Facts:

• Petition for Review on Certiorari filed by Rose Hana Angeles and Zenaida Angeles, operating Las Marias Grill and Restaurant and Cafeteria Bar and Restaurant.
• Challenged the November 30, 2010 Decision and March 22, 2011 Resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 109083.
• The CA upheld the December 28, 2007 Decision and March 30, 2009 Resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NLRC CASE CA No. 026347-00.
• Originated from consolidated complaints for illegal dismissal and money claims by various respondents, including Ferdinand Bucad and Charleston Reynante.
• Allegations included underpayment of wages, non-coverage under the Social Security System (SSS), and illegal termination without just cause.
• Labor Arbiter ruled in favor of respondents, finding illegal dismissal and ordering payment of back wages and other claims.
• Petitioners appealed to the NLRC, claiming complaints were fabricated by Bucad to distract from his poor performance.
• NLRC dismissed the appeal; CA modified the ruling for two respondents but affirmed findings for others.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Court of Appeals did not err in concluding that Joel Ducusin was illegally terminated.
• The petitioners failed to discharge the burden of proving that...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the lower courts, stating it does not re-evaluate factual issues, focusing on errors of law.
• The findings of the Labor Arbiter and NLRC, supported by substantial evidence, were given significant weight.
• Ducusin's prompt filing of a labor complaint indicated he did not abandon his employment, countering petitioners' cla...continue reading