SECOND DIVISION
VARORIENT SHIPPING CO., INC., G.R. No. 164940
Petitioner,
Present:
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ,* J.,
- versus - CARPIO,**
CARPIO MORALES,
TINGA, and
VELASCO, JR., JJ.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION)
and ROLANDO M. PEREZ, Promulgated:
Respondents.
November 28, 2007
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DECISION
TINGA, J.:
Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 filed by petitioner
Varorient Shipping Co., Inc. (Varorient) seeking the reversal of the 25 May 2004
Resolution[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 83881 which dismissed
its petition for certiorari and injunction and the 9 August 2004 Resolution[2] of the
same court which denied its motion for reconsideration.
The basic facts necessary for the resolution of the issues before this Court are not
disputed. Varorient, acting in behalf of Lagoa Shipping Corporation (Lagoa),
employed private respondent Rolando Perez (Perez) as a fitter on board the vessel
M/V Sparrow. Perez and Varorient, the latter acting in the capacity as the local