G.R. No. 178647
February 13, 2009
GENERAL SANTOS COCA-COLA LANT FREE !OR"ERS #N$ON-T#AS, Petitioner, vs. COCA-COLA %OTTLERS &$LS., $NC. 'GENERAL SANTOS C$T(), T&E CO#RT OF AEALS a*+ T&E NAT$ONAL LA%OR LA%OR RELAT$ONS CO$SS$ON, Respondents.
Sometime in the late 1990s, CCBPI experienced a significant decline in profitabilit d!e to the "sian economic crisis, decrease in sales, and to!gher competition. #o c!rb the negative effects on the compan , it it implemented three $%& 'aves 'av es of an (arl Retirement Program and also there 'as an inter)office memorand!m mandating to p!t on hold all re*!ests for hiring to fill in vacancies in both reg!lar and temporar positions in +ead ffice and in the Plants. #his prompted petitioner to negotiate 'ith the -abor anagement Committee for filling !p the vacancies vacanci es 'ith perma permanent nent emploees. emploees. /o resol!tion resol!tion 'as reached on the matter. matter. aced 'ith the free2e hiring directive, CCBPI 3en San engaged the services of 4-BP Services Corporation, a compan in the b!siness of providing labor and manpo'er services, incl!ding 5anitorial services, messengers, and office 'or6ers to vario!s private and government offices. FACTS:
Petitioner then filed 'ith the /ational Conciliation and ediation Board a /otice of Stri6e on the gro!nd of alleged !nfair labor practice committed b CCBPI 3en San for contracting)o!t servic ser vices es reg reg!la !larl rl per perfor formed med b !ni !nion on mem members bers.. #he Sec Secret retar ar of -ab -abor or iss iss!ed !ed an rd rder er en5o en 5oin inin ing g th thee th thre reat aten ened ed st stri ri6e 6e an and d ce cert rtif ifi ing ng th thee di disp sp!t !tee to th thee //-RC RC fo forr com comp!l p!lso sor r arbitration. #he /-RC r!led that CCBPI 'as not g!ilt of !nfair labor practice for contracting o!t 5obs to 4-BP. Petitioner filed a motion for reconsideration 'hich the /-RC denied. #he C" also denied the petition for certiorari as 'ell as the motion for reconsideration. +ence, this petition.
7hether or not the act of contracting)o!t services from 4-BP constit!tes !nfair labor practices8 ISSUE:
nder R!le :; of the Revised R!les on Civil Proced!re, onl *!estions of la' ma be raised in a Petition for Revie' on Certiorari. #here is a *!estion of la' if the iss!e raised is capable of being resolved 'itho!t need of revie'ing the probative val!e of the evidence. "n examination of the iss!es raised b petitioner reveals that the are *!estions of fact. #he iss!es raised, i.e., 'hether 4-BP is an independent contractor, 'hether CCBPI
HELD:
management prerogative, call for a re)examination of evidence, 'hich is not 'ithin the ambit of SC
!rthermore, the co!rt fo!nd no reversible error in the assailed =ecision. It is tr!e that the /-RC erroneo!sl concl!ded that the contracting) o!t of 5obs in CCBPI 3en San 'as d!e to the >3oing)to)ar6et? sstem, 'hich act!all affected CCBPI
