G.R. No. 179802 FIRST DIVISION     MAGSAYSAY MARITIME G.R. No. 179802 CORP. and/or CONRADO N.   DELA CRUZ and ODF JELL   ASA, Present: Petitioners,     PUNO, C.J.,*   CARPIO,**   AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ,*** -versusCORONA,   CARPIO MORALES,*** and   LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, JJ.     JAIME M. VELASQUEZ and   THE HONORABLE COURT OF Promulgated: APPEALS,   Respondents. November 14, 2008   x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x   DECISION     LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:     Before the Court is a petition for review of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 97098, which reversed and set aside the June 23, 2006 decision[2] and September 21, 2006 resolution[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NCR Case No. 044854-05.   The facts, as culled from the record, are as follows.

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