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    POLYMER RUBBER CORPORATION and JOSEPH ANG, petitioners, vs BAYOLOSALAMU!ING, respondent

    Corporation La"# Lia$i%it& o' Corporate O()ers# O$%i*ations in)+rred as a res+%t o'te dire)tors- and o()ers- a)ts as )orporate a*ents, are not teir persona% %ia$i%it&$+t te dire)t responsi$i%it& o' te )orporation te& represent.A )orporation, as a

     /+ridi)a% entit&, 0a& a)t on%& tro+* its dire)tors, o()ers and e0p%o&eesO$%i*ations in)+rred as a res+%t o' te dire)tors- and o()ers- a)ts as )orporatea*ents, are not teir persona% %ia$i%it& $+t te dire)t responsi$i%it& o' te )orporationte& represent As a r+%e, te& are on%& so%idari%& %ia$%e "it te )orporation 'or tei%%e*a% ter0ination o' servi)es o' e0p%o&ees i' te& a)ted "it 0a%i)e or $ad 'ait

    Sa0e# Sa0e# To o%d a dire)tor or o()er persona%%& %ia$%e 'or )orporate o$%i*ations,t"o re1+isites 0+st )on)+r2 345 it 0+st $e a%%e*ed in te )o0p%aint tat te dire)toror o()er assented to patent%& +n%a"'+% a)ts o' te )orporation or tat te o()er"as *+i%t& o' *ross ne*%i*en)e or $ad 'ait# and 365 tere 0+st $e proo' tat teo()er a)ted in $ad 'ait.To o%d a dire)tor or o()er persona%%& %ia$%e 'or )orporate

    o$%i*ations, t"o re1+isites 0+st )on)+r2 345 it 0+st $e a%%e*ed in te )o0p%aint tatte dire)tor or o()er assented to patent%& +n%a"'+% a)ts o' te )orporation or tatte o()er "as *+i%t& o' *ross ne*%i*en)e or $ad 'ait# and 365 tere 0+st $e proo'tat te o()er a)ted in $ad 'ait

    Re0edia% La"# Civi% Pro)ed+re# J+d*0ents# I00+ta$i%it& o' J+d*0ents# A 7na% ande8e)+tor& /+d*0ent )an no %on*er $e a%tered Te /+d*0ent 0a& no %on*er $e0odi7ed in an& respe)t, even i' te 0odi7)ation is 0eant to )orre)t "at isper)eived to $e an erroneo+s )on)%+sion o' 'a)t or %a", and re*ard%ess o' "eterte 0odi7)ation is atte0pted to $e 0ade $& te )o+rt renderin* it or $& te i*estCo+rt o' te %and.To o%d An* persona%%& %ia$%e at tis sta*e is 1+ite +n'air Te

     /+d*0ent o' te LA, as a(r0ed $& te NLRC and %ater $& te SC ad a%read& %on*

    $e)o0e 7na% and e8e)+tor& It as

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    SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATE!

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    $een e%d tat a 7na% and e8e)+tor& /+d*0ent )an no %on*er $e a%tered Te /+d*0ent 0a& no %on*er $e 0odi7ed in an& respe)t, even i' te 0odi7)ation is

    0eant to )orre)t "at is per)eived to $e an erroneo+s )on)%+sion o' 'a)t or %a", andre*ard%ess o' "eter te 0odi7)ation is atte0pted to $e 0ade $& te )o+rtrenderin* it or $& te i*est Co+rt o' te %and ?Sin)e te a%ias "rit o' e8e)+tion didnot )on'or0, is di@erent 'ro0 and t+s "ent $e&ond or varied te tenor o' te

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     /+d*0ent "i) *ave it %i'e, it is a n+%%it& To 0aintain oter"ise "o+%d $e to i*norete )onstit+tiona% provision a*ainst deprivin* a person o' is propert& "ito+t d+epro)ess o' %a"

    La$or La"# Separation Pa Ba)"a*es# Even an e0p%o&er "o is ?'o+nd *+i%t& o'+n'air %a$or pra)ti)e in dis0issin* is e0p%o&ee 0a& not $e ordered so to pa&

    $a)"a*es $e&ond te date o' )%os+re o' $+siness "ere s+) )%os+re "as d+e to%e*iti0ate $+siness reasons and not 0ere%& an atte0pt to de'eat te order o'reinstate0ent.Anent te )o0p+tation o' teir %ia$i%it& 'or te pa&0ent o'separation pa& in %ie+ o' reinstate0ent in 'avor o' Sa%a0+din*, te Co+rt a*rees"it te r+%in* o' te LA tat it 0+st $e )o0p+ted on%& +p to te ti0e Po%&0er)eased operations in Septe0$er 4D Te )o0p+tation 0+st $e $ased on ten+0$er o' da&s "en Po%&0er "as in a)t+a% operation It )annot $e e%d %ia$%e topa& separation pa& $e&ond s+) )%os+re o' $+siness $e)a+se even i' te i%%e*a%%&dis0issed e0p%o&ees "o+%d $e reinstated, te& )o+%d not possi$%& "or $e&ond teti0e o' te )essation o' its operation In te )ase o' Croni)%e Se)+rities Corp vNLRC, >>> SCRA D>6 36>5, "e r+%ed tat even an e0p%o&er "o is ?'o+nd *+i%t& o' 

    +n'air %a$or pra)ti)e in dis0issin* is e0p%o&ee 0a& not $e ordered so to pa&$a)"a*es $e&ond te date o' )%os+re o' $+siness "ere s+) )%os+re "as d+e to%e*iti0ate $+siness reasons and not 0ere%& an atte0pt to de'eat te order o'reinstate0ent

    PETITION 'or revie" on )ertiorari o' te de)ision and reso%+tion o' te Co+rt o'Appea%s

      Te 'a)ts are stated in te opinion o' te Co+rt

      Gerardo Ra$anes 'or petitioners

      Te La" ;ir0 o' Can, Ro$%es and Asso)iates 'or respondent

    4==

    , 64D

    4==

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    REYES, J2

     Te instant petition4 assai%s te !e)ision6 dated J+ne D, 6 o' te Co+rt o'Appea%s 3CA5 in CAGR SP No DF dire)tin* te re)a%% o' te a%ias "rit o'e8e)+tion and te %i'tin* o' te noti)e o' %ev& on te sares o' sto)s o' petitioner

     Josep An* 3An*5 Te Reso%+tionD dated Nove0$er =, 6 denied te 0otion 'orre)onsideration tereo'

     Te ante)edent 'a)ts are as 'o%%o"s2

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    Herein respondent Ba&o%o Sa%a0+din* 3Sa%a0+din*5, Mariano G+%anan and Rodo%'oRai' 3re'erred to as te )o0p%ainants5 "ere e0p%o&ees o' petitioner Po%&0er R+$$erCorporation 3Po%&0er5, "o "ere dis0issed a'ter a%%e*ed%& )o00ittin* )ertainirre*+%arities a*ainst Po%&0er

    On J+%& 6>, 4, te tree e0p%o&ees 7%ed a )o0p%aint a*ainst Po%&0er and An*

    3petitioners5 'or +n'air %a$or pra)ti)e, i%%e*a% dis0issa%, nonpa&0ent o' overti0eservi)es, vio%ation o' Presidentia% !e)ree No =4, "it pra&er 'or reinstate0ent andpa&0ent o' $a) "a*es, attorne&-s 'ees, 0ora% and e8e0p%ar& da0a*es>

    On Nove0$er 64, 4, te La$or Ar$iter 3LA5 rendered a de)ision, te dispositiveportion o' "i) reads2

    HERE;ORE, /+d*0ent is ere$& rendered dis0issin* te )o0p%ainant +n'air %a$orpra)ti)e 3si)5 $+t dire)tin* te respondent te 'o%%o"in*2

    4 Reinstate )o0p%ainants to teir 'or0er position "it '+%% $a) "a*es 'ro0 teti0e te& "ere i%%e*a%%& dis0issed +p to te ti0e o' reinstate0ent

     999999999999999 

    4 Ro%%o, pp D4K

    6 Penned $& Asso)iate J+sti)e Si8to C Mare%%a, Jr, "it Asso)iate J+sti)es Ed*ardo ;S+ndia0 and Monina Areva%oenarosa, )on)+rrin*# id, at pp 4FD4

    D Id, at pp DDD>

    > Id, at p 4

    4=K

    4=K

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    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    6 To pa& individ+a% )o0p%ainants teir 4Dt 0ont pa& and 'or te &ear 4 inte 'o%%o"in* a0o+nt2

    a Mariano G+%anan PD,4>

    $ Rodo%'o Rai' PD,>D

    ) Ba&o%o Sa%a0+din* PD,6>

    D To pa& individ+a% )o0p%ainants overti0e in te a0o+nt o' P4,DD= ea)

    > To pa& individ+a% )o0p%ainants overti0e in te a0o+nt o' PK,K ea)

    = To pa& individ+a% )o0p%ainants 0ora% and e8e0p%ar& da0a*es in te a0o+nt o'P4, ea)

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    K To pa& attorne&-s 'ee e1+iva%ent to ten 345 per)ent o' te tota% 0onetar& a"ardo' te )o0p%ainants

    SO OR!ERE!=

    A "rit o' e8e)+tion "as s+$se1+ent%& iss+ed on Apri% 4, 44 to i0p%e0ent te

    a'oresaid /+d*0entK Te petitioners appea%ed to te Nationa% La$or Re%ations Co00ission 3NLRC5

    On Apri% F, 46, te NLRC a(r0ed te de)ision o' te LA "it 0odi7)ations TeNLRC de%eted te a"ard o' 0ora% and e8e0p%ar& da0a*es, servi)e in)entive pa&,and 0odi7ed te )o0p+tation o' 4Dt 0ont pa&F Te )orrespondin* Entr& o'

     J+d*0ent "as 0ade on Septe0$er 6=, 46, and an a%ias "rit o' e8e)+tion "asiss+ed on O)to$er 6, 46, $ased on te NLRC de)ision

     Te )ase "as s+$se1+ent%& e%evated to te S+pre0e Co+rt 3SC5 on a petition 'or)ertiorari In a Reso%+tion dated Sep

     999999999999999 

    = Id, at pp 44

    K Id, at p 4

    F Id, at pp 46

    CA Ro%%o, p 6

    Ro%%o, p 6

    4=F

    , 64D

    4=F

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    te0$er 6, 4D, te Co+rt a(r0ed te disposition o' te NLRC "it te '+rter0odi7)ation tat te a"ard o' overti0e pa& to te )o0p%ainants "as de%eted4

    On Septe0$er D, 4D, Po%&0er )eased its operations44

    Upon a 0otion dated Nove0$er 44, 4>, te LA a 1+o iss+ed a "rit o' e8e)+tionon Nove0$er 4K, 4> $ased on te SC reso%+tion Sin)e te "rit o' e8e)+tion "asret+rned +nsatis7ed, anoter a%ias "rit o' e8e)+tion "as iss+ed on J+ne >, 4F46

    In te %atter part o' 6>, Po%&0er "it a%% its i0prove0ents in te pre0ises "as*+tted $& 7re4D

    On !e)e0$er 6, 6>, te )o0p%ainants 7%ed a Motion 'or Re)o0p+tation andIss+an)e o' ;i't 3=t5 A%ias rit o' E8e)+tion Te Resear) and Co0p+tation Unit o' 

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    te NLRC )a0e +p "it te tota% a0o+nt o' P6,K6,FDFK= !+e to te 'ai%+re o' tepetitioners to )o00entoppose te a0o+nt despite noti)e, te LA approved saida0o+nt4>

     T+s, on Apri% 6K, 6=, te LA iss+ed a =t A%ias rit o' E8e)+tion4= pra&ed 'or)o00andin* te seri@ to )o%%e)t te a0o+nt

    In te i0p%e0entation o' tis a%ias "rit o' e8e)+tion dated Apri% 6K, 6=, te sareso' sto)s o' An* at USA Reso+r)es Corporation "ere %evied

    On Nove0$er 4, 6=, te petitioners 0oved to 1+as te =t a%ias "rit o'e8e)+tion, and to %i't te noti)e o' *arnis0ent4K Te& a%%e*ed tat2 a5 An* so+%dnot $e e%d /oint%& and severa%%& %ia$%e "it Po%&0er sin)e it "as on%& te %atter

     999999999999999 

    4 CA Ro%%o, p 6

    44 Ro%%o, p 6K

    46 CA Ro%%o, pp 6D

    4D Ro%%o, p 6

    4> CA Ro%%o, pp >=

    4= Id

    4K Id, at pp =4==

    4=

    4=

    SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATE!

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    "i) "as e%d %ia$%e in te de)ision o' te LA, NLRC and te S+pre0e Co+rt# $5 te)o0p+tation o' te 0onetar& a"ard in 'avor o' te )o0p%ainants in te a0o+nt o'P6,K6,FDFK= "as 0is%eadin*, ano0a%o+s and i*%& erroneo+s# and )5 tede)ision so+*t to $e en'or)ed $& 0ere 0otion is a%read& $arred $& te stat+te o'%i0itations4F

    In an Order4 dated !e)e0$er 4K, 6=, te LA *ranted te 0otion Te LAordered te 1+asa% and re)a%% o' te "rit o' e8e)+tion, as "e%% as te %i'tin* o' tenoti)e o' %ev& on An*-s sares o' sto)s

     Te LA r+%ed tat te !e)ision dated Nove0$er 64, 4 did not )ontain an&prono+n)e0ent tat An* "as a%so %ia$%e To o%d An* %ia$%e at tis sta*e "en tede)ision ad %on* $e)o0e 7na% and e8e)+tor& "i%% var& te tenor o' te /+d*0ent, orin e8)ess o' its ter0s As to te e8tent o' te )o0p+tation o' te $a)"a*es, tesa0e 0+st on%& )over te period d+rin* "i) te )o0pan& "as in a)t+a%

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    operation ;+rter, te LA 'o+nd tat te )o0p%ainant-s 0otion to e8e)+te te LA-sde)ision "as a%read& $arred $& te stat+te o' %i0itations Te 'a%%o o' te de)isionreads2

    HERE;ORE, pre0ises a%% )onsidered, an order is ere$& rendered 1+asin* andre)a%%in* te rit o' E8e)+tion and %i'tin* te Noti)e o' Lev& on te Sares o' Sto)s

    o' respondent Josep An*4

    On appea%, te NLRC a(r0ed te 7ndin*s o' te LA in a !e)ision6 datedSepte0$er 6F, 6K It, o"ever, 0ade a prono+n)e0ent tat te )o0p%ainants didnot s%eep on teir ri*ts as te& )ontin+ed to 7%e series o' 0otions 'or te e8e)+tiono' te 0onetar& a"ard and are, t+s, not $arred $& te stat+te o' %i0itations Teappea% on te aspe)t o' te %i'tin*

     999999999999999 

    4F Id

    4 Id, at pp >>F

    4 Id, at p >F

    6 Id, at pp 6KDK

    4=

    , 64D

    4=

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    o' te noti)e o' %ev& on te sares o' sto)s o' An* "as dis0issed Te dispositiveportion o' te de)ision reads as 'o%%o"s2

    HERE;ORE, te assai%ed Order dated !e)e0$er 4K, 6= is ere$& A;;IRME! "itMO!I;ICATION de)%arin* te ri*ts o' te )o0p%ainants to e8e)+te te !e)isiondated Nove0$er 64, 4 not avin* $arred $& te stat+te o' %i0itations Teappea% is ere$&, !ISMISSE! 'or %a) o' 0erit64

    On Jan+ar& 46, 6F, te NLRC denied te 0otion 'or re)onsideration o' te'ore*oin* de)ision66

    Undeterred, Sa%a0+din* 7%ed a Petition 'or Certiorari6D $e'ore te CAOn J+ne D, 6, te CA 'o+nd 0erit "it te petition6> Te CA stated tat tereas to $e a responsi$%e person or persons "orin* in te interest o' Po%&0er "o0a& a%so $e )onsidered as te e0p%o&er, invoin* te )ases o' NYQ Int-% Qnit"earCorp Pi%s v NLRC6= and AC Ranso0 La$or UnionCCLU v NLRC6K Sin)e An* aste dire)tor o' Po%&0er "as )onsidered te i*est ranin* o()er o' Po%&0er, e"as tere'ore proper%& i0p%eaded and 0a& $e e%d /oint%& and severa%%& %ia$%e 'or

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    te o$%i*ations o' Po%&0er to its dis0issed e0p%o&ees T+s, te dispositive portiono' te assai%ed de)ision reads as 'o%%o"s2

    HERE;ORE, te petition is *ranted in part Te !e)ision dated Septe0$er 6F,6K and te Reso%+tion dated Jan+ar& 46, 6F o' respondent NLRC are ere$&ann+%%ed and set aside inso'ar as te& dire)t te re)a%%

     999999999999999 

    64 Id, at p D=

    66 Id, at pp DFD

    6D Id, at pp 66>

    6> Ro%%o, pp 4FD4

    6= >>= Pi% K=># DF SCRA KF 36D5

    6K 66K Pi% 4# 4>6 SCRA 6K 34K5

    4K

    4K

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    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    and 1+asa% o' te rit o' E8e)+tion and %i'tin* o' te Noti)e o' Lev& on te sareso' sto) o' respondent Josep An* Te Order dated !e)e0$er 4K, 6= o' te

    Honora$%e La$or Ar$iter Ra0on

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    ?A )orporation, as a /+ridi)a% entit&, 0a& a)t on%& tro+* its dire)tors, o()ers ande0p%o&ees O$%i*ations in)+rred as a res+%t o' te dire)tors- and o()ers- a)ts as)orporate a*ents, are not teir persona% %ia$i%it& $+t te dire)t responsi$i%it& o' te)orporation te& represent As a r+%e, te& are on%& so%idari%& %ia$%e "it te)orporation 'or te i%%e*a% ter0ination o' servi)es o' e0p%o&ees i' te& a)ted "it

    0a%i)e or $ad 'ait6 999999999999999 

    6F Ro%%o, pp DD4

    6 Id, at p 4

    6 Peaor v O+tdoor C%otin* Man+'a)t+rin* Corporation, GR No 4FF44>, Apri%4D, 64, K4 SCRA 6, 64K

    4K4

    , 64D

    4K4

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

     To o%d a dire)tor or o()er persona%%& %ia$%e 'or )orporate o$%i*ations, t"o re1+isites0+st )on)+r2 345 it 0+st $e a%%e*ed in te )o0p%aint tat te dire)tor or o()erassented to patent%& +n%a"'+% a)ts o' te )orporation or tat te o()er "as *+i%t& o' *ross ne*%i*en)e or $ad 'ait# and 365 tere 0+st $e proo' tat te o()er a)ted in$ad 'aitD

    In te instant )ase, te CA i0p+ted $ad 'ait on te part o' te petitioners "enPo%&0er )eased its operations te da& a'ter te pro0+%*ation o' te SC reso%+tion in4D "i) "as a%%e*ed%& 0eant to evade %ia$i%it& Te CA 'o+nd it ne)essar& topier)e te )orporate 7)tion and pointed at An* as te responsi$%e person to pa& 'orSa%a0+din*-s 0one& )%ai0s E8)ept 'or tis assertion, tere is notin* in tere)ords tat so" tat An* "as responsi$%e 'or te a)ts )o0p%ained o' At an& rate,"e 7nd tat it "i%% re1+ire a *reat stret) o' i0a*ination to )on)%+de tat a)orporation "o+%d )ease its operations i' on%& to evade te pa&0ent o' te ad/+d*ed0onetar& a"ards in 'avor o' tree 3D5 o' its e0p%o&ees

     Te dispositive portion o' te LA !e)ision dated Nove0$er 64, 4 "i)Sa%a0+din* atte0pts to en'or)e does not 0ention tat An* is /oint%& and severa%%&%ia$%e "it Po%&0er An* is 0ere%& one o' te in)orporators o' Po%&0er and to sin*%ei0 o+t and re1+ire i0 to persona%%& ans"er 'or te %ia$i%ities o' Po%&0er is "ito+t$asis In te a$sen)e o' a 7ndin* tat e a)ted "it 0a%i)e or $ad 'ait, it "as error'or te CA to o%d i0 responsi$%e

    In A%i%in* v ;e%i)iano,D4 te Co+rt e8p%ained to "it2

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     Te CA e%d te president o' EC, Jose B ;e%i)iano, San Mateo and Lariosa /oint%& and severa%%& %ia$%e 'or te 0onetar& a"ards o' A%i%in* on te *ro+nd tat te

    o()ers are )onsidered ?e0p%o&ers a)tin* in te interest o' te )orporation Te CA)ited NYQ Interna

     999999999999999 

    D ;ran)is)o v Ma%%en, Jr, GR No 4FD4K, Septe0$er 66, 64, KD4 SCRA 44,46D46>

    D4 GR No 4=6, Apri% 6=, 646, KF4 SCRA 4K

    4K6

    4K6

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    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    tiona% Qnit"ear Corporation Pi%ippines 3NYQ5 v Nationa% La$or Re%ationsCo00ission in s+pport o' its ar*+0ent Nota$%&, NYQ in t+rn )ited AC Ranso0La$or UnionCCLU v NLRC

    S+) r+%in* as $een reversed $& te Co+rt in A%$a v Y+pan*)o, "ere te Co+rtr+%ed2

    ?B& Order o' Septe0$er =, 6F, te La$or Ar$iter denied respondent-s 0otion to1+as te Drd a%ias "rit Br+sin* aside respondent-s )ontention tat is %ia$i%it& is0ere%& /oint, te La$or Ar$iter r+%ed2

    S+) iss+e re*ardin* te persona% %ia$i%it& o' te o()ers o' a )orporation 'or tepa&0ent o' "a*es and 0one& )%ai0s to its e0p%o&ees, as in te instant )ase, as%on* $een reso%ved $& te S+pre0e Co+rt in a %on* %ist o' )ases AC Ranso0 La$orUnionCLU vs NLRC 34>6 SCRA 6K5 and reiterated in te )ases o' C+a vs NLRC346 SCRA D=D5, G+de vs NLRC 34D SCRA K>>5 In te a'ore0entioned )ases, teS+pre0e Co+rt as e8press%& e%d tat te irresponsi$%e o()er o' te )orporation3e*, President5 is %ia$%e 'or te )orporation-s o$%i*ations to its "orers T+s,respondent Y+pan*)o, $ein* te president o' te respondent YL Land and U%traMotors Corp, is proper%& /oint%& and severa%%& %ia$%e "it te de'endant )orporations'or te %a$or )%ai0s o' Co0p%ainants A%$a and !e G+0an 8 8 8

    8 8 8 8

    As ree)ted a$ove, te La$or Ar$iter e%d tat respondent-s %ia$i%it& is so%idar&

     Tere is so%idar& %ia$i%it& "en te o$%i*ation e8press%& so states, "en te %a" soprovides, or "en te nat+re o' te o$%i*ation so re1+ires MAM Rea%t& !eve%op0entCorpo

    4KD

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    , 64D

    4KD

    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    ration v NLRC, on so%idar& %ia$i%it& o' )orporate o()ers in %a$or disp+tes, en%i*tens2

    8 8 8 A )orporation $ein* a /+ridi)a% entit&, 0a& a)t on%& tro+* its dire)tors,o()ers and e0p%o&ees O$%i*ations in)+rred $& te0, a)tin* as s+) )orporatea*ents are not teirs $+t te dire)t a))o+nta$i%ities o' te )orporation te&represent Tr+e so%idar& %ia$i%ities 0a& at ti0es $e in)+rred $+t on%& "ene8)eptiona% )ir)+0stan)es "arrant s+) as, *enera%%&, in te 'o%%o"in* )ases2

    4 en dire)tors and tr+stees or, in appropriate )ases, te o()ers o' a)orporation2

    3a5 vote 'or or assent to patent%& +n%a"'+% a)ts o' te )orporation#3$5 a)t in $ad 'ait or "it *ross ne*%i*en)e in dire)tin* te )orporate a@airs#

    8 8 8 8

    In %a$or )ases, 'or instan)e, te Co+rt as e%d )orporate dire)tors and o()ersso%idari%& %ia$%e "it te )orporation 'or te ter0ination o' e0p%o&0ent o'e0p%o&ees done "it 0a%i)e or in $ad 'aitD6 3Citations o0itted and +nders)orin*o+rs5

     To o%d An* persona%%& %ia$%e at tis sta*e is 1+ite +n'air Te /+d*0ent o' te LA, asa(r0ed $& te NLRC and %ater $& te SC ad a%read& %on* $e)o0e 7na% and

    e8e)+tor& It as $een e%d tat a 7na% and e8e)+tor& /+d*0ent )an no %on*er $ea%tered Te /+d*0ent 0a& no %on*er $e 0odi7ed in an& respe)t, even i' te0odi7)ation is 0eant to )orre)t "at is per)eived to $e an erroneo+s )on)%+sion o''a)t or %a", and re*ard%ess o' "eter te 0odi7)ation is atte0pted to $e

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    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    0ade $& te )o+rt renderin* it or $& te i*est Co+rt o' te %andDD ?Sin)e tea%ias "rit o' e8e)+tion did not )on'or0, is di@erent 'ro0 and t+s "ent $e&ond orvaried te tenor o' te /+d*0ent "i) *ave it %i'e, it is a n+%%it& To 0aintain

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    oter"ise "o+%d $e to i*nore te )onstit+tiona% provision a*ainst deprivin* a persono' is propert& "ito+t d+e pro)ess o' %a"D>

    Anent te )o0p+tation o' teir %ia$i%it& 'or te pa&0ent o' separation pa& in %ie+ o'reinstate0ent in 'avor o' Sa%a0+din*, te Co+rt a*rees "it te r+%in* o' te LA tatit 0+st $e )o0p+ted on%& +p to te ti0e Po%&0er )eased operations in Septe0$er

    4D Te )o0p+tation 0+st $e $ased on te n+0$er o' da&s "en Po%&0er "as ina)t+a% operationD= It )annot $e e%d %ia$%e to pa& separation pa& $e&ond s+))%os+re o' $+siness $e)a+se even i' te i%%e*a%%& dis0issed e0p%o&ees "o+%d $ereinstated, te& )o+%d not possi$%& "or $e&ond te ti0e o' te )essation o' itsoperationDK In te )ase o' Croni)%e Se)+rities Corp v NLRC,DF "e r+%ed tat evenan e0p%o&er "o is ?'o+nd *+i%t& o' +n'air %a$or pra)ti)e in dis0issin* is e0p%o&ee0a& not $e ordered so to pa& $a)"a*es $e&ond te date o' )%os+re o' $+siness"ere s+) )%os+re "as d+e to %e*iti0ate $+siness reasons and not 0ere%& anatte0pt to de'eat te order o' reinstate0entD

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    DD Mannin* Internationa% Corp v NLRC, GR No D4, Mar) 4D, 44, 4= SCRA4==, 4K4

    D> A%$a v Y+pan*)o, GR No 46DD, J+ne 6, 64, K66 SCRA =D, =, )itin* BESan !ie*o, In) v A%+%, GR No 4K=4, J+ne , 6F, =6> SCRA >6, >DD andCa$an* v Basa&, GR No 4=F, Mar) 6, 6, =6 SCRA 4F6

    D= !+ra$+i%t Re)appin* P%ant Co v NLRC, 6DK Pi% D=4, D=# 4=6 SCRA D6, DDK34F5

    DK JAT Genera% Servi)es v NLRC, >K= Pi% F=, FF# >64 SCRA F, 36>5

    DF >K Pi% =K# >>> SCRA D>6 36>5

    D Id, at p =F6# p D=D, )itin* Pia InnConso%idated ;oods Corporation v NLRC,GR No LF>=D4, J+ne 6, 4, 4K6 SCRA FFD, FF

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    Po%&0er R+$$er Corporation vs Sa%a0+din*

    HERE;ORE, te petition is GRANTE! Te !e)ision dated J+ne D, 6 and teReso%+tion dated Nove0$er =, 6 o' te Co+rt o' Appea%s in CAGR SP No DFare SET ASI!E Te !e)ision o' te Nationa% La$or Re%ations Co00ission datedSepte0$er 6F, 6K is REINSTATE! Let te re)ords o' te )ase $e re0anded to teLa$or Ar$iter 'or proper )o0p+tation o' te a"ard in a))ordan)e "it tis de)ision

    SO OR!ERE!

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    Sereno 3CJ, Cairperson5, Leonardo!e Castro, Bersa0in and