Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila     FIRST DIVISION     PCL SHIPPING PHILIPPINES, INC. and U-MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION,                              Petitioners,                     G.R. No. 153031       Present:      *PANGANIBAN, C.J.     YNARES-SANTIAGO,       (Working Chairperson)               - versus       AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ,         CALLEJO, SR. and         CHICO-NAZARIO, JJ. NATIONAL LABOR     RELATIONS COMMISSION       Promulgated: and STEVE RUSEL,                                  Respondents.       December 14, 2006 x------------------------------------------------x     DECISION     AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:               Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated December 18, 2001 in CA-G.R. SP No. 59976, which affirmed the Decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dated March 22, 2000 in NLRC NCR CA No. 018120-99; and the Resolution of the CA dated April 10, 2002, denying petitioners’ motion for reconsideration.[2]

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