G.R. No. 152579
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THIRD DIVISION
SAMEER OVERSEAS PLACEMENT
AGENCY, INC.,
Petitioner,
G.R. No. 152579
Present:
- versus -
MILDRED R. SANTOS,
in her official capacity as President of,
and/or ASBT INTERNATIONAL
MANAGEMENT SERVICE, INC.,
LORD NELSON SANTOS, DANILO
BALCITA, NICSON CRUZ, PEPITO
MANGLICMOT, and ALLAN ARANES,
Respondents.
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.,
Chairperson,
CHICO-NAZARIO,
VELASCO, JR.,
NACHURA, and
PERALTA, JJ.
Promulgated:
August 4, 2009
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DECISION
NACHURA, J.:
This is a petition
Decision
[2]
[1]
for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the
dated December 10, 2001 and the Resolution
[3]
dated March 12, 2002 of the
Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 65068 entitled ASBT International Management
Service Incorporated v. National Labor Relations Commission, Sameer Overseas Placement
Agency, Incorporated, Lord Nelson Santos, et al.
The antecedents are as follows:
On December 5, 1995, private respondents Lord Nelson Santos, Danilo Balcita, Nicson Cruz,
Pepito Manglicmot, and Allan Aranes (Santos, et al.) were recruited by petitioner Sameer
Overseas Placement Agency, Inc. (Sameer) as aluminum products manufacturer operators for
Ensure Company Ltd. of Taiwan (Ensure), under a one-year employment contract with a
basic monthly salary of NT$14,800.00.
Santos, et al. were deployed and were able to work for Ensure. However, they were
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