% *. CAR)EN, AN* CAP(. NIC% ASS INI(IS, - / /o -# , . A AN I. %PE+, #- o !- ......................................................................[ G.R. No. 2111 5, %D o -# 1 , 2015 ]SA)AHAN NG )ANGGAGA&A SA HANJIN SHIP'AR* REP. B' I(S PRESI*EN(, A IE A IPI%,

- / /o -#, . B8REA8 % AB%R RE A(I%NS, HANJIN HEAV' IN*8S(RIES AN*C%NS(R8C(I%N C%., (*. <HHIC$PHI .=, #- o !- .....................................................................37[ G.R. No. 212096, %D o -# 1 , 2015 ] NIGH(%& &A(CH)AN SEC8RI(' AGENC', INC.,

- / /o -#, . NES(%R 8)AHAN, #- o !- ...................................................................................39[ G.R. No. 197 52, %D o -# 19, 2015 ]PASIG AGRIC8 (8RA *EVE %P)EN( AN* IN*8S(RIA S8PP ' C%RP%RA(I%N AN*CE ES(IN% E. *A)IAN, - / /o -# , . &I S%N NIEVARE+, A BER(% HA INA, G %R' VICN8EV%, RIC ' (%RRES AN* C%RNE I% BA E, #- o !- ........................................................ 1[ G.R. No. 196597, %D o -# 21, 2015 ])%*ES(% &. RIVERA, - / /o -#, . A IE* BAN ING C%RP%RA(I%N, C%RA *. C%RP8S AN*

AN(%NI% H. SAN(%S, #- o !- .................................................................................................... 3[ G.R. No. 215313, %D o -# 21, 2015 ]% I)PI% %. % I*ANA, - / /o -#, . JEBSENS )ARI(I)E, INC., #- o !- ...................................

November 2015[ G.R. No. 192955, No -@ -# 09, 2015 ] E*I BER(% P. E(%), JR., - / /o -#, . AR%)A %*GINGH%8SE (HR%8GH E*8AR*% G. E), PR%PRIE(%R AN* GENERA )ANAGER, #- o !- ..... 7[ G.R. No. 1 505 , No -@ -# 09, 2015 ] J%VI(A S. )ANA %, - / /o -#, . A(ENE% *E NAGA8NIVERSI(', R. J%E (AB%RA AN* )R. E*&IN BERNA , #- o !- ......................................... 9[ G.R. No. 17 115, No -@ -# 09, 2015 ]P8N%NGBA'AN AN* ARA8 %, - al., - / /o -# , . R%BER(% P%NCE EP%N, #- o !- .[ G.R. No. 202 59, No -@ -# 11, 2015 ]NE& I IPIN% )ARI(I)E AGENCIES, INC., - al., - / /o -# , . VINCEN( H. * A(A'AN $HEIR %SI)%N VINCEN( H. *A(A'AN III, #- o !- ..................................................................................... 5[ G.R. No. 215 71, No -@ -# 23, 2015 ] )AR %& NAVIGA(I%N PHI IPPINES INC., - al.,

- / /o -# , . BRA8 I% A. %SIAS, #- o !- ..................................................................................[ G.R. No. 1 9229, No -@ -# 23, 2015 ] RE'NA *% N%B A*%, E( A ., - / /o -# , VS.PR(NCESI(A . A %NS%, #- o !- ..............................................................................................57[ G.R. No. 19565 , No -@ -# 25, 2015 ] RE'NA *% IN8(AN, - al., - / /o -# , . NAPARC%N(RAC(ING A IE* SERVICES, - al., #- o !- ..................................................................5

December 2015[ G.R. No. 203115, *-D-@ -# 07, 2015 ] IS AN* %VERSEAS (RANSP%R( C%RP%RA(I%N,- / /o -# . AR)AN*% ). BEJA, #- o !- ....................................................................................59

[ G.R. No. 19931 [ o#@-#ly 8* No. 1 553], *-D-@ -# 07, 2015 ] (A)B %( SEC8RI(' GENERA SERVICES, INC., - / /o -#, . %RENCI% I(E), E%NAR*% PA ) A, - al.,#- o !- ..........................................................................................................................................61[ G.R. No. 209559, *-D-@ -# 09, 2015 ] ENCHAN(E* ING*%), INC., - / /o -#, . )IG8E J.VER+%, #- o !- .............................................................................................................................. 62[ G.R. No. 20 275, *-D-@ -# 09, 2015 ] I I%SA C. IS%N*RA, - / /o -#, . )EGACRA (IN(ERNA(I%NA C%RP%RA(I%N AN* SP%8SES )E ECI% AN* R%SE)ARIE %A)I ,#- o !- ..........................................................................................................................................6



[ G.R. No. 213696, *-D-@ -# 09, 2015 ] >8AN(8) %%*S, INC., - / /o -#, . )ARCE IN%ES %'% AN* G EN )AGSI A, #- o !- ......................................................................................66[ G.R. No. 202215, *-D-@ -# 09, 2015 ] VIC)AR *EVE %P)EN( C%RP%RA(I%N, - al., - / /o -#

. CA)I % E ARC%SA, )AR %N BAN*A, *AN(E . BA A)A*, - al., #- o !- .....................6[ G.R. No. 209 1 , *-D-@ -# 07, 2015 ] &.). )AN8 AC(8RING, INC., - / /o -#, . RICHAR* R.*A AG AN* G% *EN R%C )ANP%&ER SERVICES, #- o !- ................................................70

January 2016[ G.R. No. 203 2, Ja ua#y 11, 2016 ] %RE EI %. I A*AN, - / /o -#, .

A S8ER(E IN(ERNA(I%NA )ANP%&ER AGENC', INC., a ! *EBBIE A%, R- o !- ..........72[ G.R. No.21 092, Ja ua#y 11, 2016 ] ENRI>8E+, E%N%RA . BENE*IC(% . %BRER% I IPINECH% 2000 CHAP(ER......................................................................................................................... 7[ G.R. No. 17 510, Ja ua#y 11, 2016 ] NI % S. R%*RIG8E+, - al., - / /o -# , . PHI IPPINE

AIR INES, INC., AN* N RC, #- o !- ...........................................................................................76[ G.R. No. 1 7691, Ja ua#y 13, 2016]% ')PIA H%8SING, INC. . A AN APAS(%RA AN* IRENE 8BA 8BA%....................................79[ G.R. No. 209921 Ja ua#y 13, 2016 ]>8IR%$>8IR% . BA AG(AS CRE*I( C%%PERA(IVE C%))8NI(' *EVE %P)EN(, INC... ... 0

February 2016[ G.R. No. 1996 3, - #ua#y 10, 2016 ]

AR ENE (. SA)%N(E, - al., - / /o -# , . SGH, BR%. BERNAR* S. %CA, #- o !- ...........[ G.R. No. 20 9 6 Ja ua#y 13, 2016 ] HIJ% RES%8RCES C%RP%RA(I%N, - / /o -#, .EPI ANI% P. )EJARES, - al., #- o !- ......................................................................................... 2[ G.R. No. 202 5, Ja ua#y 20, 2016 ]&A E) )ARI(I)E SERVICES, INC., - al., - / /o -# , . E*&INI(% V. >8I A%, #- o !- ....[ GR No. 212070, Ja ua#y 27, 2016 ] CEB8 PE%P EFS )8 (I$P8RP%SEC%%PERA(IVE, - / /o -#, . NICERA(% E. CARB%NI A, JR., #- o !- ................................[ G.R. No. 2036 2, Ja ua#y 27, 2016 ](H%)ASI(ES CEN(ER %R IN(ERNA(I%NA S(8*IES . R%*RIG8E+, PA*RIG%N AN*RI ERA............................................................................................................................................... 7[ G.R. No. 19 13 , - #ua#y 1, 2016 ]J%SE R%)8 % . RANCISC% . %'% A P ANS C%NS% I*A(E*, INC., E( A ........................[ G.R. No. 212 7 , - #ua#y 01, 2016 ] )AR %& NAVIGA(I%N PHI S., INC. - al., - / /o -# , &I RE*% . CABA(A', #- o !- ...................................................................................................90[ G.R. No. 20 51, - #ua#y 3, 2016 ])ANI A )E)%RIA PAR CE)E(ER', INC., - / /o -#, . E+AR* *. 8+, - al., #- o !- .. . .91[ G.R. No. 201073, - #ua#y 10, 2016 ]PHI IPPINE AIR INES, INC. . PA E)P %'EES SAVINGS %AN ASS%CIA(I%N, INC......... ....[ G.R. No. 206256, - #ua#y 2 , 2016 ]GI BER( C. A8S(RIA, - / /o -#, . CR'S(A SHIPPING INC, #- o !- ......................................9



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/D - a@ou a/! o -# u !-# - >u/ Dla/@ a ! R-l-a - a! al#-a!y -- !-!uD -! $ P 30,000 a @!a@a?- , P 20,000 a -K-@ la#y !a@a?- , lu Do .

R- o !- !/! o /!- a - a! o @a -#F !-?#-- -Dau - - a a ol!-# o a aD -lo# o!-?#--. Al-@aya 8 / -# / y oul! a - allo -! #- o !- o / / -# o$y-a# -@ loy@- Do #aDo o#D/ ? -# o /? a - Do #aD / lo -# ay, u -Dau - - !/! o a - a @a -#F !-?#--.

( - la o# a# / -# ou ! a #- o !- a! -- Do #uD / -ly !/ @/ -!. S - a u o -!ly o#D-Dau - Do / u-! -@ loy@- -Da@- u -a#a l-, o o ly !u- o !-@o /o / #a a ! !/@/ u /o /

al o !u- o - !/ D#/@/ a /o a ! !/ !a/ o - a# o -# -@ loy-#. No #oD-!u#al !u- #oD- a aDDo#o #- o !- -Dau - o a -l o -# --# a - -# o#@-! o #- /- -# -# o#@a D-. ( - o ly a / o#

D a#?- o u a / aD o#y -aD / ? a - all-?-! u!- F - / /o , /D a ou ! o - Lu- /o

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( - N RC / u-! a *-D/ /o !a -! 30 July 200 !/ @/ / ? #- o !- F Do@ la/ , -Dau - -# Dla/@-- - u -D o a al/! #-l-a -, a/ -# a ! Lu/ Dla/@.

( - N RC #ul-! a #- o !- Doul! o lo ?-# Lu- /o - -#@/ a /o o -# Do #aD o -@ loy@aDD- a D- o - - o -# o P#- /!- a a o o# a - I -# al Au!/ *- a# @- . & - #-

#o - o P#- /!- a a a - !/! o a - - o a -# all a ! #-Lu- -! o - #- a #/a -!,o -#@/ a -! - Do #aD . Co #a#y o - A #ul/ ?, #- o !- a o Do #uD / -ly !/ @

( - N RC al o u a/ -! - al/!/ y o - >u/ Dla/@ a ! R-l-a -. I -l! a #- o !- a a D-# /aDDou a a ! aD -lo# o la ?#a!ua - o Doul! a#!ly - ;!u -! / o /? / ? a y !oDu@- a !- #/@- al o -# Dau -, / - a o /ll/ ? [ o a?#--] o - -#@ a ! Do !/ /o [ #o /!-! / ]

/? / ? [o#] - -#/ ? / o.;

A -# -# )R a !- /-!, #- o !- /l-! a - / /o - o#- - CA a D#/ / ? ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o oo - N RC.

"ul ng o< t=e CA

( - CA #-/ a -! - A *-D/ /o / @o!/ /Da /o . ( - a -lla - Dou# o#!-#-! - / /o -# a8 / -# / y o #-/@ u# - #- o !- o# - ull a@ou o - laD-@- -- - a! a/!, / / -#o 12 -# a u@, a -ll a -# a/# a#- #o@ */#- *a a o A!!/ A a a / E /o /a. ( - a a#! o @o#

-K-@ la#y !a@a?- -#- o / D#-a -! o P 50,000, lu a o# -yF -- -Lu/ al- o 10 o - a a#!.

( - a -lla - Dou# o -# -! a /l- #- o !- aDD- -! - o -# o P#- /!- a a o o# a Au!/ *- a# @- , uD a##a ?-@- a / - u# /- o a - Do #aD o -@ loy@- . A - D/ al/! / ou - a #o al o - P%EA.

A -# / )R a !- /-!, - / /o -# /l-! - / a - / /o .

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1. NO. Respondent was not illegally dismissed.

8 !-# S-D /o 10 o R.A. 0 2, o# -# o a#- /ll-?ally -#@/ a -! a#- - / l-! o -/# ala#/- o# - o# /o o -/# -@ loy@- Do #aD o# o# #-- @o o# - -#y y-a# o - u -K /#-! -#@,

/ a!!/ /o o - #-/@ u# -@- o -/# laD-@- -- / / -#- a - #a - o 12 -# a u@.

( / a l/- o ly o a /ll-?ally !/ @/ -! o -# -a Do #aD o# -# o# a o# -# !/ @/ -! #o@-@ loy@- / ou u , al/! o# au o#/M-! Dau - a !- / -! y la o# Do #aD . R- o !- a!/ @/ -!.



A# /Dl- o - P%EA$a #o -! Co #aD o E@ loy@- , a -ll a - -Do ! Do #aD ?/ - o/? / ? u o -# a##/ al / E /o /a, #o /!- O 3= s contract may be term nate. by e t=er party& at any t me

an. <or no cause by g v ng t=ree mont=s not ce to t=e ot=er party! I uD a - - [,] - E@ loy-- al- / l-! o / " -# ala#y a ! allo a D- o ly u o - !a - o -#@/ a /o -D/ /-! / - a/

-#@/ a /o . Ho - -#, - -@ loy-- all - ully - ?a?-! / / " -# !u y / - -#/o! o / /-! a ! u o!a - o -#@/ a /o .QBa -! o - #o / /o , - Co #aD o E@ loy@- @ay - -#@/ a -! y -/ -# a# y o# Dau -

o# o Dau -, a lo ? a a #--$@o o /D- / ?/ - o - o -# a# y. S / ula /o #o /!/ ? @ay -#@/ a - a Do #aD - - / ou Dau - a#- l-?/ /@a - / -K-#D/ -! / ?oo! a/ .( - @/ u !-# a !/ ? o #- o !- @a -# !-?#-- a o - #- ul o a! a/ o - a# o( - !-@o /o !/! o @a -#/al/M-, a ! #- o !- @a/ a/ -! -# ala#y a ! - - / u /l - a #- a #

( - Cou# !/! o /@ u - a! a/ o - a# o Al-@aya 8 / -# / y / - -K-#D/ - o / #/? Co #aD o E@ loy@- a /ll.

I / -ll o o - a - #/? o -#@/ a - - Co #aD o E@ loy@- a /ll a al o a a/lao -K-#D/ -! a #/? - - /? / /-! -# D a ?- o @/ ! a ! #- -D -! - o a - I

*- a# @- .

( - N RC a Do##-D / / !/ ? a - lo?/Dal Do Dlu /o / a - a# /- a! a?#--! o l- -#Do / u- / - u / -# / y u !-# - Co #aD o E@ loy@- / a !/ -#- Da aD/ y. & - #-!-D/!-! a - !/! o a - - o o# -# o al #-a o , - -K-#D/ -! -# #/? o -#@/ a - o E@ loy@- .

2. YES. The Quitclaim and Release is valid.

& -#- a -# o -K-Du / ? a a/ -# o# Lu/ Dla/@ a !o - o olu a#/ly / a ull u !-# a !/ ? o /Do !/ /o , Dou l-! / - o -# -# o F ay@- o D#-!/ l- a ! #-a o a l- Do /!-#a /o , -

al/! a ! / !/ ?.

R- o !- a!@/ a - a! a ull u !-# a !/ ? o - -#@ a ! Do !/ /o o - >u/ Dla/@ a ! olu a#/ly /? -! / . ( - o - o Do - /o / - #-a o a l- - o - a@ou o 8SDo /!-#a /o o# - a/ -# o all o -# u# o# -! Dla/@ a?a/ - / /o -#. S/ D- #- o !- a!/ @/ -!, - / o - / l-! o ala#/- / -KD- o - a@ou ?/ - .

CA !-D/ /o a ! #- olu /o -#- #- -#-! a ! - a /!-. N RC !-D/ /o #-/ a -!.



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FAC3S9 ( - #- o !- #-- Po# / a u /!/a#y Do# o#a /o o - SB)A a ! - ?a?-! / - u /#o /!/ ? -Du#/ y -# /D- o -# - #o -# /- o - Su /D Bay #-- o# +o -. ( - Do@ la/ a V

P y /Dal S-Du#/ y *- a# @- o #-- Po# .

( - Do@ la/ a V/lD - / o#@-! #-- Po# o - --! o# - #oDu#-@- o PNP Dl-a#a D- o-# o -l. A uD , - olu --#-! o #oDu#- - a@- o# a ou 120 -Du#/ y -# o -l. H- a -!/ u# -@- ouD -# o# - a@ou o P 125,000 o# - #oDu#-@- o a/! l/D- - - ouD

aya l- o a D-# a/ Col. G-#a ?Do.

I@@-!/a -ly -#-a -#, - Co@@/ /o o Au!/ / u-! a o ay@- o#!-# a?a/ - a/! !// !/ ? a Col. G-#a ?Do / o a !- /? a -! !/ u# / ? o /D-#.

By /# u- o - C%A o#!-#, #-- Po# / / /a -! a a!@/ / #a / - / - /?a /o a?a/ V/lD - / #oDu#-@- o - l/D- - a ! - - ually ou ! a uD l/D- - -#- - -# #oDu#-! a

Do@ la/ a a/l-! o o a - a/! a@ou a aD ually a/! o# - #oDu#-@- -#-o . A-#@/ a -! #o@ -# /D- y #-a o o lo o #u a ! Do /!- D-.

V/lD - /l-! a aD /o o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al a?a/ #-- Po# / - A. ( - A, a -# Da#- ul !-l/ -#a o# o V/lD - , ol!/ ? a - la -# a /ll-?ally !/ @/ -!.

8 o a -al / - N RC, - Do@@/ /o #- -# -! - A !-D/ /o a ! !/ @/ -! - Do@ la/u o a -al o V/lD - , #ul-! o a /#@ - Do@@/ /o !-D/ /o , - D- - #-Dou# - / - SC.H- Do - !-! a - a !/ @/ -! o - ?#ou ! o -#/ou @/ Do !uD #- ul / ? o lo oDo /!- D-, u - a / o /D a - aD o# o@/ /o o a o -# -# o . H- Dla/@ a -

o# - ay@- o - -Du#/ y ?ua#! F l/D- - a o ?/ - o /@ u - D -D a @a!- aG-#a ?Do o #-D-/ -! a ! - Da -! - a@- a ! a - a! - a l- -# o G-#a ?Do a / ? l/Lu/!a - - #-@a/ / ? -Du#/ y l/D- - a !, a - oul! o - -l! aDDou a l- o# - o $DG-#a ?Do o Do@ l- - - l/D- - .

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":7*N O <1.= 'ES. V/lD - a la ully -#@/ a -!. o o #u a ! Do /!- D- /ll al/!a - a !/ @/ al o ly u o Do@ l/a D- / D-# a/ #-Lu/#-@- , a@-lyO <1= - -@ loy-- Do D-# -! @ua o / /o o #u a ! Do /!- D- a ! <2= -#- @u - a aD a oul! u / y - lo o #uI o#!-# o Do / u - a u Dau - o# !/ @/ al, - aD Do@ la/ -! o @u - o# $#-la -! uD-@ loy-- Do D-# -! o - u / o Do / u- o# / ? o# - -@ loy-#.

I - #- - Da -, -#- / o !ou a V/lD - -l! a o / /o o #u a ! Do /!- D- a #- o !S-Du#/ y *- a# @- )a a?-# #- o / l- o# - !- a# @- F o -#a /o a ! a!@/ / #a /o a ! /

-o l- u !-# / D a#?-.

S-Do !ly, / a/lu#- o #o!uD- - l/D- - o - 100 -Du#/ y -# o -l o# o y-a# a ! o aDD@o -y #-D-/ -! / !- / / -ly a /@ o# a a -D o / o# a #-- Po# *- a# @- )a a?-#. H

-# o#@ a - a! #- #- - -! o# a a -K -D -! o /@, u , #- o !- a! a al/! #-a o

Do /!- D- / /@ /D u / /-! / -#@/ a /o .u# -#, a/l-! o aDDou a ! #o!uD- - l/D- - o - SC S-Du#/ y -# o -l a -# o <2= y!a - o / ua D- o - D -D . ( / aD alo - y V/lD - Do / u - ?#o @/ Do !uD a ! !/ o -!al#-a!y a u /D/- ?#ou ! o# / !/ @/ al.

<2.= H- Doul! o u laD- - la@- o Col. G-#a ?Do - / a /@ o a! - o l/?a /o o l/D- - a #- #- - -!. )o#-o -#, -#- a o o / ? a V/lD - a! -K-# -! - o# o# - /#-l-a - o - l/D- - .

Al ou? - - !-@a ! l- -# o Col. G-#a ?Do o# - #- u# o - a@ou , / a - o ly -- a!@/ / #a / - / - /?a /o a?a/ /@ / -a! o aD / ? o - @a -# u o a / ? o l-!

ay@- o#!-# o C%A. SuD -la -! aD /o o -! / laD o /!-l/ y o / !u y a ! / #-aD o Do /!- D- #- o -! o /@ y #-- Po# .



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• R- o !- C ua a -@ loy-! y a# Ea Ba #/ / ? #o@ - #a o AVP u /l -# -#@-@ loy@- . */ @/ al a !u- o a / !/ ? a - - ?a?-! / @ul / l- / / ? #a aD /o

-#/ou /ola /o o a# Ea Ba F Co!- o Co !uD . ( / / ol -! !#a / ? o @o -y #o@ a a

a !o- o a - u /D/- u ! / o#!-# o Do -# a D -D .• C ua /l-! a Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al a ! @o - a#y Dla/@ - o#- - R-?/o al A# / #a /oCo a a o C/ y. Pa# /- -#- o#!-#-! o u @/ #- -D / - Po / /o Pa -# u !- / - - -K - /Ba a/l-! o /@-ly /l-! / Po / /o Pa -#. ( - Ba /l-! )o /o o A!@/ / Po / /o Pa -#!- /-!.

• ( - a o# A# / -# #ul-! a -#- a /ll-?al !/ @/ al. A -l! a C ua / - / l-! o #-/ a -@aD a?- / Dlu / - o allo a D- a ! o -# - - / / - a@ou o P1. 1).

• a# Ea Ba !/#-D ly /l-! / No /D- o A -al a ! )-@o#a !u@ o A -al - o#- - N RC#- -# -! - !-D/ /o o - A ol!/ ? a - - !ay !-lay / /l/ ? o / Po / /o Pa -# a Do /!-#/ ? / Dou -l -#- a -! / !/ -#- D/ /- a ! a C ua Do@@/ -! /##-?ula# aD a

/l-! a )R /D a !- /-! y - N RC.• C ua /l-! a - / /o o# D-# /o#a#/ u !-# Rul- 65 - o#- - CA. ( - CA #- -# -! N RCF #ul/ ?

a# Ea Ba F a -al - o#- - N RC a o -# -D -!. P- / /o -# /l-! )R a a !- /-! y- D-, / a -al.

*SS:,9 & - -# - A *-D/ /o a a a/ -! / al/ y / l/? o - / /o -# !/#-D /l/ ? o / N RC / -a! o - R-?/o al A# / #a /o B#a D II / Co a a o C/ y.

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• A# . 21 o - Po -# o - Co@@/ /o #o /!- a / all #o@ul?a - #ul- a ! #-?ula /o- -a#/ ? a ! !/ o / /o o Da - - o#- / a ! / #-?/o al #a D - , a -ll a o - -# a/

/ -# al u D /o a ! uD #ul- a ! #-?ula /o a @ay - -D- a#y o Da##y ou - u# o - • Rul- VI, S-D /o 3 o - 1999 Rul- o P#oD-!u#- o - N RC a -#- / - -D - - / /o -

#o@ A *-D/ /o #o /!- o# - #-Lu/ / - a @u - a / /-! o# a a -al #o@ - - -# -D -!O<a= ( - a -al all - /l-! / / - #-?l-@- a#y -#/o! u !-# oa / #oo o ay@- o a -al -- a ! - o / ? o a Da o# u#- y o ! aDDo@ a /-! y a @-@o#a !u@ o a -al

a - - ?#ou ! #-l/-! u o a ! - a#?u@- / u o# -#-o - #-l/- #ay-! o# a ! a - !a - - - a -lla #-D-/ -! - a -al-! !-D/ /o , o#!-# o# a a#! a ! #oo o -# /D- o -

a# y o uD a -al.< = ( - a -ll-- @ay /l- / - R-?/o al A# / #a /o B#a D , R-?/o al % /D- o# / - P%EAa -al a /l-!, / a -# o# #- ly o a -lla F @-@o#a !u@ o a -al, o la -# a 10 Dal-

#o@ #-D-/ -#-o . a/lu#- o - a# o - a -ll-- o a #o -#ly u# / -! / a Do y oo /l- / a -# o# #- ly / / - a/! -#/o! @ay - Do #u-! a a a/ -# o / a# o /l-

<D= Su -D o - #o / /o o A# /Dl- 21 , o D- - a -al / -# -D -! / aDDo#!a D- /Co@@/ /o @ay l/@/ / -l o #- /- / ? a ! !-D/!/ ? -D/ /D / u- a -#- -l- a -! o a -al.

•

Rul- VI, S-D /o o - a@- #ul- / ula - a a -al all - /l-! / - #- -D / A# / #a /o B#a D , - R-?/o al % /D-, o# - P /l/ / - % -# -a E@ loy@- A!@/ / #aDa - a -a#! a ! !-D/!-!.

• ( - CA a Do##-D / ay/ ? a - @-@o#a !u@ o a -al @u - /l-! / - R-?/o al B#a D /D #- !-#-! - !-D/ /o ou? o - a -al-!.; ( u , ; o a -al - o#- N RC Doul! a - --

-# -D -!.; ( - lo?/Dal Do -Lu- D- / a - A *-D/ /o ; a a a/ -! / al/ y.;• & /l- - Cou# -l! a - / /o -# /ola -! - #ul- o - u- o# /l/ ? a a -al, a @-#- #

la - / - - u- -#- - / /o -# /l-! / )-@o#a !u@ o A -al / o a al o / Dau -. S/ D- #/ - o -! o# a/l/ ? o #a/ - - / u- o u#/ !/D /o /l- - / /o -#F a -al a - !/ ? - o#- o !- / ou ! y -# / aD /o a ! Da o -la -!ly / o - - / u- o u#/ !/D /o o D-#

- Cou# o A -al .



• ( - Cou# a -l! a ;[a]l ou? - / u- o u#/ !/D /o @ay - #a/ -! a a y a?- o - a - a@- / Do -##-! y la , / / o - -l- - l-! a a a# y @ay - a##-! #o@ #a/ / ?o laD - o# - o -l.;

• A a# y Da o / o - - u#/ !/D /o o a Dou# o -Du#- a /#@a / - #-l/- a?a/ / oo a/ / ? o# a/l/ ? o o a/ uD #-l/- , #- u!/a - o# Lu- /o a a@- u#/ !/D /o . A

u @/ / ? a Dau - a ! - Dou -#/ ? a a! -# - !-D/ /o o - @-#/ , / / oo la - o# - lo -- u#/ !/D /o o# o -# o - Dou# .

• Also, the error of petitioner pertains to the place for filing appeals and not the requisites for perfecting anappeal which Rule VI, ection ! enumerates as"

<1= /l/ ? / / - a l/Da l- #-?l-@- a#y -#/o! a #o /!-! y S-D /o 1<2= ( a - a -al a u !-# oa<3= ( a - a -al -- @u a - -- a/!< = ( a - a -al o ! @u a - -- o -!<5= A @-@o#a !u@ o a -al /D a - O

a. - ?#ou ! #-l/-! u o a ! - a#?u@- / u o# o - a -al. - #-l/- ou? a !

D. a a -@- o - !a - - - a a/l-! !-D/ /o a #-D-/ -! a !<6= P#oo o -# /D- o - a -al o - a! -# - a# y.

• ( - a@- #ul- allo o# - l/ -#al a l/Da /o o #oD-!u#al #ul- . I Rul- VII, S-D /o 10O (#oD-!u#- a ! - /!- D- #- a/l/ ? / Dou# o la a ! -Lu/ y all o - Do #oll/ ? a ! - Co@

all u - - -#y a ! all #-a o a l- @-a o a D-# a/ - aD / -aD Da - --!/ly a ! o -D / -l#-?a#! o -D /Dal/ /- o la #oD-!u#-, all / - / -#- o !u- #oD- .Q

•

As the agenc# statutoril# vested with $urisdiction over petitioner%s appeal, petitioner could ver# easil# havemista&en that the filing of its 'emorandum of Appeal was rightl# made (efore the )*RC+ he )*RC could have ver# easil# advised petitioner if there was an#thing irregular with its direct filing of a 'emorandum of

Appeal+• he matter of the propriet# of the )*RC%s assumption of $urisdiction was never raised (# respondent (efore

the Commission+ -ven after petitioner%s appeal had (een initiall# decided against her and she filed her 'R,respondent totall# overloo&ed this matter+

• R- o !- Da o #o / #o@ -# o / aD /o . S - aD / -ly a# /D/ a -! / - #oD--!/N RC / ou - l/? - / !/Da /o a - ou ! a y / ? o -D /o a l- o - Do

#oD--!/ ? . N RC / !/ ? a - #-Lu/ / - o u a / - a ! #oD-!u#al !u- #oD- -#--#@/ a / ? #- o !- F -@ loy@- o a ! u !/ u# -!.

• P- / /o / ?#a -!, CA !-D/ /o a #- -# -! a ! - a /!- a ! N RC !-D/ /o a #-/ a -!.



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!-D/!-! a - !/ @/ al a al/! a ! o#!-#-! R- o !- o #-/@ u# - P- / /o -# . % a -al, -#- -# -! - A !-D/ /o / !/ ? R- o !- o - /ll-?ally !/ @/ -! a ! o#!-#-! P- / /o -# o ay aDa ! - a#a /o ay !u- o #a/ -! #-la /o . ( / a #a/ -! o - Su #-@- Cou# , /D - a /#@!-D/ /o . ( / !-D/ /o - - ually -Da@- / al a ! -K-Du o#y.

( - R- o !- - /l-! o# )o /o o# I ua D- o &#/ o EK-Du /o . ( - A o l/?-! a ! Do@@o - a#y a a#! o P 3.3 )/ll/o . R- o !- a -! o# #-$Do@ u a /o , /D - - ually a##/a@ou o P 3,270,512. 2. ( - A / u-! a &#/ / / a@ou !a -! A #/l 20, 2010.

R- o !- /l-! - o#- - N RC a No /D- a ! )-@o#a !u@ o A -al. A - a@- /@-, -y Do##- o !/ ? u -# -!-a o ! / u-! y )a #- I ula# I u#a D- Co# o#a /o . Su -Lu- ly, P- / /o

/l-! a %@ / u )o /o o >ua &#/ o EK-Du /o . N RC !- /-! / )o /o o >ua o# laD o#- -D o - a -al, N RC -l! a - o ! o -! y P- / /o -# a o o#D- a ! - -D a )a #- #o@ - % /D- o - Cou# A!@/ / #a o# o ly #-la - o C/ /l"S -D/al P#oD--!/ ? Da - o ( - P- / /o -# -l- a -! / o - CA D/ / ? - N RC / ?#a - a u - o / !/ D#- /o . CA !/ @/ -a ! -l! a -#- a o ?#a - a u - a ! a - o ! /l-! a / !--! /##-?ula#.

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( - Cou# , u , / ! - u -D #-Do@ u a /o o @o -y a a#! o - / o#!-#.

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o !/ ? Do@ a y #- -# o ly o D/ /l a ! -D/al Da - . ( -y Dall a - /o o - )-@o#a !u@39 !a2010 / u-! y - N RCF -?al a ! E o#D-@- */ / /o o# - / o#@a /o a ! ?u/!aP#- /!/ ?"Co@@/ /o -# a ! EK-Du / -" a o# A# / -# #-?a#!/ ? - l/ o o !/ ? Do@ a /- aDD#Cou# / #- -D o D#/@/ al a ! D/ /l Da - , /D / Dlu!- )a #-. P- / /o -# a -# a- !o# -@- o - a/! l/ o all P#- /!/ ? Co@@/ /o -# a ! EK-Du / -" a o# A# / -# Doul! o

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( - Cou# a?#-- / - / /o -# .

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A# /Dl- 223. Appeal . *-D/ /o , a a#! , o# o#!-# o - a o# A# / -# a#- / al a ! -K-Du o#ya -al-! o - Co@@/ /o y a y o# o a# /- / / - <10= Dal- !a# !ay #o@ #-D!-D/ /o , a a#! , o# o#!-# . K K KKKKKI Da - o a u!?@- / ol / ? a @o - a#y a a#!, a a -al y - -@ loy-# @ay - -# -D -! oupont=e post ng o< a cas= or surety bon. / u-! y a #- u a l- o !/ ? Do@ a y !uly aDD#-!/ -! y Co@@/ /o / - a@ou -Lu/ al- o - @o - a#y a a#! / - u!?@- a -al-! #o@.

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- / - /o / #-Lu/#/ ? a -Du#/ y !- o / o# Dolla -#al o -Du#- - o !, a a# #o@ - / !-@- -- - -@ loy-#$a -lla a ! - o !/ ? Do@ a y, / o u# -# - u#- #-Do -#y y - -@ lo

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a - <10= @o Do #aD . R- o !- u -#-! / u#/- - - / / #/? -l o a ! o#-a#@ o !u#/ ? a @a/ - a D- o# Do !uD -! o oa#! - - -l. H- a /@@-!/a -ly #o /!-! @-!/Dal #-a @- / F Dl/ /D a ! a !/a? o -! y - / !oD o# / ; a -#al E /Do !yl/ / , R/? ;. Ho -

#-a @- , / Do !/ /o !/! o /@ #o -. H- D-, - a @-!/Dally #- a #/a -!. A -# - Do@ a yy /D/a !-Dla#-! /@ / o o# , #- o !- ou? - -# /D- o a / !- - !- y /D/a , *#

JaD/ o, J#. <*#. JaD/ o=, o, o - o -# a !, ou ! /@ ; y /Dally u / o ?o aD o o# Q. Ra Do@ la/ o# - ay@- o -#@a - o al !/ a /l/ y Do@ - a /o / aDDo#!a D- / @-!/Dal -K - - , @o#al a ! -K-@ la#y !a@a?- , a ! o -# - - / #o /!-! y la a ! - CBA a?a/ ( - A -l! a / D- - #-a @- o #- o !- F o# #-la -! / u#y a ! !-Dla#a /o o /-KD--!-! - 120$!ay -#/o! u !-# - P%EA S a !a#! E@ loy@- Co #aD <P%EA$SEC=, a ! Do

u# -# a - a o a y@o#- #- /#-!, #- o !- a - / l-! o -#@a - o al !/ a /l/aDDo#!a D- / - CBA. )o#al a ! -K-@ la#y !a@a?- -#- -Lually a a#!-! o# - / /o -# F #- u al #- o !- F u Dla/@, /D Do / u - - /!- a! a/ . ( - N RC #- -# -! a ! - a /!- - !-D/ /o a ! / -a!, !/ @/ -! #- o !- F Do@ la/ . I #- -# / ? - N RC, - CA #ul-! a #

a - / l-! o ull -#@a - o al !/ a /l/ y - - / , Do /!-#/ ? a a -#/o! o @o#- a -la -! - o#- - Do@ a y$!- /? a -! y /D/a @a!- -/# / !/ ? , a ! a #- o !- a #-!- loy-! y - / /o -# !- / - - / !/ ? o / - o o# y - Do@ a y$!- /? a -! y /D#-la /o , / u# -# o -# -! a - a a#! o a/! - - / a o a -! o - / !/ ? o #

y /D/a u #a -# o - u@ -# o !ay a - a -- u / o o# .

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-a a#-# all - - / l-! o - ay@- o - ull a@ou o !/ a /l/ y Do@ - a /o o ly / / /o - !-?#-- o !/ a /l/ y, #- ul / lo o #o - /o ,i+e+, / y /Dal Do !/ /o #- - a #- u# o -a Ba -! o - u @/ /o o - a# /- , / Do #aD ual a #/ u /o #- -# o -#@a -Do@ - a /o a o / la o# la .3emporary total . sab l ty only becomes permanent =en so .eclare.by t=e company .es gnate. p=ys c an t= n t=e per o.s =e s allo e. to .o so& or upon t=e eEp rat on o< t=e maE mum 2?0 .ay me. cal treatment per o. t=out a .eclarat on o< e t=er < tness to or or t=eeE stence o< a permanent . sab l ty!& /l- #- o !- a - #/? o -- - o / /o o o -# !oD oS-D /o 20 <B= o - P%EA$SEC a ! - CBA, / -a# #- / ? a - -@ loy-# / l/a l- o#!/ a /l/ y, a#/ / ? #o@ a o# $#-la -! / u#y o# /ll - , o ly a -# - !-?#-- o !/ a /l/ y a -- -

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1. R- o !- V/ aya El-D #/D Co@ a y, I D. <VEC%= / a Do# o#a /o - ?a?-! / - u ly a ! o -l-D #/D/ y / C- u C/ y a ! / -/? o#/ ? D/ /- , @u /D/ al/ /- , a ! a#a ?ay .5

2. ( - 8 /o / - -KDlu / - a#?a/ / ? a?- o VEC%F #a $a !$ /l- -@ loy-- , a ! )a /lu@ 8 /o F #- /!- #o@ %D o -# 2007 u /l / -#@/ a /o #o@ -@ loy@- o %D o -# 2 , 2010.6

3. B- o#- )a /lu@ a -l-D -! a u /o o /D-#, - a #a -##-! #o@ VEC%F Pu l/D R-la /o S A!@/ / #a / - S-# /D- S-D /o / ou a y -D/ /D o# . & - - a -l-D -! a u /o -D#-

#a -##-! o - / - S-# /D- *- a# @- a / Cu o@-# S-# /D- R- #- - a / -.7 A - /@- o / -l-Da u /o #- /!- , VEC% @a a?-@- all-?-!lyO <a = -#@/ a -! aD / - u /o @-@ -# / ou ?o/ ? #?#/- a D- @aD / -#y #oD-!u#- #- D#/ -! u !-# - Coll-D / - Ba#?a/ / ? A?#--@- <CBA= <( = #- u -! /@ l-@- - #o / $ a#/ ? D -@- #o /!-! u !-# - a@- CBA9 <c = oo aD - @o o# / - /aD / - u /o @-@ -# a ! <d = #- / -! - -l-D #/D/ y #/ /l-?-10 ?#a -! o VEC%F -@ loy--

. % )ay 1, 2009, u /o @-@ -# @a#D -! o - #-- o C- u C/ y o #o - VEC%F #- u/ - ol/ /Dal a ! -Do o@/D #o / /o o - CBA.

5. )a /lu@ a ! o -# u /o o /D-# -#- / -# /- -! y - @-!/a, a ! a !-! ou a !oDu@-12 Do a/ /-/# ?#/- a D- a?a/ VEC%.

6. )a /lu@ a all-?-!ly !-@o -! a a#- ou - a o / ola - /@ a ! #- #/D / @o -@- . %o /D-# -#- #a -##-! o o / /o a /ll -- -@ a ay #o@ - ?- -#al u /o @-@ -# / .1

7. % )ay , 2009, )a /lu@ a / u-! a No /D- o EK la/15 y - oul! o - -#@/ a -! #o@ -#!u- o lo o #u a ! Do /!- D-, a -ll a / /ola / ? - Co@ a y Co!- o */ D/ l/ -, o# D

u l/Da /o o a VEC% !--@-! a a l/ -lou a# /Dl-.

. 8 /o o /D-# #-D-/ -! /@/la# o /D-16 o# -@ o -K la/ -/# aD /o , /D -y u / /-!17 a @-#-ly a-K #- /o o -/# Doll-D / - - /@- a?a/ - #-a @- o VEC%F @a a?-@- o a#!

9. % )ay 20, 2009, - u /o o /D-# -#- o / /-!19 o - a!@/ / #a / - / - /?a /o o - Do#-la / - o - D a#?- a?a/ -@.

10. 8 /o /l-! o )ay 1 , 2009, a No /D- o S #/ -22 / - Na /o al Co D/l/a /o a ! )-!/a /o Boa#! <NCa?a/ VEC%, /D aD/l/ a -! a -#/- o Do -#- D- a y/-l!-! a )-@o#a !u@ o A?#--@-23 <)%A

/? -! y - a# /- o Au?u 7, 2009.2

11. B- o#- - Do Dlu /o o - CBA #- -?o /a /o26 o Ju - 2 , 2010, - -#al Do@ la/ o# l/ -l -#- a?a/ )a /lu@ a ! - o -# u /o o /D-# y VEC%F EK-Du / - V/D- P#- /!- a ! C /- % -#aJa/@- Jo - '. A o/ /M.27

12. ( - a!@/ / #a / - -a#/ ? a?a/ )a /lu@ #- u@-! / !u- o /D- o - la -#, u - #o - -!#- -##/ ? o / a ;moro.moro ; o# ; a ?a#oo; a ! / / / ? a - / - /?a /o oul! ollo - @aD / -#y #oD-!u#- u !-# - CBA.2

13. No - -l- , VEC%F @a a?-@- Da##/-! o / / / - /?a /o a !, o - a / o - // u-! a o /D-29 -#@/ a / ? )a /lu@ #o@ -@ loy@- o %D o -# 2 , 2010.

1 . 8 /o /l-! a o -# No /D- o S #/ -31 / - NC)B a?a/ VEC% o - ?#ou ! o u a/# la o# -D/ /Dally u /o u / ? o# - !/ @/ al a !"o# u - /o o / u /o #- /!- a ! o /D-# , #

Doll-D / -ly, a -ll a o $o -# a D- o - ?#/- a D- #oD-!u#- / -/# CBA.32

15. (o a -# a y o# o a?- a /ll #- u!/D- VEC%F o -# !/ #/ u /o aD / / y, - S-D#/ -# - -! a ! / u-! a %#!-# 33 !a -! No -@ -# 10, 2010 D-# / y/ ? - la o# !/ u - o - N R



Do@ ul o#y a# / #a /o .3 Co -Lu- ly, - #/ - a - o/ -! )a /lu@ a o#!-#-! #-/ a -! / - a ! - a# /- -#- !/#-D -! o #- #a/ #o@ Do@@/ / ? a y aD a oul! -KaD-# a - - / ua /o

N RC O N RC ou ! VEC% o a - aD -! / / - ou ! o la - / a!@/ / #a / -ly / -u - !-! o# -#@/ a -! -@ loy-- a ! u /o o /D-# "@-@ -# , / -a! o u -D / ? -/# #- -o - ?#/- a D- @aD / -#y #oD-!u#- #o /!-! / - CBA.

( - a!@/ / #a / - / - /?a /o Do !uD -! y VEC% -#- ou ! o a - Do@ l/-! / #oD#oD- #-Lu/#-@- , -#- a o u a/# la o# #aD /D- o -a o .

)a /lu@F !/ @/ al a ! - /l/ ? o D#/@/ al Da - a?a/ - u /o o /D-# , - N RC ou ! - /!- D- o #o - - /@ u a /o o u /o u / ?.

VEC%F all-?-! @o!/ /Da /o o - -l-D #/D/ y #/ /l-?-, /D - 8 /o Dla/@-! a /ola / - o !-Dla#-! @oo -! y - )%A - -#-! / o - -- - a# /- , / - a / a D- o - NC)B,

o#,inter alia , -l-D #/D/ y #/ /l-?- Do -# /o o a /D ay.

N RC #ul-! a )a /lu@ a -#@/ a -! o# a u a ! al/! Dau - u !-# A# /Dl- 2 2 <D= oCo!-, - -, o?- -# / o@- o -# u /o o /D-# , Dau -! - u l/Da /o o a !oDu@- !--@-! o a - !/ o o#-! a ! laD - -! - @-@o#y o o#@-# Do# o#a - o /D-# u/ Al o o '

- @/#D -! VEC%F a@- a ! #- u a /o , a ! -K o -! - la -# o u l/D a #-!, Do -@ , a ! #

CAO !--@-! a o /l-! - )a / - a /o "EK la a /o /l-! y A y. A / , a ! !/ @/ -! -certiorari - / /o# a/lu#- o A y. Sala!-#o o Do@ ly / - R- olu /o !a -! - #ua#y 29, 2012.

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S-D /o , Rul- 65 o - 1997 Rul- o C/ /l P#oD-!u#-,certiorari oul! - /l-! ;not later t=an s Ety 60G .ays#o@ o /D- o - u!?@- , o#!-# o# #- olu /o ; ou? o - a a/l-!.

( - 8 /o a!@/ -!ly57 #-D-/ -! o Au?u 1 , 2011 - N RCF July 29, 2011 R- olu /o , /D !- /-! @o /o o# #-Do /!-#a /o o - N RCF Ju - 30, 2011 *-D/ /o .

( -#- o#-, - 60$!ay -#/o! / / /D o /l- a - / /o o#certiorari - !-! o %D o -# 17, 2011. Bu certiorari - / /o a /l-! o - !ay a -#, o# o %D o -# 1 , 2011.

( - Cou# Da o u D#/ - o - -o#y a - - ! o u /D- oul! - - -# u -# -! y alloo#certiorari /l-! o ly o -$!ay la -. & - - la /K- /K y <60= !ay , / Da o - a - o @-a al o

<61= !ay , a - Cou# a! #- /ou ly !-Dla#-!.

P- / /o -# a/l-! o a / aD o#/ly o a - #- u al o VEC% o ollo - ?#/- a D- @aDu !-# S-D /o , A# /Dl- VII o - CBA / - u - /o a ! -#@/ a /o #o@ -@ loy@- o o /D-# a ! @-@ -# Do / u -! u a/# la o# #aD /D-.

u !a@- al !oD #/ - / la o# la a - CBA / - la - -- - a# /- a ! -y a#- o l/?-! o Do/ #o / /o .

A / / Da -, - ?- -#al a ! -D/ /D #o / /o o - CBA a#- / Do / - , -spec < c prov s on s=all bparamount o a ! ?o -# - ?- -#al #o / /o .

ection 4, Article /VII of the C0A states that 12a3n# difference of opinion, controvers#, dispute pro(lemor complaint arising from Compan# nion or Compan#. or&er relations concerning the interpretationor application of this Agreement or regarding an# matter affecting Compan# nion or Compan#.

or&er relations shall (e considered a grievance+1 65 7n the other hand, under ection 8!, Article /IV,12t3he Compan# agrees that henceforth there shall (e a fair and uniform application of its rules and regulations+ It is understood that disciplinar# actions imposed on emplo#ee or la(orer shall (e



governed (# the rules and regulations promulgated (# the Compan# as well as those provided for (# e9isting laws on the matter+1

( u , - N RC Do##-D ly #ul-! a VEC% aD -! / / - ou ! o la - / #oD--!-a!@/ / #a / - / - /?a /o o - D a#?- a?a/ o -# u /o o /D-# a ! @-@ -# .

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mpose penalt es& nclu. ng . sm ssal& upon err ng employees.

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-# o#@ / a / u @o - /D/- Dy a ! loyal y -K -D -! o a -@ loy-- - #u -! o a !l- Du ! .

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)a /lu@ a -#@/ a -! o# a u a ! al/! Dau -. VEC% Do@ l/-! / - #oD-!u#al !u- #oD- #-Luo u# / / ? )a /lu@ / o #/ - o /D- - o#- - -#@/ a /o o -@ loy@- Da - - -D% )ay , 2009, 3 )a /lu@ a a #/ -! o - a# /Dula# aD o# /D / -#@/ a /o a ou?!u- / - /?a /o , - a ?/ - a No /D- o *-D/ /o o %D o -# 2 , 2010 / o#@/ ? /@ o / !/ @/

-# /D-.

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- o#@ o Do !uD a ! - Do!- o !/ D/ l/ - / - Do@ a y.( - a -F #- o / /l/ y o a o#! #o -D /o o la o#, / ol/Dy oul! o - u -! a a / #@a a?-@- a ! Da / al. I #- ol / ? !/ u - - -- la o# a ! Da / al, a/# - a ! u /D- o

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RaMa a /#-! a !#/ -# o *a/ o u El-D #o /D a ! a - - ually a /? o / P#- /!- , )a@o#u % o

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-#-a -#. I / #/ - a -# - a!@/ -! #/ ?/ ? o@- - Da# a ! ly/ ? a ou / . H- a olo?/M/ !/Da -! a - a ol! y % o a - Doul! u - - Da# / - --!-! o.

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/ ou ay u - G- -#al A a/# )a a?-# Gay a o - /@ a -#@/ a /o l- -# / -a! o# !/#- o !- -K la/ -! - a# -# u / @- -Dau - % o !- /-! -#@/ / ? RaMa o uD u - a ! a #- o# #o@ - Do !o u/l!/ ? -Du#/ y o /D- a RaMa !/! o a# - Do@ a y Da# a -

/@- , all u au o#/M-!.

( u , RaMa /l-! / Co@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al / Dla/@ o# !a@a?- a ! a o# -yF -- .

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AR(. 2 2. (-#@/ a /o y -@ loy-#. U A -@ loy-# @ay -#@/ a - a -@ loy@- o# a yollo / ? Dau - O

<a= S-#/ou @/ Do !uD o# /ll ul !/ o -!/- D- y - -@ loy-- o - la ul o#!-# o /o# #- #- - a / - / Do -D /o / / o# . . . .

)/ Do !uD / /@ #o -# o# #o ? ul Do !uD . I / - #a ?#- /o o o@- - a l/ -! a ! !- / / -a o# /!!- aD , a !-#-l/D /o o !u y, /ll ul / D a#aD -#, a ! /@ l/- #o ? ul / - a ! o @

u!?@- . o# @/ Do !uD o u / y !/ @/ al u !-# - la , <a= / @u - -#/ou , < = @u-# o#@a D- o - -@ loy--F !u /- a ! <D= @u o a - -@ loy-- a -Do@- u / o Doo# - -@ loy-#.

I - Da - a a#, RaMa a -#@/ a -! o o# - / ?ula# aD o a / ? o@- - Do@ a y D/ D/!- a #-D-!-! y 31 o -# / a D- o u au o#/M-! u - o - Da#. By a / ? - - /Dl- ou/ o / o@-, - !#/ -# -K o - uD Do@ a y #o -# y o - #/ o !a@a?- o# lo !u- o Doll/- - u o a#! / D/!- uD a a /#- o# D/ /l !/ u# a D-. ( -#- / al o a #/ o Do@ a y l/a /l/ y o

a#/ / ? #o@ uD u -. I a!!/ /o , uD u - / o #-- o Do , / D- - -K #a ou# -y - a/l u-a#, a ! o -# all/-! -K - - . ( - / #aD /o o RaMa -#- u@-#ou - ou? a -y al#-a!y a@ouu la ul a / ? o Do@ a y #- ou#D- a ! a -y @ay - u u@-! u !-# - D a#?- o -#/ou @l- -l-! a?a/ /@.



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1. R- o !- E# - o S. >u/o?u- J#. <:uiogue = a /#-! y El u#? S / @a a?-@- P /l/ / - , I Da ! o - al o / #/ D/ al E -# #/ - S / / ? A?- Dy SR < petitioners =, o o# a A l- Bo!/-! S-a@a o

oa#! - - -l )( /l/Du!/ ) / a a /D ala#y o 8S 363.00.2. ( - -@ loy@- Do #aD a ?o -# -! y - P /l/ / - % -# -a E@ loy@- A!@/ / #a /oE@ loy@- Co #aD <P7-A. -C = a ! - I -# a /o al (#a o# &o# -# -!-#a /o (o al C#-Coll-D / - Ba#?a/ / ? A?#--@- <I ; CC C0A =, #o /!/ ? o# /? -# - - / / - - - o !/ a /l/ y oa o# -#.3. & /l- >u/o?u- a o !u y #a -##/ ? - /#- /#-, / Do$ o# -# aDD/!- ally !#o -! / o / l

a /@@-!/a -ly ?/ - /# a/! a ! -#-a -# - o a o / al / (a##a?o a, S a/ . ( - K$#ay -Ka@/ a/ u#-! oo o -! a o - o / @- a a# al o - a #aD u#-!.

. % No -@ -# 19, 2010, a / / u#y #- - -! /@ #o@ -# o#@/ ? / !u /- o oa#!, - a a ! /@@-!/a -ly #- -##-! o - )- #o ol/ a )-!/Dal C- -# -#- - a !/a? o -! o a - u a/ -! ;!/ laD-! #aD u#- o - Cu -/ o#@ Bo -, - oo .;5. >u/o?u- u !-# - #-a @- a ! -#a y / - Do@ a y$!- /? a -! y /D/a #o@ No -@

A #/l 2011.6. % A #/l 13, 2011, - a D-# / /-! a ; / o o# ; y - Do@ a y$!- /? a -! y /D/a .7. No / a !/ ? - #-a @- #oD-!u#- , >u/o?u- Do / u-! o --l a/ a ! !/ Do@ o# . Co

ou? a -Do ! o / /o #o@ *#. N/Da o# E Du / <Dr+ -scutin =, a o# o -!/D u#?-o . A -# a a -#y o- la -# Do Dlu!-! a - -K - o / / u#y #- !-#-! /@ -#@a - ly a ! o ally / Da a l-

o# a a -a a#-#.. >u/o?u- ou? Do@ - a /o a -! o o al -#@a - !/ a /l/ y #o@ - / /o -# , u - l

/ / / ? a - a o - / l-! o o al -#@a - !/ a /l/ y - - / -Dau - - a !-Dla#-! a - Do@ a y$!- /? a -! y /D/a

7A(O" A"(*3," O Rul-! / >u/o?u-F a o# o - ?#ou ! a / l- oo / u#y a -D -! / l-K/ /l/ y / al / ? a ! - !u#/ ? -/? .

N7"C a<< rme. in toto - a o - !-D/ /o a ! la -# !- /-! - / /o -# F @o /o o# #-Do /!-#a /o .

CA a<< rme. - #ul/ ? o - N RC a >u/o?u- a - / l-! o -#@a - a ! o al !/ a /l/ y -!-l- -! - a a#! o a o# -yF -- .

*SS:,/S9 &HE(HER >8I%G8E IS EN(I( E* (% PER)ANEN( AN* (%(A *IS ABI I(' BEN I(S AN*%(HER C AI)S %R *A)AGEST

":7*N O I / a -ll$ - l-! #ul- a / - @-!/Dal #-a @- o# - alua /o -KD--! 2 0 !ay , - / l-! o -#@a - a ! o al !/ a /l/ y - - / . ( - !oD #/ - #-Do? /M- a , / a a#!/ ?. sab l ty bene< ts t=e seaman& . sab l ty s=oul. not be un.erstoo. more on ts me. cal s gn < cance but on t=e loss o< earn ng capac ty.( - #-Do#! o a >u/o?u- /ll -K -#/- D-! #-Du##/ ? a/ / / / u#-! l- oo . ( - Do@ a y

y /D/a , o - -#, - - / - #-Du##/ ? a/ , !-Dla#-! /@ a / o o# . ( u , >u/o?u- ou? o / o y /D/a , *#. E Du / , o a -# - -D- a#y - a ! -Ka@/ a /o !-Dla#-! /@ u /

a - -# Da aD/ y a a -a@a .( - #/? o a -a a#-# o Do ul a y /D/a o / D o/D- Da o ly - - / l- - / / !/- alua -! y - la o# #/ u al / a a#!/ ? !/ a /l/ y Dla/@ .0

( - D#-!/ /l/ y o - / !/ ? o >u/o?u-F #/ a - !oD o# a #o -#ly - alua -! y - N RC - /- / !/ ? o *#. E Du / o ?a - G#a!- 1 !/ a /l/ y #a / ? a @o#- a #o #/a - a ! a l/Da l- o

u -#-! y >u/o?u-. &/ - - @-!/Dal / !/ ? a ! - aD a >u/o?u- a/l-! o - #-$!- loy-! y -!- / - - / o o# a - @- , *#. E Du / F a - @- oul! - u -l!.

E - / - a - D- o a o /D/al / !/ ? y *#. E Du / , >u/o?u- / !--@-! o a - u -#-! -#@a!/ a /l/ y.



( - aD a >u/o?u- a !-Dla#-! ; / o o# ; y - Do@ a y$!- /? a -! y /D/a < / o@ - #-a @- a ! -#a y #o@ No -@ -# 2010 o A #/l 2011= o A #/l 13, 2011 !o- o @a -#

D-# / /Da /o a / u-! -yo ! - au o#/M-! 120$!ay -#/o!. A a ly #ul-! y - CA, - a - @- o / - o #- u# o o# y - Do@ a y$!- /?

o / a !/ ?, / !/ a /l/ y a Do /!-#-! -#@a - a ! o al a - a/! D-# / /Da /o a /a<ter t=elapse o< more t=an 120 .ays <rom t=e t me o< = s repatr at on .

( -#- / o @-#/ / - / /o -# F a#?u@- a >u/o?u-F - / l-@- o -#@a - o al !/ a /l/@-#-ly a -! o / / a /l/ y o #- u# o o# o# 120 !ay . H- a - / l-! o -#@a - a ! o

- - / o ol-ly -Dau - o / / Da aD/ y o o# o# @o#- a 120 !ay , u al o -Dau - !- /? a -! y /D/a -la -!ly ?a - / !- / / - a - @- o >u/o?u- @-!/Dal Do !/ /o , / ou a y #-a o -#- o#.

S/? / /Da ly, a a ly ou ! y - N RC, - #-@a/ -! u -@ loy-! - - a -# - /@- - /l-! - Do#-Do -# -#@a - o al !/ a /l/ y Do@ - a /o . I - a o#-D/ -! Da - oCa cedo , it was stated that should thecompan#.designated ph#sician fail to give his proper medical assessment and the seafarer%s medical conditionremains unresolved, the sea!a e shall "e deemed totally and pe manently disa"led . 3

( - Cou# l/ - / - / ! o a / o# - / /o -# F Do - /o a >u/o?u-F #- /ou a a#! o -#@a- - / a# / #- - Dla/@ o# !/ a /l/ y - - / a?a/ - / /o -# .

( - CA a al o Do##-D - / !-l- -! - a a#! o# a o# -yF -- o# a/lu#- o - A o -K la- / l-@- -#- o. I @u - #- -!, a Do##-D ly o -# -! y - CA, a -#- @u al a

a / o# - a a#! o a o# -yF -- . I / -, - aD ual, l-?al o# -Lu/ a l- u / /Da /o o# - o# / - -K o - !-D/ /o . ( - @a -# o a o# -yF -- Da o - ouD -! o D- a ! o ly /fallo o

!-D/ /o o# -l -, - a a#! oul! - #o ou o# -/ ? -Dula / - a ! Do -D u#al. I - a/ ula /o , - a o# -yF -- a#- o#!/ a#/ly o #-Do -#a l- o -# / - a #-@/u@ all - laD-! o

l/ /?a -.



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C a o #o -! S/a o o - #o #/- y o - !-l/ -#y o a @aD / - a# /a a/# #-/? / l/-u a #o -! -a #-/? . S - #- o !-! y -K la/ / ? a uD - - / -! - Do@ a y, u / a Do /

/ #aD /o o Do@ a y ol/Dy. a -# a !ay, - #-D-/ -! a l- -# /? -! y C a / o#@/ ? -# aDo@@/ / ? a#/ou u#D a / ? ol/Dy /ola /o o -# - a 12 @o /D a#- u a o#a l- S - a a -! o - !-# -# #- /? a /o /@@-!/a -ly. S/a o /l-! a Do@ la/ a?a/ - / /o -# all-

a o#D-! o #- /? .

P- / /o -# Dla/@ a S/a o a o Do #uD / -ly !/ @/ -! / D- - olu a#/ly #- /? -!. ( -y - aDDou / ? !- a# @- au!/ -! - u#D a - - a! @a!- a ! !/ Do -#-! /##-?ula#/ /- . B-Dau -

lo ? - u#-, - a ?/ - - o /o o #- /? / ? / -a! o aD/ ? a!@/ / #a / - / - /?a /o - - ually #- ul / -# -#@/ a /o .

( - A !/ @/ -! - Do@ la/ o# laD o @-#/ u a a#!-! -# - a#a /o ay. ( - N RC #- -# -! aa - / /o -# a Do #uD / -ly !/ @/ -!. ( - CA a /#@-! - N RCF #ul/ ?.

*SS:,9 & - -# -#- a -- Do #uD / - !/ @/ al.

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A u!/D/ou #- /- o - #-Do#! #- -al a CABIF aDDou / ? !- a# @- / !--! @a!- a auu#D a - @a!- y - Do@ a y #ou? / Pu#D a / ? % /D-#, S/a o . ( / #- ul -! / - !/u@ -# o Lu- /o a l- !/ D#- a D/- / - -#al u#D a / ? #a aD /o u !-# a - y S/a o , D

!/ -#- #/D- Luo a /o o# /!- /Dal / -@ Do a/ -! / a#/ou u#D a - !oDu@- #- a#-! y

(a / ? / o Do /!-#a /o S/a o F lo ? - u#- a CABI, a -ll a -# Dlo - #-la /o / / C a , -# - l- -# a / ? -# o #- /? ;#a -# a [ o] o#D- [ / ] a !; $ /D oul! - Do #u-! a

S/a o o #- /? o# - aD-! / a a!@/ / #a / - Do@ la/ . A y. N-#$(/a ?Do - S/a o a- - /ally Do /#@/ ? / - la -# a ?o/ ? o #- /? o# / - / u -D / ? -# -l o a/ - /?a /o . 8l /@a -ly, S/a o D o - o - !-# -# #- /? a /o o a - -# -l #o@ - #ou l- o

-# -@ loy@- #-Do#!.

( - o#-?o/ ? aD -l/- S/a o F a#?u@- a - / /o -# Do #uD / -ly !/ @/ -! -#. ( - - Do a - a ?/ - - o /o o olu a#/ly #- /? #o@ CABI, / -a! o !-al/ ? / a / -

@/? #- ul / -# !/ @/ al. V-#/ly, C a F !-D/ /o o ?/ - S/a o a ?#aD- ul -K/ #a -# a o /#-!#- / -# -D ly / / - !/ D#- /o o - o#@-# a / / o u Do@@o a a -@ loy#- /? o a o/! - u@/l/a /o a ! -@ a##a @- o -/ ? -#@/ a -! o# u Dau - a -# - -K@al -a a D-. I / - l-! a -#- / o / ? #- #- - / l- o# /ll-?al - - -@ loy-# ?#a -D a D- o #- /? a ! a - aD- #a -# a @-a# - la -#F -@ loy@- #-Do#!, a / / Da -.

I u@, - / /o -# !/! o Do #uD / -ly !/ @/ S/a o u #a -#, - la -# olu a#/ly #- /?o#!-# o a o/! a ull$ lo a!@/ / #a / - #/al #-?a#!/ ? -# @/ !--! /D Doul! o - /ally #-

-#@/ a /o o# u Dau -. & /l- / @ay - a/! a - !/! o - !-# -# #- /? a /o o

D/#Du@ a D- o -# o @a / ? !/! o ?/ - -# a y o -# o /o u o olu a#/ly !o o. ( -#- o-# olu a#y #- /? a /o #o@ CABI, - / o - / l-! o a y - a#a /o ay / - a - D- o a/ - / /o -# #o /!/ ? o# uD .



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Ga@- o# -! a a o#-@a o# (oyo a Ala a ?. H- a !/ @/ -! y - - / /o -# o# all-?-!ly -al/ ?lu #/Da a ! D a#?-! /@ / >ual/ /-! - - o#- - #/al Cou# . ( o y-a# la -#, Ga@- /l-! a C

o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al, o ay@- o - - / , a ! !a@a?- a?a/ - / /o -#. P- / /o -# a/l-! o /

a -# a ! -y all-?-! a - a/lu#- a !u- o - aD a -/# la y-# / o lo ?-# Do -D -Do@ a y. *- / - #- -a -! #- D -!ul/ ? o - -a#/ ? , (oyo a /ll a/l-! o a -a# - D- - Dau @/ -! o# !-D/ /o .

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A - D- -y a -al-! - Da - o - N RC.

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/D #- !-#-! /@ o ally a ! -#@a - ly !/ a l-!.

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P- / /o -# /#-! #- o !- )a#/ /l . Sal- a / Cu o@-# S-# /D- R- ou#D-.

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#a -#. % - /#! !ay o #a/ / ? <Au?u 1=, #- o !- a u a l- o a - !. & - - #- o#- -K !ay, #- o !- a / o#@-! a - Doul! o - D-# / /-! o a !l- Dall o# Ba o A@

-# a/lu#- o Do@ l- - - #a/ / ?. #o@ - o , #- o !- a laD-! o ; loa / ? a u ; a ! a y o# a /? @- .

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a -# -@ loy@- a @a!- o ; loa / ? a u ; - -D / - Au?u , 2007 a ! u o #- - @o =.

% %D o -# 2, 2007, #- o !- /l-! a Do@ la/ o# Do #uD / - !/ @/ al a?a/ - / /o -# a- N RC NCR, >u-Mo C/ y.

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/ #aD /o Do@@/ -! y -#, a -ll a a - !a D- a ! u D ual/ y / u- a a#o -. I Dla/@-! Doul! o - D-# / /-! o# - Ba o A@-#/Da aDDou o# a/l/ ? o Do@ l- - - #a/ / ?. I#- o !- a laD-! o a ! y a u o ly, a ! o u - !-! o# Do #uD / -ly !/ @/ -!. I aD!/#-D -! o #- o# o / HR !- a# @- , u - !/! o !o o. I al o / / -! a #- o !- #- /?I !- /-! Do@@/ / ? a y aD o !/ D#/@/ a /o o# a y o -# aD /D #- !-#-! #- o !- F/@ o / l-, u #-a o a l- o# u l/ -ly. / ally, / Dla/@-! a #/o# o /D- o -# #a -# o - BaaDDou a @a!- #ou? a -l-D #o /D @a/l @- a?- - o -# a ! a #- o !- a o Dau

/ D- - #- /? -! olu a#/ly, a ! u Doul! o a - -- /ll-?ally !/ @/ -!.

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#a -# -# o a o -# aDDou /D - / o a@/l/a# / , -#- o a# #o@ D#a D#o -#ly #-l-?a -! o a - /#-.

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-yo ! -K -#/- D- a ! lo?/D $ o Do Dlu!- a - Dl/- oul! -- -# #a -#. SuD a Dla/@ Doa #/Da -!.

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y - / /o -# a -# all, -y -#- -#/ou aDDu a /o , a ! a - a -a#/ ? o - CSR "(SR F o -#all / - &a / ? o )u ual aDDou .

( - @a a?-#/al #-#o?a / - o #a -# -# o -l @u - -K-#D/ -! / ou ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o@/ ! - a /D -l-@- o u /D- a ! a/# lay. Ha / ? - #/? oul! o - Do u -! / - @

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-@ loy@- .

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#o@/ / ? a ! a a#!$ / / ? -@ loy-- o a @o#- a -a?-# o uDD--! / / - Do@ aDo Dlu /o / o o ally a -l- , a ! / #oo -! / -# ou a !/ ? -# o#@a D- a - &a / ? o )ua ! -# Do@ la/ #-?a#!/ ? - / D- / - , /D o ly #o - -# M-al, o / / - o# a / u!-, aaD /- - / a D/al uDD- #ou? a#! o# . Bu / -a! o #- a#!/ ? -#, - / /o -# u !uly u / -! o / /#/ ? -#, - / /o -# !a -! -# o - a ! !#-a@ / #- u# o# -# / !u #y, /!-al/ @, o / / -

-# o#, - / /o -# l- -# / a l-?aDy o , a ! a ul -Ka@ l- / , o /D- ol/ /D / ?, / #/?u-, aD -@- .

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/ ull aD a?- , / Dlu / - o allo a D- a ! o / o -# - - / o# -/# @o - a#y -Lu/ al- D- /@- / Do@ - a /o a / -l! u o - /@- o aD ual #-/ a -@- . I #-/ a -@-

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A -# u !-#?o/ ? - @a !a o#y #-$-@ loy@- @-!/Dal -Ka@/ a /o , #- o !- a !-Dla#-! / oo Ja ua#y 11, 2007, - oa#!-! )"V Su y Na /-# II.Q A )- @a , #- o !- @a/ a/ -! @- #

a / a /o , a -! Dlo - a ! !/ - , Dl-a -! - a#-a o oa#! a ! a / D a#?- o ?- -#al Da / a /H- u -! Dl-a / ? a?- uD a u# aD a , al al/ - , o a - , aD/! , Do@ l-K/ ? a ! l-aD- My@- a ! o -# #o ? D -@/Dal u a D- .

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CO"+O"A3*ON AND 4"! ", NA7DO SA7O4ON& respon.ents!

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( - Do@ la/ a Gal/ /l-! a /ll-?al !/ @/ al u/ a?a/ C - #o a ! SJS Co #uD /o Co#!/ @/ al a ! o# ay@- o o -# la o# a !a#! - - / .

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u -# / o# .

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a a/! - a#a /o ay.

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8 o a -al / - N RC, - Do@@/ /o a /#@-! - A !-D/ /o / @o!/ /Da /o . I -l! #-?ula# -@ loy-- o SJS, a ! o u a @-#- #o -D -@ loy-- o - Do@ a y o - aD /o !/ @/

a / la ul !u- o / Dlo u#-.

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/D !- a/l-! /@ / - Pa !aDa o/l !- o . Gal/ al o !/! o #- - a y - /!- D- o #o - a / a/D ay / a?- a ! a SJS / a @-#- Do !u/ o - la -#. H- a !/ @/ -! -#- #o@ -Dau

o lo ?-# #- - -! / Do #aD / SJS a ! a - la -# u -Lu- ly D-a -! o o -#a -.

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a ! -l a#-.

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o/ / ? a a oD/a /o .

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/D -K/ / ol- o# / a# o# - u# o - o Doll-D / - a#?a/ / ? o# o !-al/ ? / -@ loy--#@ a ! Do !/ /o o -@ loy@- .; A la o# o#?a /Ma /o a o #oa! #/? O <1= o a#?a/ Doo !-al / - -@ loy-# Do D-# / ? -#@ a ! Do !/ /o o -@ loy@- . (o a#?a/ Doll-D / -ly / o a u /o o D- / #-?/ -# / -l / - *% E. *-al/ ? / - -@ loy-#, o - o -# a !, /

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D oo - - -# o o#@ a u /o o# u# o - o Doll-D / - a#?a/ / ? o# a o# -# F a oD/a /o #o /!/ ? @u ual a/! a ! #o -D /o .

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@?a )a ??a?a a a HAN JIN S / ya#!.;

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-#- o, a ! o - / Do -D /o / - -l-D /o o o /D-# , @/ u - o - -l-D /o o o /Do -# .

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- ?#a - o# #- -# o /? / /Da @a -# . ( - !- a/l a o o - all-?-! #au! a Do@@/ -! @/ !u / a ly o .

( - #-Do#! o / Da - #- -al o !-l/ -#a - o# @al/D/ou / - o Do@@/ @/ #- #- - a /o oSa@a a . ( - u - o uD o#! ; A)I, a ? @?a )a ??a?a a a HANJIN S / ya#!; / - #-a@ l- o Do / u /o a ! y$la !/! o Do / u - @/ #- #- - a /o o a o a##a - Da D-lla /D-# / /Da - o #-?/ #a /o . Ha / a/l-! o / !/Da - o / #a - Do / u - a @al/D/ou@/ #- #- - a /o . N-/ -# a -#- a y o / ? a - all-?-! @/ #- #- - a /o a -#/ou /)/ #- #- - a /o / a !- /ou D a#?- a Da o /@ ly - - -# a/ -! y @-#- u#@/ - a ! Do -D

E - ?#a / ? a#?u- !o a Sa@a a F @-@ -# @/ #- #- - -! -@ -l - a -@ loy-- o# oHa / , a/! @/ #- #- - a /o !o- o #-la - o - a!o /o o# #a / /Da /o o / Do / u /o

- -l-D /o o / o /D-# .

N- -# -l- , - Cou# a?#-- / - B R a ;Ha / S / ya#!; @u - #-@o -! / - aa oD/a /o . A l-?/ /@a - o# -# F a oD/a /o #- -# o a a oD/a /o o o# -# o#?a /M-! o#

#o -D /o o / @-@ -# o# o# a y l-?/ /@a - u# o - o -# a Doll-D / - a#?a/ / ? #-?/ -#-! Ha / ? -- ?#a -! a D-# / /Da - o #-?/ #a /o , Sa@a a F a oD/a /o / o #-Do? /M-! y la a

o# -# F a oD/a /o .

ADDo#!/ ? o Sa@a a , / -#- / - o# -# F #/? o -l $o#?a /Ma /o / / #/? o a@- /

I --@ o -Lua - - !#o / ? o o#! ;Ha / S / ya#!; #o@ / a@- a a #- #a/ / / -K-#Do -l $o#?a /Ma /o . Ha / , o - o -# a !, / o - a ;Ha / S / ya#!; / a #-?/ -#-! #au , / / / / -/# #/? o #o / / / u -.

A -#- / o #o / /o u !-# ou# la o# la /D -a o - u - o a@- y a o# -# F a oD/a /#- -# o - Co# o#a /o Co!-, /D ?o -# - a@- o u#/!/Dal -# o . S-D /o 1 -#-o #No Do# o#a - a@- @ay - allo -! y - S-Du#/ /- a ! EKD a ?- Co@@/ /o / - #o o -! /!- /Dal o# !-D- / -ly o# Do u / ?ly /@/la# o a o a y -K/ / ? Do# o#a /o o# o a y o

#o -D -! y la o# / a - ly !-D- / -, Do u / ? o# Do #a#y o -K/ / ? la . & - a D a ?- / a@- / a #o -!, - Co@@/ /o all / u- a a@- !-! D-# / /Da - o / Do# o#a /o u !-# - a@-

[E@ a - Su l/-!]

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o# - a@- #-a o , / oul! - @/ l-a!/ ? o# - @-@ -# o Sa@a a o u - ;Ha / S / ya#!; / // Doul! ?/ - - #o ? /@ #- /o a all o / @-@ -# a#- -@ loy-! y Ha / .

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u@a a /l-! - o#- - la o# a# / -# a Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al u !-# ay@- o a?- oo -# /@- ay, #-@/u@ ay o# ol/!ay a ! #- !ay, ol/!ay ay, a ! -# /D- / D- / - l-a - - a#a!a@a?- a ! a o# -yF -- a?a/ N/? o l a !"o# E ?#. Ray@u !o o -M.

( - , - /l-! a a@- !-! Do@ la/ o / Dlu!- o ay@- o 13 @o ay a ! /ll-?al u - /o .Do##-D -! / !a - o -@ loy@- a ! - !a - o / !/ @/ al #o@ )ay 1999 o Ju - 9, 1999. a!@/ -! / / l-a!/ ? a - !/! o #- o# o# o# #o@ )ay 16, 1999 o Ju - , 1999, u D!- - - a - a! o ?o o Ilo/lo o a - ! o / !y/ ? ?#a ! a -#. H- all-?-! a - - a

-#@/ /o o ?o o l-a -, N/? o l #- u -! o ?/ - / Do - . S --l o#l!, o - -#, ?a - /@ -#@l-a - o# Ilo/lo. & - - #- o# -! aD o o# o Ju - 9, 1999, N/? o l !/! o allo /@ o #- u# o !u

N/? o l, o - o -# a !, Dla/@-! a o A #/l 22, 1999, u@a a l- / o a S --l o#l! a#- o# aD o o# / D- - . I a#?u-! a / - -# !/ @/ -! u@a a a ! a - o ly #- u# a

/l-! - #- - Do@ la/ .

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ay. Pa# /- /l-! -/# a -al - o#- - Na /o al a o# R-la /o Co@@/ /o <N RC=.

( - N RC #-@a !-! - Da - o - la o# a# / -#. A *-@a/ / !-Dla#-! a u@a a a! -- /ll-!/ @/ -!, a ! o#!-#-! N/? o l o ay aD a?- a ! - a#a /o ay / l/-u o #-/ a -@- .

A *-@a/ / !/ @/ -! u@a a F o -# @o -y Dla/@ o# laD o @-#/ . N/? o l a -al-! A *-@a/o - N RC. N RC ?#a -! N/? o lF a -al - a /!- a ! #- -# -! A *-@a/ / !-D/ /o !/ @/

Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al !-l- -! - a a#! o aD a?- a ! - a#a /o ay / l/-u o #-/ aa /#@-! - !/ @/ al o - @o -y Dla/@ . u@a a -l- a -! - Da - o - CA /a a - / /o o# D

( - CA ?#a -! u@a a F D-# /o#a#/ - / /o a -# / !/ ? ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o / - N RCFa N/? o l a/l-! o !/ D a#?- / u#!- o #o / ? a u@a a u u ly #- u -! o #- u# a u@a a !/! o #-D-/ - a y o /D- a o- -# u /D/- ly o a N/? o l a! o

-#@/ a - u@a a F -@ loy@- - D-, u@a a a /ll-?ally !/ @/ -!.

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N%. ( - SC / ! a - CA -##-! / !/ #-?a#!/ ? - N RCF Do Dlu /o a -#- a! -- o !/ @//@@-!/a -ly #oD--!/ ? o aD l- N/? o lF !- - - a u@a a a a !o -! / o# .

I - -#y -@ loy-- !/ @/ al Da -, - -@ loy-# -a# - u#!- o #o / ? - al/!/ y o - -@!/ @/ al, /.-., - -K/ - D- o u o# au o#/M-! Dau - o# - !/ @/ al a ! - o -# a D- o #-Lu/#-@- . ( - -@ loy-#F u#!- o #oo , o - -#, #- u o - a - -@ loy-- a! / !/ @/ -!, / - u#!- o #o - - aD o !/ @/ al #- / ? o - -@ loy--. &/ ou a y !/ @/

- a# o - -@ loy-#, al/! o# o -# / -, o u#!- o #o - u o# au o#/M-! Dau - a#/ - .

A o !/ @/ al a Da##/-! ou / / Da -, a y Do /!-#a /o o a a !o @- $ a a !- - - #a/-@ loy-# / !/ @/ al / ua /o $ a Dl-a#ly @/ laD-!. (o ou# @/ !, - CA a?a/ Do@@/ -! a #- -#Do /!-#/ ? a N/? o l #a/ -! a a !o @- a a !- - -.

A a !o @- , a u !-# oo! u !-# ou# la o# la , #- -# o - !-l/ -#a - a ! u u / /-! #- u al o a o #- u@- / -@ loy@- . I / a o#@ o -?l-D o !u y a Do / u - u Dau - o# - -@

- -@ loy--.



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!- - -, - -@ loy-# -a# - u#!- o #o / ? - -@ loy--F u u / /-! #- u al o #- u@- / -@( / u#!- , o Dou# -, #oD--! #o@ - ?- -#al #ul- a laD- - u#!- o - -@ loy-# o

al/!/ y o - !/ @/ al.

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H-#-/ #- o !- a#- #-?ula# -@ loy-- o PA*ISC%R. ( -y -#- /#-! a @aD / / ,

-- -#" /@-#, -l -#, -l!-#, a ! @a/ - a D- o# -# / a !a/ly a?- o P350.00. % Ju - 17, 20PA*ISC%R - o /D- o N/- a#-M, (o##- a ! Nu- o / o#@/ ? -@ a -y -#- -@ o#a#/ly -@ loy@- o# a -#/o! o /K @o a ! D/ -! a / Da o lo ?-# ay -/# a?- a ! o -# -

/ a D/al lo - a ! laD o Da / al a ! !u- o o -# aD o# uD a u au o#/M-! a - D- , a /-?l/?- D-, !/ o - y a ! o -# . I a )-@o#a !u@ !a -! Ju - 2 , 2006, PA*ISC%R #-Lu/#-! N/- a#-M u @/ a #/ - -K la a /o y a !/ D/ l/ a#y aD /o oul! o - /@ o -! a?a/ /@ o# / uo -# o#@ a /? -! a . N/- a#-M u @/ -! / -K la a /o -K ou !/ ? o / --! o

@-@o#a !u@ - o#- - - a /? -! o a a a #o -D /o #o@ u ou !-! aDDu a /o , a ! !-@a!!/ /o al a?-. PA*ISC%R !/ @/ -! - -K la a /o a ! !-@a ! o N/- a#-M o# -/ ? #/!/Dulou

a -l- a ! u - !-! /@ #o@ o# o# / -- <15= !ay o# / u o#!/ a /o .

% S- -@ -# 5, 2006, Ball- a ! Hal/ a #-D-/ -! o /D- /@/la# #o@ - o -# #- o !- /-@ o -/# -@ o#a#y lay$o #o@ -@ loy@- o# /K @o . R- o !- /l-! Do@

u - /o , /ll-?al lay$o , o $ ay@- o -# /D- / D- / - l-a - a ! a -# / y l-a -, !a@a?- a ! a-- a?a/ PA*ISC%R a ! *a@/a .

P- / /o -# a -# -! a - u - /o o N/- a#-M a al/! / D- - a ?u/l y o / u o#@/ Do !uD , /D a a #- - / /o o a #- /ou o - - a ! u# -# all-?-! a N/- a#-M @a!Do !/ /o uD a #/ - @-@o#a !u@ !- / / ? / !u /- , a ! a #o@o /o o# a #a/ - / a?- Do@ l- - / a /? -! a . PA*ISC%R @a/ a/ -! a - /K @o -@ o#a#y lay$o o #-

al/! !u- o -Do o@/D #-a o a ! a / ?a - o -$@o #/o# o /D- o #- o !- #-?a#!/ ? #- #- D @- a ! /l-! E a l/ @- (-#@/ a /o R- o# / *% E. I a -##-! a -#- a

/ D- - lay$o a @-#-ly -@ o#a#y, u , #- o !- a#- o - / l-! o - a#a /o ay.

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a - -@ o#a#y lay$o o #- o !- a al/!. Ho - -#, y - / /o o# D-# /o#a#/, - CA #a ! - N RC Do@@/ -! ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o / u a/ / ? #- o !- F -@ o#a#y u - /a ! #-@a !-! o - a o# A# / -# o# - Do@ u a /o o aD a?- !u- o a/! -@ o#a#y lay$o o

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lo - .

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I l/? o - -ll$- #- D -! #ul- a - u#!- o #o - - al/!/ y a ! l-?al/ y o - --@ loy@- all o - -@ loy-# a ! - #-Lu/ / - #o /!-! y A# /Dl- 2 6 < o A# /Dl- 301= o -PA*ISC%R oul! a - - a l/ -! - o a /!- u - /o o / u / - o -#a /o o# u !-# a

oul! a - #- ul -! / - -@ o#a#y lay$o o - #- o !- o# a -#/o! o -KD--!/ ? /K <6aDDo#!a D- / - a o# Co!-.

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Do@ -l / o u o@- o / -@ loy-- -@ o#a#/ly ou o o# . 5 ( / @-a a - -@ loy-# o #o - a / / aD-! / a Dl-a# a ! Do@ -ll/ ? -Do o@/D #-a o /D #-a o a ly o#D- /



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R/ -#a a a @a a?-# o #- o !- #a D / a (#/ /!a!, B- ?u- . H- a !/ @/ -! #o@ o# Do@ la/ o ) . S a. C#uM o# o -/ ? a l- o Doll-D - #oD--! o #-!/ Dou -! D -D aDo@ la/ a ! / D/!- o #au!ul- -Do !$- !o# -! D -D . R/ -#a Dla/@ a a @a a?-#, - aaDDo@@o!a - D-# a/ Dl/- a ! / ?oo! a/ , Do !uD -! a 'C o - u / - o ) . S a. C#uM.

A# / -# -l! / a o# o R/ -#a a ! a a#!-! /@ - a#a /o ay, aD a?- , Do #/ u /o o -@ loy@a ! @u ual a / ? la , aDDu@ula -! l-a - - - / , -K-@ la#y a ! @o#al !a@a?- , a ! a o# -y N RC #- -# -! - #ul/ ? a ! a a#!-! o ly - l-a - - - / , a ! Do #/ u /o o -@ loy@- a@u ual a / ? la . ( - CA !#o -! o - a a#! o l-a - - - / .

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a - y o / -@ loy-- a ! Du o@-# , / -#@/ a -! - / /o -# o# -#/ou @/ Do !uD .

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- / /o -# Doul! o u -Lu- ly Dla/@ a - a u !-# a/! y #- o !- . I al o !-Dla#-! a aD ual a / o u o# - ?#a o 13 @o ay a ! ol/!ay ay / a o# o - / /o -#.

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":7*N 9 'ES. ( - o -# o - Cou# o #- /- a CA *-D/ /o / la o# Da - / l/@/ -!. S -D/ /Dally, / ao# #- /- u !-# Rul- 5 o - Rul- o Cou# , - Cou# a o #- ol - - -# - CA #o -#ly !- -##- - D- o ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o o - a# o - N RC / #- !-#/ ? / *-D/ /o , a ! o

N RC *-D/ /o o - @-#/ a Do##-D . Ho - -#, /l- - #/D / Lu/#y o - Do##-D - o- /!- D- / o #-Lu/#-! / acertiorari #oD--!/ ?, / / /ll -D- a#y o !- -#@/ - a - Do Dlu /o

#/ u al -#- u o# -! y u a /al - /!- D-. ( / / -Dau - a !-D/ /o u u o# -! y u a // a u!?@- #- !-#-! / ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o .



I a!!/ /o , a a #ul-, o D- - -@ loy-- a a -# -! / a# /Dula#/ y / / o / /o a -# a a/l-! o ay / - - / , / -Do@- / Du@ - u o - -@ loy-# o #o - ay@- o - -@ l

Dla/@ . I / -, - u#!- / o - -@ loy-# o #o - ay@- , #a -# a o - -@ loy-- o -ay@- .

& /l- a o a#/M-! !oDu@- / #- u@-! o - #-?ula# uD #- u@ /o / o a olu - a ! @ay - y Dl-a# a ! Do / D/ ? - /!- D- o - Do #a#y. ( - aD a a !oDu@- / o a#/M-! / o a ?ual/!/ y o / Do - . P- / /o -# / a u l- -#-! -@ loy-- o @ay o a - u !-# oo! - ull /

a -@- / - a /!a / . No a ly, - / /o -#, alo ? / a Do$ o# -# !/! o a - - -D/ /D-y #- -##-! a ala#y a o - - @/ /@u@ #-Lu/#-! y la .

A ou ! y - A, #- o !- !/! o #- - u a /al - /!- D- a / a/! - #-Lu/#-! @/ /13 @o ay a ! ol/!ay ay / a o# o - / /o -#. R- o !- F @-#- #-l/a D- o - o#-?o/ ? @/ laD-! -Dau - - #-Lu/#-@- o - a l/ -! u#/ #u!- D- / o# - -@ loy-# o #o - ay@@-#-ly !- y - -@ loy--F aDDu a /o o o $ ay@- o - a / o - la -#F o !-Dla#a /o .



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P- / /o -# /l-! - o#- - a o# A# / -# a Da - a?a/ #- o !- o# Co #uD / - */ @/ al /#-/ a -@- .

)a alo < - / /o -#= a a #-?ula# a ! -#@a - ull$ /@- aDul y @-@ -# o - ADDou a Dy * A - -o !- Na?a 8 / -# / y <#- o !- = Coll-?- o Co@@-#D-. A /!- #o@ -aD / ? ADDou / ? u

au? / EDo o@/D u -D a -ll, al -/ aDDo#!/ ? o -# - !/! o a! - a / u!- a ! Do@ -

)a alo a al o a a# $ /@- @a a?-# o - A - -o !- Na?- )ul / u# o - Coo -#a / - <Coo -#a / -=. o / /o a -#, - #-Dou -! a !u#/ ? -# / a - @a a?-# o - Coo -#a / - - a! a D

B-# al, *-a o #- o !- F Coll-?- o Co@@-#D-. S - a u o -!ly D a#?-! y - la -# / o - - #-?a#!/ ? - @a a?-@- o - Coo -#a / - - o#- - Coo -#a / -F Boa#! o */#-D o#/ / /ally !/ @/ -! y la -# o #-Dall-! y - Coo -#a / -F G- -#al A -@ ly. ( -#-a -#, B-# al #(a o#!a, #- o !- F #- /!- , #-Do@@- !/ ? -# -#@/ a /o o - ?#ou ! o -#/ou u / - @

al a l- !/ o - y, a ! Lu- /o a l- / -?#/ y.

#. (a o#!a Do / u -! a G#/- a D- Co@@/ --, - a/! Do@@/ -- la -# ou ! )a alo ?u/l y a ! #-Do-# !/ @/ al. Ho - -#, #. (a o#!a / -a! #a -##-! -# o -aD EDo o@/D / - SoD/al SD

#- o !- F Coll-?- o A# a ! SD/- D- . )a alo all-?- a / #a -# a / - o#@ o !/ @/ al.

a o# A# / -# #ul-! / a o# o )a alo, a - #a -# a a Do #uD / - !/ @/ al, / a aHo - -#, CA #- -# -! - #ul/ ? a ! -l! a - #a -# a o a Do #uD / - !/ @/ al a-@ loy-# a! - @a a?-@- #-#o?a / - o #a -# / -@ loy-- #o /!-! a / /

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1. )a alo #a/ - - / u- o - u#/ !/D /o o - Cou# o A -al o #- /- - !-D/ /o a ! a - aD ou ! y A a ! N RC a#- / !/ ? u o - CA.

2. A o -# / u- #a/ -! a - al/!/ y o - #a -#, &%N / / a o#@ o Co #uD / - */ @

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1! Court o< Appeals can rev e t=e .ec s ons o< N7"C an. t=e <acts <oun. by 7A an. N7"C are notb n. ng upon t!

Su #-@- Cou# #-/ -#a -! a a Dla#/ /-! / - Da - ot+ 'artin ;uneral <omes v+ )*RC , a u!/D/al #- /- !-D/ /o o N RC / -#@/ -!. Ho - -#, - #- /- / #ou? a - / /o o# D-# /o#a#/ u !-# Rul- 65a a -al. ( / - / /o / /l-! - o#- - CA #a -# a !/#-D ly o - Su #-@- Cou# / /- o

- /-#a#D y o Dou# .SC al o ou ! -##o# o - - / /o -#F a D- a CA a ou ! y - aD ou ! y A a ! N Ru !-# #ul- Rul- 65, !- -#@/ a /o o u#/ !/D /o a ! ?#a - a u - o !/ D#- /o , CA oul! o - -Ka@/ / ? - #-Do#! o - Da - o a - a #o -# a aly / - -# A o# N RC #o -#ly -# o#@-! a ! u D /o / !/ o / ? o - Da -. Ha! / ou ! o -##o#, - - CA Doul! u !/ @/ - Rul

2! 3=ere as no construct ve . sm ssal!

Co #uD / - !/ @/ al a#/ - ; - Do / u-! -@ loy@- / #- !-#-! /@ o / l-, u #-a o a l- o#- -#- / a !-@o /o / #a a !"o# !/@/ u /o / ay o# - a Dl-a# !/ D#/@/ a /o , / - / /l/

y a -@ loy-# -Do@- u -a#a l- o - -@ loy--. ; I Da a - / a y u@ -# o ay . A / D?#a u/ ou , u u / /-!, o# u a##a -! a u#- o -@ loy-#F aD /o .



Ho - -#, o - -#y / Do - /- D-, !/ #u /o , !/ /Dul y, o# !/ a! a a?- a a -@ loy-- @u - !u#a / !/ ? o Do #uD / - !/ @/ al. Ju#/ #u!- D- a lo ? #-Do? /M-! a a #a -# o -@ loy-- !/ ?oo! a/ / a al/! -K-#D/ - o @a a?-@- #-#o?a / -.

I / Da -, - / /o -# a #a -##-! y #. (a o#!a / -a! o !/ @/ / ? -# o# -/ ? ou ! ?D a#?- a a al/! -K-#D/ - o @a a?-@- #-#o?a / -. P- / /o -# oul! - #-@/ !-! a - - / -a?a/ -# a ou /!- o -# Da aD/ y a a aDul y @-@ -# o - ADDou / ? *- a# @- ,

/ola -! - - /Dal a !a#! o -# #o - /o @a!- -# u / o -aD ADDou / ?.



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• P- / /o -# / a #o - /o al a# -# / - ?a?-! / u l/D aDDou / ? #aD /D-. B- a@/ R. P

Jo - G. A#aullo, G#-?o#/o S. Na a##o, Al #-!o V. *a@/a a ! J- /- S. Ca# /o, a#- a# -# o P A.• P A /#-! R- o !- a S a Au!/ o# 1. A -# y-a# o -# /D-, - -Da@- - )a a?-#$/ $C a#C- u o -#a /o a ! - */#-D o# o - V/ aya $)/ !a ao o -#a /o o P A.

• I A #/l 2002, aDDou / ? /#@ SGV Do@@- D-! -?o /a /o / P A o# a o / l- @-#?-# o o -#a /o . *u#/ ? -?o /a /o , P AF -@ loy-- </ Dlu!/ ? #- o !- = -K #- -! -a# o Da - o a @-#?-#.

• a -#, P A - a )-@o#a !u@ o / Dl/- / o#@/ ? -@ a ou / Do@ / a /o / SGV -- -D / - o 7"1"2002.

• % A #/l 26, 2002, #ou? a -@a/l$l- -# o Pu o ? aya , #- o !- l-a!-! a?a/ - @-#?-#.• Su -Lu- ly, P A l-a# -! a #- o !- <1= @- / P AF Dl/- a ! / / -! -@ o

-# /D- o aya )a a ? aya$ P)G < )$ P)G= <a Do@ - / o#= a ! <2= a -@ -! o /#a - - -P AF C- u C/ y % /D- a ! *a ao C/ y % /D-.

• % 5"30"2002, - / /o -# *a@/a - #- o !- a l- -# a / ? /@ o -K la/ - all-?-! !/ l/ /@/Dal aD - Do@@/ -! a?a/ P A. R- o !- a al o u - !-! / ou ay o#@ 6"16"15"2002.

• I / #- ly, #- o !- #-/ -#a -! / o##/- a ou - @-#?-#, a ! !- /-! - all-?a /o a?a/ /@• *a@/a -# -! u o #- o !- a -#@/ a /o o /D- / o#@/ ? /@ a / -@ loy@- /

- -D / - 6"16"2002 !u- o lo o #u a ! Do /!- D-.• R- o !- /l-! a Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al u - /o a ! /ll-?al !/ @/ al, a ! o# ay@- o 13 @o a

-# /D- / D- / - l-a -, allo a D- , - a#a /o ay, #- /#-@- - - / , @o#al !a@a?- , a ! -K!a@a?- a?a/ P A a ! / a# -# . ( - a# /- a/l-! o a@/Da ly - l- - Da -.

• ( - A !/ @/ -! - Do@ la/ o# laD o @-#/ a ! - N RC a /#@-! - A !-D/ /o .• R- o !- /l-! a - / /o o#certiorari - o#- - CA. ( - CA - a /!- - N RC *-D/ /o a ! !/#-D

- / /o -# o ay o/ ly a ! - -#ally #- o !- ull aD a?- .

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3=e <actual < n. ngs o< t=e N7"C an. t=e 7abor Arb ter ere supporte. by substant al ev .ence

• A /!a / @ay - u /D/- o - a l/ u a /al - /!- D-. Su a /al - /!- D- @-a ;#-l- a - /!- D- /D a #-a o a l- @/ ! @/? aDD- a a!-Lua - o u / y a Do Dlu /o .;

• I Capitol 'edical Center, Inc+ v+ )ational *a(or Relations Commission, - #- o !- a/l-! o a!!u

u a /al - /!- D- a - a/! a /a -#- Do-#D-! / o -K-Du / ? - a/! a /!a / . ( - o@- o# /o o - a/! a /!a / a#- /@/la#ly o#!-! !o- o Do / u - u a /al - /!- / /o -# o#D-!, / /@/!a -! o# Do-#D-! - a /a o -K-Du - - a@-.

• I I)C hipmanagement, Inc+, et al+ v+ 'oradas , - Do##o o#a / ? a /!a / a ! a -@- o o /D-# a ! D#- @-@ -# @u - a - a a ol- a ! Da o u - -# u D o#/ly !/ @/

-# / ? a - a y o / ? a -y -#- ly/ ? - -y @a!- - a -@- -#-/ .

• CA(9 R- o !- !/! o a!!uD- - /!- D- o o a - a /a , / Dlu!/ ? Na ola, Ga / / , a ! */a o, all o o@ -#- -@ loy-! y P A, -#- Do-#D-! o -K-Du - a a /!a / #- u!/D#- o !- . R- o !- - -# Lu- /o -! - - /!- /a#y alu- o - a /!a / a a y a?

#oD--!/ ? . ( -#- a o / ?l- - /!- D- u @/ -! o / ? a - / /o -# a - -K-# -! u !u- #o - a /a .

• ( - a /!a / Do / u - u a /al - /!- D- o #o - a #- o !- Do@@/ -! aD #-aDDo /!- D- #- o -! o /@ y P A. ( - Doll-a?u- a ! u o#!/ a - o #- o !- -K-Du -! - a



a -! o -/# -# o al o l-!?-, a ! / ou a y #oo o Do-#D/o . ( -/# a -@- , a !/ DuDo##o o#a - -aD o -# a ! l-a - o #oo@ o# !ou a o - aD Do@@/ -! y #- o !- .

The a!!idavits o! his co$employees a e su!!icient "asis !o %&'(s loss o! t ust and con!idence.

• A -@ loy-# @ay -#@/ a - a -@ loy-- o# /ll ul #-aD y - -@ loy-- o #u #- o -! / -@ loy-# o# !uly au o#/M-! #- #- - a / - [A# . 297<D=, a o# Co!-]. & /l- - #/? o a -@ loy

-l-D o# !/ D a#?- / -@ loy-- / u -D o #-?ula /o y - S a - / - -K-#D/ - o / a#o -#, -#- / al o a -Lually - a l/ -! #/ D/ l- aan employer cannot be compelle. to cont nue n

employment an employee gu lty o< acts n m cal to t=e nterest o< t=e employer an. Kust <y ng loss o<con< .ence n = m!

• ( - ollo / ? #-Lu/ / - @u - a / /-! o u / y a al/! !/ @/ al a -! o lo o #u a ! / O

<1= ( - -@ loy-- Do D-# -! @u - o - ol!/ ? a o / /o o #u a ! Do /!- D- a ! <2= ( -#- @u a aD a oul! u / y - lo o #u a ! Do /!- D-.

• ( - o #-Lu/ / - a#- #- - / / Da -.R- o !- a a @a a?-#/al -@ loy--. A - /@- o / -#@/ a /o , - a - )a a?-#$/ $C

- C- u o -#a /o a ! */#-D o# o - V/ aya $)/ !a ao o -#a /o o P A. R- o !- !/ u - a / o / /o , a - /? - #a / ? o /D-# o P AF V/ aya $)/ !a ao o -#a /ou @o #u a ! Do /!- D-.

P AF lo o #u a ! Do /!- D- / a -! o a /ll ul #-aD o #u , a ! / ou !-- a l/ -! aD .

Degree o< +roo< "eMu re.O I 'endo=a v+ <' Credit Corporation,

- Cou# !/ / ?u/ -! - !-?#--#oo #-Lu/#-! / #o / ? lo o #u a ! Do /!- D- / a @a a?-#/al -@ loy-- a ! a #a-@ loy-- W &/ #- -D o"AN> AND F*7, +,"SONN,7 , lo o #u a ! Do /!- D- a ?#ou

al/! !/ @/ al #-Lu/#- #oo o / ol -@- / - all-?-! - - / Lu- /o , a ! u Do##o o#a -! a -# /o a ! aDDu a /o y - -@ loy-# /ll o - u /D/- . Bu 4ANA ,"*A7 ,4+7O ,,& t=e mere eE stence o< a bas s <or bel ev ng t=at suc= employee =asbreac=e. t=e trust o< = s employer oul. su<< ce <or = s . sm ssal! H- D-, / - Da - o @a a?-#-@ loy-- , proo< beyon. reasonable .oubt s not reMu re.& t be ng su<< c ent t=at t=ere s somebas s <or suc= loss o< con< .ence , uD a - - -@ loy-# a #-a o a l- ?#ou ! o -l/- -

- -@ loy-- Do D-# -! / #- o / l- o# - u# o# -! @/ Do !uD , a ! - a u#- o / -#-/ #- !-# /@ u o# y o - #u a ! Do /!- D- !-@a !-! y / o / /o .

• CA(9 R- o !- #-aD -! - #u #- o -! / /@ y Do@@/ / ? - ollo / ? aD O <1= #a -# o a Do@ - / ? /#@ /l- /ll -@ loy-! / P A <2= - o/ / ? a u@ -# o P AF D

-/# au!/ u / - o a Do@ - / ? /#@ <3= / / / ? P AF a o o/ /@ / / #a -a ! < = - o/ / ? P AF a o - ?a?- / a y@ a y #/ - !u#/ ? / #- - / - u - /o .( - a /!a / o Na ola, Ga / / , V-#!/!a, a ! */a - o #- o !- F Do@@/ /o o -

/D a#- all / #-aD o - #u a ! Do /!- D- #- o -! / /@ y P A.

Respondent was validly dismissed on the g ound o! loss o! t ust and con!idence

• I -li=alde International 2Philippines3 Inc+ v+ CA O % - o a -# a / -#- , o# -# o#@acts adverse or dislo#al lo one%s emplo#er commits a " each o! an implied condition o! the cont act o! employment /D@ay a##a !/ D a#?-, -.?., where one secretl# engages in a (usiness which renders him a competitor and rival of his emplo#er . A -@ loy-# a - #/? o -K -D loyal y #o@ / -@ loy-- a lo-@ loy@- #-la /o / Do / u- . & - a -@ loy-- !-l/ -#a -ly aDLu/#- a / -#- a! -#-@ loy-#, - / !/ loyal, a ! / !/ D a#?- / u / /-!.

• I 'olina v+ Pacific Plans, Inc+ O A -@ loy-# a a #o -D a l- / -#- / - Du o@-# #-la /oo#@-# -@ loy-- - a l/ -! a !"o# u# u#-! /l- -@ loy-! y - -@ loy-#, a ! / - / l-! o #o#o@ - #/ a a o#@-# -@ loy-- @/? a #o #/a - Du o@-# y a / ? u a/# a! a a?-

!- -lo -! /l- o# / ? o# - -@ loy-#.)hile acting as an agent o! his employe * an employee owesthe duty o! !idelity and loyalty. +eing a !iducia y* he cannot act inconsistently with his agency o t ust.,e cannot solicit his employe (s custome s o co$employees !o himsel! o !o a "usiness competito o! his employe !

• CA(9 & /l- #- o !- @ay a - - l/ -# y o -K #- / /- o - #o o -! @-#?-#, - u / /-! - - ol! Dl/- o P A a - la -#F #- u a /o a #o /!-# o Lual/ y -# /!- -#/o#a - !u- o - @-#?-# a ! u# -# / !uD-! -@ o a #o /M- - #/ al /#@ - / - !-! o */#-D o# o P AF V/ aya $)/ !a ao o -#a /o , o -! !u /- o loyal y o P A, / -@ loy-#, oDl/- a ou P AF u / - !-D/ /o o @-#?-, o# a lo ? a - a /ll -@ loy-! y P A.



R- o !- F aD o / / / ? P AF a o Do !uD a y@ a y #/ - / / Do / -!u y o /!-l/ y a ! loyal y o P A. I !o/ ? o, #- o !- u#?-! / Doll-a?u- a ! u o#!/ a!/ #-?a#! -/# #- o / /l/ /- a -@ loy-- o P A a ! ou? o !/ #u - la -#F o -#aP A @-#-ly aD -! / / / #/? a -@ loy-# - / !/ @/ -! #- o !- . ( - aD - Do@

u /D/- a / o# - lo o #u a ! Do /!- D- o P A.

Respondent was not dep ived o! due p ocess- 'mple Oppo tunity to "e ,ea d/

• A# /Dl- 292< = o - a o# Co!-, / #-la /o o - - a l/Da l- S-D /o 2<!=, Rul- I o -

Rul- o Boo VI, a a@- !-! y *% No. 10, . o 1997, #-Lu/#- - -@ loy-# o ?/ - - -@ loy--#/ - o /D- #/o# o / -#@/ a /o o# u Dau -./# o /D- @u Do a/ a a -@- o - Dau - o# -#@/ a /o a ! all a o#!

o o# u / y o - -a#! a ! o !- - ! /@ -l / - a / a D- o a #- #- - a / - / - o S-Do ! o /D- < o /D- o -#@/ a /o = @u / !/Da - a u o !u- Do /!-#a /o o all - ?#ou ! a - -- - a l/ -! o u / y - -@ loy--F -#@/ a /o .

• P A Do@ l/-! / - o$ o /D- #ul-.• I Pere= v+ Philippine elegraph and elephone Compan# , - Cou# -K la/ -! - @-a / ? o ;a@

o o# u / y o - -a#!; u !-# A# /Dl- 292O (o - -a#! ;!o- o @-a -# al a#?u@- a /o/ a @uD a o - @ay - -a#! u a - -D / -ly #ou? #/ - -K la a /o , u @/ /o& /l- - #a - ;a@ l- o o# u / y o - -a#!; @ay / aD / Dlu!- a aD ual -a#/ ?, / / o

o#@al -a#/ ? o ly.3=e eE stence o< an actual& <ormal Btr al typeB =ear ng s not absolutely necessaryto sat s<y t=e employeeIs r g=t to be =ear.!

<a=Bample opportun ty to be =ear.B means any mean ng<ul opportun ty verbal or r ttenG g ven to t=eemployee to ans er t=e c=arges aga nst = m an. subm t ev .ence n support o< = s .e<ense& =et=er n a =ear ng& con<erence or some ot=er <a r& Kust an. reasonable ay.

< = A o#@al -a#/ ? o# Do -#- D- -Do@- @a !a o#y o ly - #-Lu- -! y - -@ loy-- / u a /al - /!- /a#y !/ u - -K/ o# a Do@ a y #ul- o# #aD /D- #-Lu/#- / , o# - /@/la#

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• N- /l/ / o )a#/ /@- A?- D/- , I D. <N )A=, o# a ! o - al o S . Paul )a#/ /@- Co# ., -@ loy-V/ D- *a aya II <S/@o = a !-D Da!- o oa#! - - -l Co#o a I / / y. S/@o a !-Dla#-! !u /- a ! o "17"2007, - oa#!-! - - -l.

• % 12"30"2007, - D#- -#- / - @- all o# a /# !ay D-l- #a /o . S/@o a / / -! y - o/ - a# y u - #- u -!.

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• S/@o F a -# <#- o !- = - o N )A o Dla/@ !-a - - / u / Dla/@ a u --!- H- /l-! aDo@ la/ a?a/ P- / /o -# . H- a -##-! a W

S/@o !/-! !u#/ ? - -#@ o / -@ loy@- , u - #o / /o o - CBA a@o ? All Ja a8 /o , A oD/a -! )a#/ - % /D-# F a ! S-a@- F 8 /o o - P /l/ / - <A)%S8P=, I -# a /o al )a#/ -# )a a?-@- A oD/a /o o Ja a , @u - a l/-! / - ?#a o !-aa ! u#/al a / a D- / / a o#, -/ ? - -/# o S/@o .

P- / /o -# -#- #- u@-! o - a aul o# a! aD -! -?l/?- ly, u l- -y Doul! #o - a!-a a !u- o Dau - o l-?ally Do@ - a l-.( -#- a o - /!- D- a S/@o Do@@/ -! u/D/!- a ! @a/ a/ -! a / !-a a a #

-?l/?- D- a ! #-D l- / #uD /o o - )a -#.

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-a@a F !-a a - la -#F /ll ul aD .

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- -l, /? -! y S/@o . • ( - A !/ @/ -! - Do@ la/ a ! - N RC a /#@-! - A *-D/ /o . Bo o - #/ u al ?a

- u/D/!- o -, - )a -#F R- o# , alo ? / o -# /-D- o !oDu@- a#y - /!- D- a!!uD-!, o a S/@o Do@@/ -! u/D/!-.

• % P- / /o o# C-# /o#a#/, - CA ou ! o# #- o !- . Rul/ ? a - / /o -# F - /!- D- u/D/!- a ! a - )a -# o -K-Du -! a ! /? -! - )a -#F R- o# , )a#/ - No - o P#o

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• % - Do #a#y, - /? a u#- / - u/D/!- o - a ! - /? a u#- o S/@o / / -@ loy@- Doa -a# o - - a@-. H- D-, y u a /al - /!- D-, -#- a#- a!-Lua - #-a o a ! #oo aDo@@/ -! u/D/!-.

• 8 !-# S-D /o 20<*= o - P%EA SEC, o Do@ - a /o o# - - / all a#/ - / Da - o !-a o a #- ul / ? #o@ / /ll ul aD , #o /!-! a - -@ loy-# Doul! #o - a uD !-a / a #

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- - / a#/ / ? #o@ / !-a . A Dl-a#ly - a l/ -!, S/@o !/-! y / /ll ul aD o Do@@/!-a u !-# a D/#Du@ a D- / o Do@ - a l- u !-# - P%EA SEC.

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- #olo ?-! a - D- o % /a . % July 1 , 2010, *#. A#a?o / u-! a / al @-!/Dal #- o# a / ? a al#-a!y / o #- u# - -D / - July 13, 2010.

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Do@ la/ o# -#@a - a ! o al !/ a /l/ y - - / , @o#al a ! -K-@ la#y !a@a?- , a ! a o# -yF- / /o -# a ! / o /D-# .

% /a a -# -! a / / Da aD/ y o o# o# @o#- a 120 !ay - / l-! /@ o -#@a - a !- - / . P- / /o -#F Dou -#-! a % /a a o - / l-! o - - - / -Dau - - Do@

y /D/a ou ! a ! D-# / /-! a - a / o #- u# o o# a ! @o#-o -# - /@ -l Dau -! #-a @- .A #ul-! a % /a a o - / l-! o - - - / , / a a /#@-! y - N RC, / o ?a/ !/ ? o - Do@ a y y /D/a -Dau - - la -# a! - au o#/ y o #oDla/@ - -# a -a#o@ a -#@a - a ! o al !/ a /l/ y a -! o a -K - / - @-!/Dal #-a @- . CA #- -# -! - #ul/ ?.

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!/a? o - o a - Athros#novitis+o H- u !-# - a# #oD- - / o - #/? -- a ! a a! / -! o a - a #- . a -#,

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• B- a, /l- u !-#?o/ ? #- a /l/ a /o , /l-! a Do@ la/ a?a/ - / /o -# o# -#@a - o- - / , @-!/Dal -K - - , /D - allo a D-, @o#al a ! -K-@ la#y !a@a?- a ! a o# -y

o B- a all-?-! a / #/? -- / u#y #- ul -! #o@ a aDD/!- - u a/ -! /l- o - -l - a !#a/ a?- / - -ll o / --.

o ( a u o / #- a #/a /o , / -- a o #-Do -#-! a ! / #- !-#-! /@ / Da a l- o #o / Du o@a#y o# a a -a a#-#.

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an accident whilst in the emplo#ment of the Compan# regardless of fault, including, accidentsoccurring while travelling to or from the ship, and whose a(ilit# to wor& as a seafarer is reduced as a result thereof, (ut e9cluding permanent disa(ilit# due to willful acts, shall in addition to sic&

pa#, (e entitled to compensation, according to the provisions of this Agreement+> o B- a Dla/@-! - a@ou o 8S 137,500.00, / aDDo#!a D- / - !-?#-- o !/ a /l/ y a

o Do@ - a /o / !/Da -! / - CBA.o B- a Do ul -! *#. E Du / , o -Ka@/ -! a ! D-# / /-! /@ o - u / o# -a !u y /

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la - o 120 !ay / ou a y a - @- o# D-# / /Da /o o / o o# -/ ? /Do@ la/ a #-@a u#-ly /l-! a ! laD -! Dau - o aD /o -Dau - o laD o -Do !

- /@- o /l/ ? o - Do@ la/ a !, B- a / o - / l-! o Do@ - a /o u-Dau - / / o ly Do / -! o / u#/- a#/ / ? #o@ aDD/!- .

• a o# A# / -# #ul-! / a o# o B- a.• N RC a /#@-! - a o# A# / -#, o - -# #-!uD-! - a a#! #o@ 8S 137,500.00 o 8S 110,00

B- a a o ly a S-Do ! E ?/ --# a ! o a S- /o# % /D-#.• Cou# o A -al a /#@-!.

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+eha is entitled to a total and pe manent disa"ility compensation o! 0S 3*333.33 unde the %OE'$SEC P#o / /o oul! - #-a! / a#@o y / -aD o -#, u O <a= - 120 !ay #o /!-! u !-# S-D /o 20 BP%EA$SEC / - -#/o! ?/ - o - -@ loy-# o !- -#@/ - / - o o# a ! - - -a a#-# /

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R- o !- /l-! a Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al - o#- - N RC. P- / /o -# Do - ! a !/ @/ -! - -@ loy-- a ! a -y a#- - o - o !/! o #- o# o# o# .

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-#- @u a - -- a Dl-a# / - /o o - -#- -@ loy--$-@ loy-# #-la /o / y o@- o -# aD

I / Da - -#- -#- o o / ? o a y o -# aD o - #- o !- a oul! o/ o a / --/# o# .



In concluding that Verzo was rightfully severed from his e mployment, the NLRC took into considerationthe Cast Member Performance Appraisal for Regularization which showed that he failed to meet thequalications or r equirements set by Enchanted. The NLRC concluded that Enchanted acted within itsrights w hen it dismissed him, considering that his inability to perform his job concerned the very safetyand security o f Enchanted’s p atrons.

CA reversed the decision of La and NLRC. The probationary contract between the parties failed to set

the standards t hat would gauge Verzo’s tness and qualication for regular employment.

The NLRC’s supposition that Verzo may not be apprised of the standard for r egularization – on theassumption that given his itinerary a nd education, he has w ider comprehension of what is e xpected ofhim professionally – is misplaced. Fo r said reason, the CA opined that he should be considered aregular em ployee of Enchanted.

ISSUE:

Whether the d ismissal was legal?Whether Verzo was p roperly a pprised of the standards f or his r egularization?

RULING:The Court nds t hat Enchanted had basis w hen it decided not to continue with the services o f Verzo asSH-MIM.

First, while the CA leaned heavily on the fact that the performance evaluation given by Enchanted didnot specify the instances of Verzo’s untness, it should be pointed out that Verzo himself admitted that

the performance evaluation he received on February 3, 2010 was accompanied by the respectivereports o f Schoeeld, Montemayor and Velesrubio. As e arlier stated, these reports d etailed the reasonswhy Verzo failed to m eet the s tandards se t by E nchanted a nd c ompromised the s afety of its p atrons.

Second, granting that Verzo was not informed of his s pecic duties and responsibilities, nonetheless,his dismissal was valid because he failed to adhere to the dictates of common sense which requiredthat he act in accordance with the necessary work ethics and basic skills required by his position asSH-MIM and by his p rofession as licensed engineer.

Third, while the CA considered the fact that Velesrubio advised Verzo to resign because he was not

going to be regularized even before his p erformance appraisal, the Court nds t hat such should not betaken as a n indication of bad faith on the part of Enchanted. For this Court, the same could only beVelesrubio’s own opinion of Verzo, because he was the one supervising his performance. WhetherEnchanted had decided to discontinue Verzo’s employment cannot, at that point, be said to have beena foregone c onclusion.

Suffice it to state that Enchanted was able to substantially comply with the requirement of the law inapprising him of the standards for hi s regularization. Verily, the purpose of the law in requiring that anemployee be notied of the standards for hi s regularization during his probationary employment is to



simply afford him due process, s o that the employee will be aware that he will be under closeobservation and his performance of his assigned duties and functions would be under cont inuousscrutiny by his superiors.

Moreover, while it may be argued that ideally employers should immediately inform a probationaryemployee of the standards f or his r egularization from day o ne, strict compliance thereof is n ot required.The true test of compliance with the requirements of the law is, of course, one of reasonableness. As

long as t he p robationary e mployee is g iven a r easonable time a nd o pportunity to b e m ade fully a ware o fwhat is e xpected of him during the early p hases o f the probationary p eriod, the requirement of the lawhas b een satised.



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o ( -#- a o #o -# #oo o -# /D- o u@@o . Po o /D- #-D-/ / o - #-L-# /D- y #-?/ -#-! @a/l.

o P- / /o a/l-! o / Do# o#a - / - - / /o a #/ - -K la a /o y #- -##-! -#-# /D- o - a?- Dy a o a a/l-! o

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ou #/? . Ho - -# / D- a / a a - / - / /o -# l/ -l/ oo! / -l , l- /- Dy oul! - a l/-! / o#- - ! o u /D-

% oo! o! Se vice• E - /ally, - u# o - o / -# /D- / o a #/ - uD a# y o - - !- Dy o a aD

( u , / uD a# y a! al#-a!y -- o / /-! o - a@- a ! a! - - a# /D/ a -! / - #oDuD u# o - oul! a - al#-a!y -- -# -!.

o I / Da -, #- o !- -#- / o#@-! a ! - - /l-! -/# Co@@- o - - / /o .u# o - o - #ul- a! -- aD /- -!. I oul! a - -- ;@o#- #u!- o# - Cou#

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a a@o ? o - #- #- D -!. Ho - -#, )a? /la / al ay a ! o -# - - / -#- o #-l-a - !u- o a!/ Do -#y o u au o#/M-!"u !oDu@- -! !-!uD /o , /D - u# o# -!ly a/l-! o -K la/ .

E loyo a -#@/ a -! #o@ o# o - ?#ou ! o lo o #u a ! Do /!- D- !u- o / u@-#ou- Do@ a y #ul- a ! #-?ula /o .

A??#/- -!, E loyo a ! )a? /la /l-! - a#a - Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al / @o -y Dla/@ a?a/ >( -y al o /@ l-a!-! *ol- P /l/ / - , I D. a a# y o - Da -, Dla/@/ ? a a/! Do@ a y #-Lu/#-!

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/ >ua u@ o# #- o !- Dla/@ .

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)-@o#a !u@ o A -al - o#- - N RC aDDo@ a /-! y a )o /o o R-!uD- Bo ! a ! a Da o ! /a@ou o P 00,000 < a# /al o !=.

B- o#- - N RC Doul! aD o - )o /o o R-!uD- Bo !, >ua u@ o -! a u#- y o ! #o@ a aD/ u#a D- Do@ a y ully Do -#/ ? - @o - a#y u!?@- .

( - N RC ?a - !u- Dou# - o >ua u@ a -al ol!/ ? a -#- a u a /al Do@ l/a D- /#-Lu/#-@- a ! -l! a #- o !- -#- o /ll-?ally !/ @/ -!.

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-# -D /o o / a -al, a ! #- !-#-! - A *-D/ /o / al a ! -K-Du o#y. ( u , - N RC a u#/ !/D /o a ! a u -! / !/ D#- /o / - -# a/ / ? - a -al.

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a/! a@ou / / - o# -#/o! o /@- o -# -D / a -al. B- o#- - N RC Doul! - - aD oR-!uD- Bo !, >ua u@ o -! a u#- y o ! #o@ a aDD#-!/ -! / u#a D- Do@ a y Do -#/ ? ully -a a#!.

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!- -a / ? - - - / o - o ! #-Lu/#-@- / a o# o a / / ? l/ /?a , all @o /o oa a#- o - /l-! / - N RC all - aDDo@ a /-! y - o / ? o a Da o#

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H- D-, - o / ? o a P 00,000 Da o ! -Lu/ al- o @o#- a 20 o - @o - a#y u!?@-/ )o /o o R-!uD- Bo ! / / - #-?l-@- a#y -#/o! a u /D/- o u - ! - -#/o! o

a -al. ( - o / ? o - a/! a# /al o ! Dou l-! / - u -Lu- o / ? o a u#- y o ! / -Lu/ al- o - @o - a#y u!?@- al o /? / /-! >ua u@ ?oo! a/ a ! /ll/ ? - o #-Do?ou Do@- o / a -al.

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u a /al u /D- o -# - #/?/! a ! #/ ?- a l/Da /o o #oD-!u#al #ul- .



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a / ? @-a u#- a a# o / @a a?-@- #-#o?a / -, / Dlu!/ ? - ?a?-@- o l-?/ /@a - /Do #aD o# .

% a -al, - N RC a /#@-! - *-D/ /o o E A . ( - CA o a P- / /o o#Certiorari #- -# - a ! - a /!-- !-D/ /o o - N RC.

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a - a -- -#@/ a -! / ou -/ -# o /D- o# Dau - a -/ ? a /!- @aD / - o -#a o#, --@ loy-- - / l-! o - - / a ! a &))I a ! GR)S - ?a?-! / /ll-?al aD o la o#$o ly Do #aD / ?o -# a !, &))I a ! GR)S a#?u-! a *ala? a o !/ @/ -! a ! a / a /@ o a a !o -! / o#

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• a Su-# - / a #-D#u/ @- a?- Dy au o#/M-! y - P%EAo I /#-! Ila!a o o# a a !o@- /D -l -# / H o# 2 y-a#o Ba#-ly !ay / o -# o , Ila!a -K-Du -! a a ! #/ - #- /? a /o l- -# a ! -#-a -# /? -!a /!a / o #-l-a -, a/ -# a ! Lu/ Dla/@.o % - a@- !ay, Ila!a aDD- -! - 35 / a D/al a / a D- o -#-! y *o@- /D S-# /D

a?#--@- a / oul! Do / u - a a / al - l-@- o -# Do #aD ual Dla/@ a ! a/o aD /o a?a/ - la -# a ! - #- o !- .

• Ila!a , / /ola /o o -/# a?#--@- , /l-! a Do@ la/ o# /ll-?al !/ @/ al, a@o ? o -#o S - all-?-! a - a o#D-! o #- /? y -# -@ loy-# a ! a Do #a/ -! o aDD- - /

a / a D- a - --!-! - @o -y o !- #ay -K - - ?o/ ? o aD o - PH.o S - #- - -! - /!- D- a oul! #o - a - / Du##-! !- o# - laD-@- -- a@ou /

• R- o !- Dla/@-! a Ila!a olu a#/ly #- /? -! a o y - a /!a / o R-l-a -, &a>u/ Dla/@ /D a -K-Du -! - o#- PH Co ula - o /D/al / H a ! a / !- /-! Doll-D / ? lDo /!-#/ ? - #o / / /o o - P%EA

• a o# A# / -#O Ila!a a /ll-?ally !/ @/ -!o R- o !- all-?a /o a Ila!a olu a#/ly #- /? -! / /? ly /@ #o a l- Do /!-#/ ? a

?o - #ou? o ?- -@ loy@- a #oa!.o ( - A /!a / o R-l-a -, &a/ -# a ! >u/ Dla/@ Da o - Do /!-#-! -Dau - - a o a /

Dou -l a ! >u/ Dla/@ a#- loo -! u o / !/ a o#.o A #uD !o - all-?a /o a -y !/! o D a#?- laD-@- -- Do /!-#/ ? a -y a#

#-D#u/ @- o# #o / .• N RC !/ @/ -! - a -al o - - / /o -# a ! a /#@-! - !-D/ /o o - A• CA #- -# -! - A a ! N RC !-D/ /o . H- D-, / Da -.

o Volu a#y #- /? a /o a u a /ally #o - y -# #- /? a /o l- -#, a /!a / o #-l-a -, L-# aDD- a D- o 35 .

o Cou -l a o -D- a#y / D- - a aDDo@ a /-! y - a o# A aD - a ! a Co D/l/a o#

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• I - / a Da -, Ila!a -K-Du -! a #- /? a /o l- -# / -# o a ! #/ / ?.

• S - al o aDD- -! - a@ou o P35,000.00 a / a D/al a / a D- a ! -K-Du -! a A /!a / o&a/ -# a ! >u/ Dla/@ a ! a A?#--@- , a - l-@- a ! a/ -# o a y Dau - o aD /o#- o !- .

o ( - a /!a / o a/ -# a ! - - l-@- -#- aD o l-!?-!" u D#/ -! - o#- a o# Ro@ulo o Au?u 6, 2009, a ! !uly au - /Da -! y - P /l/ / - Co ula -. A a /!a / !uly aD o l-!?-! - o#- a o a#y u l/D / a u l/D !oDu@- /D Da o - /@ u? -!

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l/ - / - -a# - /? a u#- o Co D/l/a o#$)-!/a o# */aM. ( u , - /? a u#- o -u /D/- ly #o - a Ila!a a !uly a / -! - - /? -! - a/ -# a ! - l-@- .

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o ED o u -D -! -#- a a Do /#aDy a !, / - -K-#D/ - o / @a a?-@- #!-D/!-! o #-$a /? - a . R- o !- -#- a -D -!.

o E #/Lu-M / u-! a @-@o / o#@/ ? #- o !- o -/# #a -# o - *-l/ -#y S-D- a/l o D a ?- / #a , a u a ! ala#/- .

o So@/!o a ! Co# - #o - a l- -# o ED o / !/Da / ? -/# #- u al o - #o@o -! a ! o #-a!y o# a - / / - o / /o /D #-Lu/#- @o#- -K -# / - a ! #a/ / ?.

o ED o all-?-! a - #- o !- !/! o -# o#@ - - !u /- a /? -! o !-@a !-! a -K la a /o / #/ / ? #-?a#!/ ? -/# a/lu#- o a /!-. ED o Dla#/ /-! a #-a#- o u -# / o# u a#- *-l/ -#y Coo#!/ a o# .

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• R- o !- /l-! / - N RC a Do@ la/ o# u a/# la o# #aD /D-, /ll-?al !/ @/ al, /ll-?al /ll-?al !-!uD /o a ! ay@- o @o -y Dla/@ , !a@a?- a ! a o# -y -- a?a/ ED o.

o R- o !- Dla/@-! a -y -#- o -#-! #o@o /o a a loy o #-@o - -@ a #/l- -@ loy- , a ! ou -@ a 8 /o @-@ -# .

o P- / /o -# a -# -! a -y -#- o #o@o -!, u @-#-ly #a -##-!. u#- o !- a##o?a ly #- u -! o Do@ ly / - !/#-D / - a ! -/# / u o#!/ a /o u Dau - o -#@/ a - -@.

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FACTS:

The Rodriguez e t al. are former pilots o f Philippine Airlines I nc. (PAL) which were deemed to have losttheir employment status f or taking part in the illegal strike in June 1998.

1 st ALPAP Case:On December 9, 1997, the Airline Pilots Association of the Philippines (ALPAP) led with the NationalConciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) a Notice of Strike, on the grounds o f unfair labor practice andunion-busting by PAL.

By virtue of t he authority vested upon him under Article 263(g) of t he Labor C ode, t he Secretary ofLabor assum ed jurisdiction over the Strike Case, and issued an Order on December 2 3, 1997prohibiting all actual and impending strikes a nd lockouts. On May 25, 1998, the DOLE Secretary issuedanother Order reiterating the prohibition against strikes a nd lockouts.

Despite the abovementioned Orders o f the DOLE Secretary, ALPAP led a second Notice of Strike o nJune 5, 1998 and staged a strike on the same day at around 5:30 in the afternoon. The DOLESecretary immediately called PAL and ALPAP for con ciliation conferences on June 6 and 7, 1998 toamicably settle the dispute between them. After his efforts failed, the DOLE Secretary issued a Return-to-Work Order on June 7, 1998.

On June 26, 1998, the members of ALPAP reported for work but PAL did not accept them on theground that the 24-hour pe riod for the strikers to return set by the DOLE Secretary in his Return-to-

Work O rder had already lapsed, resulting in the forfeiture of their employment.

Consequently, ALPAP led with the NLRC on June 29, 1998 a Complaint for illegal lockout against PAL.ALPAP averred that after i ts co unsel received the Return-to-Work O rder on June 25, 1998, its m embersreported back to work on June 26, 1998 in compliance with the 24-hour pe riod set in the said Order.ALPAP prayed that PAL be ordered to unconditionally accept its m embers b ack to work and pay thesalaries and other benets d ue them. On August 21, 1998, the Acting Executive Labor Arbiter or deredthe consolidation of the Illegal Lockout Case with the Strike Case pending before the DOLE Secretary.

The DOLE Secretary issues a resolution declaring the strike co nducted by ALPAP on June 5, 1998 and

thereafter illegal for being procedurally inrm and in open deance of the return-to-work o rder of June 7,1998 and consequently, the strikers are deemed to have lost t heir em ployment status and alsodismissed the complaint for illegal lockout for lack of merit.

ALPAP assailed the foregoing Resolutions o f the DOLE Secretary in the consolidated Strike and IllegalLockout Cases in a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 before the CA. The appellate court dismissedsaid Petition. ALPAP elevated the case to this C ourt by ling a Petition for Certiorari. However, he Courtdismissed the Petition of ALPAP in a minute Resolution for failure of ALPAP to show grave abuse of



discretion on the part of the appellate court. Said Resolution dismissing the 1st ALPAP casebecame nal and execu tory on August 29, 2002.

The 2 nd ALPAP Case:Thereafter, 32 ALPAP members w ith varying ranks o f captain, rst officer, and second officer – led withthe NLRC on June 7, 1999 a Complaint for illegal dismissal against PAL (Illegal Dismissal Case). The32 ALPAP members a lleged that they were not participants o f the June 5, 1998 strike of ALPAP and

that they had no obligation to comply w ith the Return-to-Work O rder of the DOLE Secretary.

PAL terminated c omplainants from employment together with the st rikers w ho d isobeyed the R eturn-to-Work Order, even though complainants had valid reasons for no t reporting for work. They furtherasserted that PAL did not observe the twin requirements of no tice and hearing in effecting theirtermination; that PAL refused to admit them when they reported for work on June 26, 1998; and thatPAL, which long planned to reduce its e et and manpower, took a dvantage of the strike by dismissingits p ilots e n masse. Complainants t hus p rayed for reinstatement to their former positions w ithout loss ofseniority rights; backwages and other monetary claims; and moral and exemplary damages, andattorney’s fees.

PAL averred that the Complaint for illegal dismissal is an offshoot of t he Strike and Illegal LockoutCases wherein the DOLE Secretary already adjudged with nality that the striking pilots lost t heiremployment for participating in an illegal strike and/or disobeying the Return-to-Work Order. Hence,PAL argued t hat the Complaint was a lready b arred by res j udicata.

LA found the dismissal of the 32 ALPAP members i llegal and ordered PAL to reinstate complainants t otheir former positions without loss of seniority rights, privileges and benets and to pay complainantstheir full backwages f rom June 9, 1998 up to date of reinstatement.

The NLRC reversed the LA’s de cision on November 6, 2001. According to the NLRC, the strike was nota one-day affair. It started on June 5, 1998 and lasted until the later part of June 1998. Complainants’assertion that they were not strikers was controverted by the photographs submitted as evidence byPAL showing that several complainants were at the strike a rea on June 9, 1998, some even holding astreamer saying: “WE ARE ON STRIKE.” The NLRC gave weight to the nding of the DOLE Secretary,affirmed by the Court of Appeals that ALPAP was se rved a copy o f the Return-to-Work Order on June8, 1998, thus, the A LPAP strikers h ad 24 hours, or until June 9, 1998, to comply with s aid Order.

However, based on the logbook, the complainants o nly reported back to work on June 26, 1998. As a

result of t heir deance of the DOLE Secretary’s Return-to-Work Order, com plainants lost t heiremployment status as of June 9, 1998. Even if complainants w ere supposedly on official leave or off-duty during the strike, records revealed that their official leave or off-duty status had expired at least twoweeks before June 26, 1998. The logbook establishing that complainants reported for work only onJune 26, 1998 must prevail over the complainants’ unsupported allegations t hat they called PAL officesupon the expiration of their respective leaves or days off to verify the status o f their ights.

CA reversed the NLRC’s decision and upheld the LA’s decision that the ALPAP members weredismissed illegally.



In the meantime, dur ing the pendency of the instant Petitions, the Court decided on June 6, 201 1[Airline Pilots Association of the Philippines v. Philippine Airlines, I nc,.] (2nd ALPAP case). The 2ndALPAP case arose from events that took place following the nality on August 29, 200 2 of theResolution dated April 10, 2002 which dismissed the 1st ALPAP case.

ISSUE: Whether the Decision in t he 1 st ca se constitutes r es j udicata to the present case [2nd case]?

RULING:

The Court, in the 2nd ALPAP case, acknowledged the illegal dismissal cases instituted by the individualALPAP members b efore the NLRC following their termination for the strike in June 1998 (which wereapart from the Strike and Illegal Lockout Cases o f ALPAP before the DOLE Secretary) and affirmed the

jurisdiction of the NLRC over said pronounced in the 2nd ALPAP case that “the pendency o f the foregoing cases sh ould not and could notaffect the character of our disposition over the instant case. Rather, these cases s hould be resolved in amanner consistent and in accord with our present disposition for effective enforcement and execution ofa nal judgment.”

The Petitions a t bar began with the Illegal Dismissal Case of Rodriguez, et al. and eight other formerpilots o f PAL before the NLRC. Among the Decisions r endered by Labor Arbiter Robles, the NLRC, andthe Court of Appeals herein, i t is the one by the NLRC which is consistent and in accord with thedisposition for eff ective enforcement and execution of the nal judgments in the 1st and 2nd ALPAPcases.

The 1st and 2nd ALPAP cases which became nal and executory on August 29, 2002 and September

9, 2011, respectively, constitute res judicata on the issue of who participated in the illegal strike in June1998 a nd whose services w ere va lidly terminated.

The elements for r es judicata in the second concept, i.e., conclusiveness of judgment, are extant inthese c ases.There is identity of par ties in the 1st and 2nd ALPAP cases, on one hand, and the Petitions at bar .While the 1st and 2nd ALPAP cases concerned ALPAP and the present Petitions involved severalindividual members o f ALPAP, the union acted in the 1st and 2nd ALPAP cases in representation of itsmembers. In fact, in the 2nd ALPAP case, the Court explicitly recognized that the complaint for illegallockout was led by ALPAP on behalf of all its m embers w ho were returning to work. Also in the said

case, ALPAP raised, albeit belatedly, exactly the same arguments a s R odriguez, et al. herein. Grantingthat there is no absolute identity of parties, w hat is required, however, for the application of the principleof res judicata is not ab solute, but only substantial identity of parties. A LPAP and Rodriguez, et al .share an identity o f interest from which owed an identity o f relief sought, namely, the reinstatement ofthe terminated ALPAP members to their former positions. Such identity of interest is sufficient to makethem privy-in-law, one to the other, and meets the requisite of substantial identity of parties.

There is likewise an identity of issues between the 1st and 2nd ALPAP cases and these cases.Rodriguez, et al., insist that they did not participate in the June 1998 strike, being on official leave or



scheduled off-duty. Nonetheless, on the matter of determining the identities of the ALPAP memberswho lost their employment status because of their participation in the illegal strike in June 1998, theCourt is n ow conclusively b ound b y its factual and legal ndings in the 1st and 2nd ALPAP cases.

In the 1st ALPAP case, the Court upheld the DOLE Secretary’s Resolution dated June 1, 1999declaring that the strike of June 5, 1998 was illegal and all ALPAP officers and members whoparticipated therein had lost their employment status. The Court in the 2nd ALPAP case ruled that even

though the dispositive portion of t he DOLE Secretary’s Resolution did not spe cically enumerate thenames o f those who actually p articipated in the illegal strike, such omission cannot prevent the effectiveexecution of the decision in the 1st ALPAP case. The Court referred to the records of the Strike andIllegal Lockout Cases, pa rticularly, the logbook, w hich it unequivocally pronounced as a “crucial andvital piece of evidence.” In the words of the Court in the 2nd ALPAP case, “[t]he logbook with theheading ‘Return-To-Work Compliance/Returnees’ be ars their individual si gnature signifying theirconformity that they were among those workers w ho returned to work o nly o n June 26, 1998 or after t hedeadline imposed by DOLE. x x x In ne, only those returning pilots, irrespective of w hether theycomprise t he entire membership o f ALPAP, are b ound by the June 1 , 1999 DOLE Resolution.”



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FACTS:

On November 14, 2005, CPMPC hired Carbonilla, Jr. as a Credit and Collection Manager and, as su ch,

was tasked with the handling of the credit co llection activities of the cooperative, w hich includedrecommending approvals, formulating and implementing credit and collection policies and conductingtrainings.

Sometime in 2007, CPMPC underwent a reorganization whereby Carbonilla, Jr. was also

assigned to perform the duties o f Human Resources D epartment (HRD) Manager, i.e ., assisting in thepersonnel hiring, ring, and handling of labor disputes.

In 2008, he was a ppointed as Le gal Officer and

subsequently, held the position of Legal and Collection Manager.

However, beginning February 2008, CPMPC, through its HRD Manager, Ma. Theresa R. Marquez(HRD Manager Marquez), s ent various memoranda to Carbonilla, Jr . seeking explanation on thevarious infractions he allegedly committed.

Unconvinced by C arbonilla, Jr.'s e xplanations, CPMPC scheduled several claricatory h earings, but theformer failed to attend despite due notice. Later, CPMPC conducted a formal investigation where itultimately found Carbonilla, Jr . to have committed acts prejudicial to CPMPC's interests. A s such,CPMPC, CEO Quevedo, sent Carbonilla, Jr. a Notice of Dismissal dated August 5, 2008 informing thelatter of his t ermination on the grounds of:

(a) loss of trust and condence;(b) gross disrespect;(c) serious misconduct;

(d) gross n egligence;(e) commission of a crime of falsication/inducing Aguipo to violate the law or t he LandTransportation and Traffic C ode; and

(f) committing acts h ighly prejudicial to the interest of the cooperative.

Consequently, Carbonilla, Jr. led the instant case for illegal dismissal, non-payment salaries, 13 thmonth pay, as w ell as d amages a nd backawages, against CPMPC, before the NLRC. In su pport o f hisclaims, Carbonilla, Jr. denied the administrative charges against him, asserting that the Managementand Board of Directors of CPMPC merely orchestrated means to unjustly dismiss him fromemployment.

CPMPC maintained that the totality o f Carbonilla, Jr.'s i nfractions w as s ufficient to warrant his d ismissal,and that it had complied with the procedural due process i n terminating him.

The La dismissed the complaint for lack of merit. The LA found that Carbonilla, Jr. committed a litany ofinfractions, the totality of which constituted just cause for the termination of his employment. Likewise, itwas d etermined that CPMPC afforded Carbonilla, Jr. procedural due process p rior to his t ermination, asevinced by the former's i ssuance of a series o f memoranda, as w ell as i ts co nduct of investigation withnotices to the latter.



The NLRC affirmed the LA ruling. It found CPMPC to have substantially proven the existence of justcauses i n dismissing Carbonilla, Jr., i.e ., abuse of authority; disrespect to his c olleagues a nd superiors;being remiss i n his d uties; and commission of acts o f misrepresentations.

The CA reversed and set aside the NLRC ruling. CPMPC failed to discharge the burden of proving thatCarbonilla, Jr.'s dismissal was for just causes.

ISSUE: Whether or not the CA correctly a scribed grave abuse of discretion on the part of the NLRC inruling that Carbonilla, Jr.'s dismissal was valid.

RULING:In labor di sputes, grave abuse of discretion may be ascribed to the NLRC when, inter a lia, its ndingsand conclusions are not supported by substantial evidence, or that amount of relevant evidence which areasonable mind might accept as a dequate to justify a conclusion.

Guided by the foregoing considerations, t he Court nds that the CA committed reversible error i ngranting Carbonilla, Jr .'s certiorari petition since the NLRC did not gravely abuse its discretion in rulingthat he was validly dismissed from employment as CPMPC was able to prove, through substantialevidence, the existence of just causes w arranting the s ame.

Basic is t he rule that an employer may validly terminate the services o f an employee for any o f the justcauses enumerated under Article 296 (formerly Article 282) of the Labor Code.

As m ay be gathered from the tenor of CPMPC's N otice of Dismissal, it is a pparent that Carbonilla, Jr.'semployment was terminated on the grounds o f, among others, serious m isconduct and loss of trust and

condence.

On the rst ground, case law characterizes m isconduct as a transgression of some established anddenite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction of duty, willful in character a nd implies wrongfulintent and not mere error in judgment. For misconduct to be considered as a just cause for termination,the following requisites must concur: (a) the misconduct m ust be serious; (b) it must r elate to theperformance of the employee's d uties showing that the employee has b ecome u nt to continue workingfor the employer; and ( c) it must have been performed with wrongful intent.

All of the foregoing requisites have been duly established in this case. Records reveal that Carbonilla,

Jr.'s serious misconduct consisted of him frequently exhibiting disrespectful and belligerent behavior,not only to his colleagues, but also to his s uperiors. He even used his stature as a law graduate to insistthat he is "above" them, often using misguided legalese to weasel his way out of the charges againsthim, as w ell as t o s trong-arm his co lleagues a nd s uperiors i nto s uccumbing to h is a rrogance.

Indisputably, Carbonilla, Jr.'s d emeanor towards h is c olleagues a nd superiors i s s erious i n nature as i tis n ot only reective of deance but also breeds o f antagonism in the work e nvironment. Surely, withinthe bounds o f law, management has t he rightful prerogative to take away dissidents a nd undesirablesfrom the workplace. It should not be forced to deal with difficult personnel, especially o ne who occupies



a position of trust and condence, as w ill be later discussed, else it be compelled to act against the bestinterest of its b usiness.

For another, Carbonilla, Jr.'s dismissal was also justied on the ground of loss of trust and condence.According to jurisprudence, loss o f trust and condence will validate an employee's dismissal when itis s hown that: (a) the employee concerned holds a position of trust and condence; and ( b) he performsan act that would justify su ch loss of trust and condence.93 There are two (2) classes o f positions o f

trust: rst, managerial employees w hose primary d uty con sists o f the management of the establishmentin which they are employed or of a department or a subdivision thereof, and to other officers ormembers of the managerial staff; and second, duciary rank-and-le employees, such as cashiers,auditors, property custodians, or those who, in the normal exercise of their functions, regularly handlesignicant amounts o f money or property. These employees, though rank-and-le, are routinely ch argedwith the care and custody of the employer's money or pr operty, and are thus classied as occupyingpositions of trust and condence.



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u / u /o o Dou -l, - Dou# /ll #/? ly a u@- a - Dou -l o #-Do#! Do / u- o #- #

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-l! / / R- olu /o a / ou o /D- o / !#a al o Dou -l /l-! y )o Mo o# / Dou -l,a u@-! a Dou -l o #-Do#! Do / u- o #- #- - )o Mo . Co /!-#/ ? a - CA a! / u-! a !a -! S- -@ -# 17, 200 !/#-D / ? - / /o -# o /l- - -D- a#y a aD @- , - #- olu /o // / /al aD /o a - y - CA, / Da o - !- /-! a #- o !- -#- al#-a!y a a#- o -

#oD--!/ ? - o#- - CA a ! a u#/ !/D /o a! -- aDLu/#-! o -# -/# -# o .

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u#/ !/D /o o -# - -# o o )o Mo u o - -# /D- o - #- olu /o / !/Da / ? / / / /al aDo #-Do#!.



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&/l #-!o Ca a ay a /#-! a a(le seaman y P- / /o -# )a#lo Na /?a /o , P /l/ / - , I D., a ! / )a#lo Na /?a /o Co., !. ( - Do #aD a u l-@- -! y a Doll-D / - a#?a/ / ? a?#--@- o# C#- Co l-- A?#--@- <CC.;A =.

& /l- o !u y Ca a ay a! a aDD/!- a ! - a !-Dla#-! u / o o# o# 25 !ay a ! a @-!#- a #/a -!. H- a /@@-!/a -ly #- -##-! o - Do@ a y !oD o#, *#. *olo#- (ay <Dr+ a# =, o# -Ka@/ a /o

#-a @- , u o a##/ / ? / )a /la. H- - #ou? a / - / - #-a @- u !-# - Da#- o *#. @o o# o# 1 0 !ay . A - Do Dlu /o o / #-a @- a ! -#a y #o?#a@,*#. (ay / u-! a D!/ a /l/ y a - @- o# Ca a ay a -! o - Do@ - a /o Dal- u !-# - (CC$ A.

Ca a ay !/! o !/ u - *# (ayF / !/ ? u a -# -! / / Do@ la/ a - a a - / l-! o -#!/ a /l/ y - - / / D- - a! lo / -@ loy@- #o - /o !u- o / / u#y /D , -Do@ - a -! u !-# - (CC$ A.

CA -l! a Ca a ayF !/ a /l/ y a! -Do@- -#@a - o al, Do /!-#/ ? a /l- - a *-D-@ -# 30, 2009, - a /ll -/ ? ?/ - @-!/Dal a - /o o Ju - 3, 2010, a -#/o! o @o#- a 120o# a o al o 155 !ay

*SS:,9 & - -# o# o Ca a ay / - / l-! o -#@a - o al !/ a /l/ y Do@ - a /o

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;or the duration of the treatment (ut in no case to e9ceed 8?@ da#s, the seaman is on tempo a y total disa"ility as he is totall# una(le to wor&+ If the 8?@ da#s initial period is e9ceeded and no such declaration is made (ecausethe seafarer requires further medical attention, then the temporar# total disa(ilit# period ma# (e e9tended up to ama9imum of ?4@ da#s, s u"6ect to the ight o! the employe to decla e within this pe iod that a pe manent

pa tial o total disa"ility al eady e4ists. he seaman ma# of course also (e declared fit to wor& at an# timesuch declaration is $ustified (# medical condition+

I / - a l/ -! a Ca a ay - #ou? a / - / - #-a @- , / Dlu!/ ? -D/al @-!/Dal #-#a y - /o , u !-# - Da#- a ! @a a?-@- o *#. (ay o# /K @o o# o# 1 0 !ay / /

-K - !-! -#/o! allo -! u !-# - #ul- /@ l-@- / ? - -@ loy-- Do@ - a /o la .

S/ D- *#. (ay a! /@-ly a ! !uly @a!- a !/ a /l/ y a - @- o# Ca a ay, - CA -##-! / #ul/ ? - / l-! o -#@a - o al !/ a /l/ y - - / -Dau - - a! lo / -@ loy@- " #o - /oCa a ayF u @/ /o a - a! lo / #o - /o / Do -@ la /o o - (CC$ A #- a/la - @- , o o ly -Dau - - !/! o !/ u - - a - @- , u al o -Dau - - !/! o ?o #

#oD-!u#- u !-# - a?#--@- o o a !/ a /l/ y / !- -#@/ -!, -#@a - o al o# o -# / -.

)o#-o -#, a -a a#-# Da o Dla/@ ull !/ a /l/ y - - / o / @-#- ay$ o / Do@ l- - !/ #-?a#! oSEC a ! - CBA, /D a#-, o #-/ -#a -, - la - -- - a# /- a ! /D -y a#- !u y ou ! o

A ! o / @u - / Ca a ayF Da -, - -D/ally - - #- u -! - - / /o -# F o -# a / @-!/D#- -##-! o a @u ually a o/ -! !oD o# u !-# - (CC$ A, o !- -#@/ - - -#, !- / - *#. (ayF Do@!/ a /l/ y a - @- u !-# - a?#--@- , - / -#@a - ly u / o# u# -# -a -# /D-.



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P- / /o -# )a /la )-@o#/al Pa# C-@- -#y, I D. - -#-! / o a Co #aD o S-# /D- / #- o !- &a#a ! S-# /D- . ( - Co #aD o S-# /D- #o /!-! a &a#! (#a!/ ?, a a / !- - !- Do #aD o#, // -#@- a ! -K u@a /o -# /D- a ! o -# #-la -! o# o )a /la )-@o#/al / o#!-# o u l-@- o

a )a /la )-@o#/al Pa# , Pa#a aLu- C/ y. A@o ? o - a /? -! y &a#! (#a!/ ? o -# o#@ -# /D- a - )a /la )-@o#/al Pa# -#- - #- o !-

R- o !- /l-! a Do@ la/ o# #-?ula#/Ma /o a ! Coll-D / - Ba#?a/ / ? A?#--@- - - / a?)-@o#/al. ( -y all-?-! a -y a -! )a /la )-@o#/al o Do /!-# -@ a #-?ula# o# -# / /a #o #/a - a#?a/ / ? u / - a l/ -! / - Doll-D / - a#?a/ / ? a?#--@- y )a /la )-@o#/al a ! /

- )a /la )-@o#/al Pa# #-- &o# -# 8 /o <))P 8 /o =. Bu )a /la )-@o#/al #- u -! - #-Lu- / D#- o !- -#- -@ loy-! y &a#! (#a!/ ?, a / !- - !- la o# Do #aD o#. ( -#-a -#, #- o !-

- ))P 8 /o . Su -Lu- ly, #- o !- -#- !/ @/ -! y )a /la )-@o#/al. ( u , #- o !- a@- !-!- Do@ la/ o / Dlu!- - #ay-# o# -/# #-/ a -@- a ! ay@- o aD a?- .

)-a /l-, )a /la )-@o#/al ou? - !/ @/ al o - Do@ la/ o# laD o u#/ !/D /o / D- -@ loy-#$-@ loy-- #-la /o / . )a /la )-@o#/al a#?u-! a #- o !- -#- -@ loy-- o &a#! (#a!/ ?.

( - a o# A# / -# !/ @/ -! - Do@ la/ o# a/l/ ? o #o - - -K/ - D- o a -@ loy-#$-@ loy--

R- o !- a -al-! o - N RC u / #- -# -! - a o# A# / -# / !/ ? . I #ul-! a &a#! (#la o#$o ly Do #aD o# a ! a a?- o )a /la )-@o#/al.

( -#-a -#, )a /la )-@o#/al /l-! a a -al / - CA. ( - CA a /#@-! - #ul/ ? o - N RC. I o-K/ - D- o a -@ loy-#$-@ loy-- #-la /o / - -- )a /la )-@o#/al a ! #- o !- .

*SS:,9 & - -# o# o a -@ loy-#$-@ loy-- #-la /o / -K/ - -- )a /la )-@o#/al a ! #- o !-- la -# o - - / l-! o -/# Dla/@ o# a?- a ! o -# - - / .

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a o#$o ly Do #aD / ? -K/ - - Do #aD o# o# u Do #aD o# @-#-ly #-D#u/ , u l/- -# o#@ a o , o# o# -# /D- o# a #/ D/ al a ! a y o - ollo / ? -l-@- a#- #- - O

1= ( - Do #aD o# o# u Do #aD o# !o- o a - u a /al Da / al o# / - @- /D o# o# -# /D- o - -# o#@-! a ! - -@ loy-- #-D#u/ -!, u l/-! o# laD-! y uD Dou Do #aD o# a#- -# o#@/ ? aD / / /- /D a#- !/#-D ly #-la -! o - @a/ u / - o

2= ( - Do #aD o# !o- o -K-#D/ - - #/? o Do #ol - -# o#@a D- o - o# o-@ loy--.

A Dlo -# loo a - Co #aD o S-# /D- #- -al a &a#! (#a!/ ? !o- o a - u a /al Da / al / - o#@ o ool , -Lu/ @- , @aD / -#y, o# #-@/ - a ! o -# @a -#/al / D- / / )a /la )-@o - -Lu/ @- u -! / - -# o#@a D- o o# --!-! o# / -#@- a ! -K u@a /o -# /D- .

u# -#, - #-Do#! o a )a /la )-@o#/al a ! E #/Lu- B. a?!a@-o a!@/ -! a #- o !- -#a#/ou / -#@- -# /D- a / SuDa , Pa#a aLu- #a D /D -#- !/#-D ly #-la -! o )a /la u / - o !- -lo / ?, -ll/ ? a ! @a/ a/ / ? @-@o#/al a# a ! / -#@- u D /o . )a /la )-@o

#- a/ -! - #/? o Do #ol - -# o#@a D- o - o# o - -@ loy-- Do D-# -!.

( - N RC al o ou ! a &a#! (#a!/ ? u / - !oDu@- -ll o# o ou ! u / - #aD /D-o #-?/ -# a a Do #aD o#, a #- u@ /o a#/ - a o - / - ?a?-! / la o#$o ly Do #aD /

Do #aD o# o -#Do@- - u#!- o #o / ? a / a u a /al Da / al, / - @- , ool a



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R- o !- P /l/ / - A/#l/ - <PA = E@ loy-- Sa / ? a ! oa A oD/a /o , I D. <PESA A= / a oD Do# o#a /o , - #/ D/ al u# o - o /D a#- ; o #o@o - a ! Dul / a - - a / o

a@o ? / @-@ -# a ! o a - !, o #-D-/ - @o -y o !- o / #o@ a/! @-@ -# o loa a/

@-@ -# - / --!.( - Do #o -# y -?a o July 11, 1997, - PESA A #-D-/ -! #o@ A y. Jo - C. Bla Do <Bla Do=,

a o# A a/# % /D-#$/ $C a#?-, a - -# / o#@/ ? / a PA all /@ l-@- a @aK/@u@ 0o all / P /l/ / -$ a -! -@ loy-- - -D / - Au?u 1, 1997. ( - - -# a -! a , a all #- -

a -! Doll-D / - a#?a/ / ? a?#--@- <CBA = Do a/ / @aK/@u@ 0 ala#y !-!uD /o #o#- - ;M-#o - ay; / ua /o , PA a ?o/ ? o #/D ly - o#D- a/! #o / /o

( - #- o !- a a l- o o a/ a / u D /o #-l/- #o@ - R(C - o/ / ? PA , Bla Do, a ! all oo# o /D/al aD / ? u !-# -@ #o@ /@ l-@- / ? - @aK/@u@ 0 l/@/ a /o o ala#y !-!uD /oPA o #/D ly - o#D- - ay#oll !-!uD /o / a o# o PESA A u /l u# -# o#!-# #o@ - Do

PA a/l-! o Do@ ly / - R(C o#!-# . I - *-D/ /o !a -! No -@ -# 6, 2002, - R(C @a!- - #-l/@/ a#y / u D /o -a#l/-# / u-! a -#@a - , - R(C al o !-Dla#-! Bla Do, +a a a, a ! Hua ?

/ !/#-D Do -@ a ! o#!-#-! -@ o #-@/ o# u# $o -# o PESA A - a@ou o P , ,716.!ay #o@ #-D-/ o - *-D/ /o .

PA / - - /ally Do - / ? - o#!-# !/#-D / ? / o ay PESA A - a@ou o P , ,716. 1, #-ala D- - -- - !-!uD /o a! /D- a ! - aD ual !-!uD -! a@ou .

*SS:, O & - -# o# o - !-D/ /o a Do #a#y oArt cle 2055 o< t=e C v l Co.e =en t e<<ect vely .eclarea contract o< guaranty bet een +A7 an. t=e members .ebtors o< +,SA7A!

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a@ou o P , ,716. 1 a o y- -- !-!uD -! #o@ - ala#/- o - PESA A @-@ -# a !, #- #-a o y uD a@ou a o -- !-!uD -! / -Dau - PA Do #a - -! - R(CF (R% a ! &PI

/ -#- o#- l/a l-, o -Dau - / / -/ ? @a!- a ?ua#a o# o - !- o PESA AF @-@ -# , u o aD /o #ou? o# - lo / - Da - a a#.

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R- o !- C#y al S / / ?, I D., / a o#-/? Do# o#a /o - ?a?-! / @a#/ /@- u / - . I / #- #-P /l/ / - y / @a / ? a?- , a ! Do$#- o !- -#-/ , a# / S / / ? A"S. P- / /o -# a /#-S / / ? #u / @a / ? a?- , a C /- Coo . 8 !-# / Do #aD , - / /o -# a Do -#-! y

I -# a /o al S / R-?/ -# <NIS= $ CBA. P#/o# o - -K-Du /o o - Do #aD , - / /o -# u !-# - a o#ou? P#-$E@ loy@- )-!/Da<PE)E= a ! a -# Do@ l/a D- -#- / , - a D-# / /-! a ; / o o# ; y - Do@ a y !- /? a -! 27 Au?u 200 , - / /o -# Do@@- D-! / o# a C /- Coo o oa#! )"V 'a#a Ga . So@- /@- /

-- o S- -@ -# 200 , - / /o -#, /l- o oa#! - - -l, a# -! u -#/ ? #o@ D #o /D -KD- / - l-?@ a ! -K -#/- D-! !/ /Dul y #-a / ?. H- a ou ! a - a u -#/ ? #o@Ca a## "B#o D / / P a# K I##/ a /o .

A -# ?/ / ? /@ #o -# @-!/Da /o , - -Ka@/ / ? y /D/a !-Dla#-! /@ FF / o# !u y; a ! o o# / - - -l. I Ja ua#y 2009, - / /o -# a?a/ Do@ la/ -! o /@/la# y@ o@ , -KD- / -

l-?@ a ! !/ /Dul y #-a / ?, a !, a a?a/ #- -##-! o# u# -# @-!/Dal -Ka@/ a /o / - N- -/@- - a Do / -! a +o#?Saa@ Ho / al #o@ 20 Ja ua#y 2009 o 12 - #ua#y 2009 -#- - a !/a?/ ;*/la -! Ca#!/o@yo a y -Do !a#y o V/#al )yoDa#!/ / , ;a Do !/ /o /D oul! #-Lu/#- u##-a @- a ! @a a?-@- . Co /!-#/ ? - -#/ou - o / a/l@- , - / /o -#F #- a #/a /o

P /l/ / - a #-Do@@- !-! y !oD o# . E Do# -! y a y /D/a , - / /o -# a##/ -! / - P /l/- #ua#y 2009 a ! a /@@-!/a -ly Do / -! a - )- #o ol/ a )-!/Dal C- -#. A -# a -#/- o -ou ! a - / /o -# a u -#/ ? #o@ ;*/la -! Ca#!/o@yo a y, B/Du /! Ao# /D S - o / , ; R- !-o# a y -a !u y.

Cla/@/ ? a / /ll - a #- !-#-! /@ o ally u / o# a y -a !u y / o# $#-la -!, - / /o -#ou? o# - ay@- o -#@a - !/ a /l/ y - - / u #- o !- a/l-! o# #- u -! o aD

-y a#- l/a l- u !-# - CBA.

( - P- / /o -# /l-! a aD /o o# #-Do -#y o -#@a - !/ a /l/ y - - / u !-# - CBA. ( - R!/ allo -! - #-Do -#y o - ?#ou ! a - !/ -a - a Do ?- / al / a u#- a ! / o Dau -! o# a??

y / o# . ( - Da - a /l-! / - a o# A# / -# #- !-#/ ? a !-D/ /o / a o# o - P- / /o -#. - N RC a /#@-! - #ul/ ? o - a o# A# / -#.

( - !-D/ /o a a -al-! o - CA, #- -# / ? - #/o# !-D/ /o o - N RC.

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& - -# o# o - - / /o -# all - l/a l- o# - !/ a /l/ y - - / / $a$ / - !/ -a - a o#u !-# - CBA.

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( - SC #- -# -! - !-D/ /o o - CA a ! #ul-! / a o# o - P- / /o -#. ADDo#!/ ?ly, - / l-@- o o -# -a o# o !/ a /l/ y - - / / a @a -# ?o -# -!, o o ly y @-!/Dal / !/ ? , u y

Do #aD .( - @a -#/al a u o#y #o / /o a#- A# /Dl- 191 o 193 u !-# C a -# VI <*/ a /l/ y B- - / = o / #-la /o / Rul- o - Rul- a ! R-?ula /o I@ l-@- / ? BooIV o - a o# Co!-.

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