G.R. No. 175501 -

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the complaints against respondent Manila Water Company, Inc. is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction due to want of employer-employee relationship. Respondent First Classic Courier Services is hereby ordered to pay complainants separation pay equivalent to one (1) month pay for every year of service, to wit: 1. JOSE P. DALUMPINES - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 2. SUSANO MIRANDA - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 3. EDGAR PAMORAGA - - - - - - - - - P29,120.00 4. ARTHUR G. LAVISTI - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 5. BENJAMIN TALAVERA, JR. - - - - P36,400.00 6. JOSE S.A. SIERRA - - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 7. MELITANTE D. CASTRO - - - - - - P36,400.00 8. BERNARDO S. MEDINA - - - - - - - P36,400.00 9. MELENCIO BAONGUIS - - - - - - - P36,400.00 10. NONITO V. FERNANDEZ - - - - - - P36,400.00 11. LEGARTO ESTEBAN - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 12. ROMEO B. CASTALONE - - - - - - P36,400.00 13. RAMON C. REYES - - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 14. MOISES L. ZAPATERO - - - - - - - - P29,120.00 15. JOSE T. AGUILAR - - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 16. ARNULFO T. JAMISON - - - - - - - P36,400.00 17. ANGEL C. GARCIA - - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 18. JOSE TEODY P. VELASCO - - - - - P36,400.00 19. AUGUSTUS J. TANDOC - - - - - - - P36,400.00 20. EMMANUEL L. CAPIT - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 21. WILLIAM AGANON - - - - - - - - - - P87,360.00 22. ROBERTO S. DAGDAG - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 23 MIGUEL J. LOPEZ - - - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 24. GEORGE CABRERA - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 25. BORROMEO ARMAN - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 26. RONITO R. FRIAS - - - - - - - - - - - - P36,400.00 27. ANTONIO A. VERGARA - - - - - - - P36,400.00 28. RANDY T. CORTIGUERRA - - - - - P36,400.00 TOTAL - - - - - - - P1,055,600.00 SO ORDERED.