, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND COCA-COLA BOTTLERS' PHILS., INC..D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

Accordingly, CCBPI granted the affected employees separation package much bigger than that legal separation package. Specifically, CCBPI paid affected employees with less than fifteen (15) years of service 150% monthly salary for every year of service and those with fifteen (15) years and above of service 195%. x x x x We, moreover, view that CCBPI is not guilty of unfair labor practice. Contrary to KASAMMA-CCO-Independent's contention, CCBPI did not resort to the closure of Manila and Antipolo plants and resultant redundation of their 637 employees just to prevent the renegotiation of the CBA entered into between CCBPI and CFW Local 245. First, there is no substantial evidence on record supporting this claim. Secondly, as exhaustively explained supra , CCBPI's decision to undertake the subject closure and subsequent redundation was due to legitimate business considerations, namely 1) the production lines at the two plants had very low line efficiency; 2) the quality of water supply at such plants was rapidly deteriorating; and 3) the rehabilitation of such plants was not feasible due to the huge capital investment required as well as the congestion of their areas. x x x x WHEREFORE, premises considered, KASAMMA-CCO Independent, and CFW Local 245's charges in the instant labor dispute for non-grant of the CBA salary increase, mid-year gratuity, one sack of rice, overtime pay and thirteenth (13th) month pay; illegal dismissal; unfair labor practice; and recovery of moral and exemplary damages and attorney's fees are hereby DISMISSED for lack of merit. Petitioner Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., Inc., however, is directed to grant the separation package adverted above to the affected employees who have not yet received the same. Further, the company is ordered to accord the affected employees priority in rehiring in the event the company needs, in the future, additional personnel. [5] Petitioner's motion for reconsideration was denied in a resolution dated 24 September 2001, thus on 22 November 2001 petitioner filed a petition for certiorari before the Court of Appeals, which was disposed by the appellate court in this wise: After painstaking efforts and a careful examination of the records, we rule against the contention of the petitioner. The conflicting factual submissions of the parties in the case at bar cannot close our eyes to the fact that the instant case pose upon an obligation on this Court to review and re-examine the factual findings and to re-evaluate the pieces of evidence which supported the conclusion of the public respondent in its disposition of the present controversy. This issue has already been settled in D eles, Jr. vs. NLRC [327 SCRA 540 (2000)], where the Supreme Court ruled: "On its face, petitioner's contention would require the Court to delve into the findings of fact a quo. This we cannot do. In the review of NLRC decisions through a special civil action for certiorari, we are confined only to issues of want of jurisdiction a