TL;DR — Ruling
WHEREFORE , judgments are hereby rendered as follows: 1. DECLARING respondents SMFI and Hua Tong to be engaged in legitimate Toll Feedmilling, which is excluded from the coverage of Department Order No. 174; or in the alternative, declaring Hua Tong as a legitimate contractor; 2. DISMISSING the complaint for illegal dismissal and money claims against SMFI and Nasario Sarseda for lack of employer-employee relationship; 3.
WHEREFORE , judgments are hereby rendered as follows: 1. DECLARING respondents SMFI and Hua Tong to be engaged in legitimate Toll Feedmilling, which is excluded from the coverage of Department Order No. 174; or in the alternative, declaring Hua Tong as a legitimate contractor; 2. DISMISSING the complaint for illegal dismissal and money claims against SMFI and Nasario Sarseda for lack of employer-employee relationship; 3. DISMISSING the complaint for illegal dismissal filed against respondent Hua Tong (Far East), Inc. and Antonio L. Avellanosa Jr. for lack of merit; 4. However, respondent Hua Tong (Far East), Inc. is ORDERED to pay the complainants the following: a. Catalino E. Fajardo 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 70,200.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 b. George T. Prudencio 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 c. Norberto L. Gubian 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 d. Jayson R. Sanguyo 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 e. Gaudioso A. Bacsal, Jr. 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 f. Ireneo L. Loyola 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 g. Danton B. Nuevo, Jr. 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 h. Joey M. Calimlim 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 i. Juanito M. Sorosoro, Jr. 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 j. Jhoemar G. Fajardo 1. Separation Pay [PHP] 65,520.00 2. Nominal Damages [PHP] 10,000.00 5. In addition, respondent Hua Tong (Far East), Inc. is ordered to pay 10% of the total judgment awards in the amount of [PHP] 75,988.00 by way of attorney's fees. 6. The name of Antonio D. Avellanosa, Jr. is ordered removed as party-respondent; 7. The rest of the money claims including moral and exemplary damages is denied for lack of merit. The attached computation prepared by the Fiscal Examiner shall form an integral part of this Decision. SO ORDERED.