FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 238276. July 2, 2018.]
FAME PLASTIC PRODUCT, INC., PLASTIK BAG, INC., AND/OR ANNA PO/MARIBETH YEUNG, petitioners,vs. EUFEMIA P. NOVELA, MA. LELOISA G. DE LEON, IRENE S. ALMAREZ, MARGIE B. NAVERA, AND EMELITA S. VILLASANTA, respondents.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, First Division, issued a Resolution datedJuly 2, 2018which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 238276 (Fame Plastic Product, Inc., Plastik Bag, Inc., and/or Anna Po/Maribeth Yeung v. Eufemia P. Novela, Ma. Leloisa G. De Leon, Irene S. Almarez, Margie B. Navera, and Emelita S. Villasanta). — The petitioners' motion for an extension of thirty (30) days within which to file a petition for review on certiorari is GRANTED, counted from the expiration of the reglementary period.
The Court resolves to DENY this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court for failure to sufficiently show that the Court of Appeals (CA) committed any reversible error in upholding the National Labor Relations Commission's (NLRC) Decision dated February 18, 2016. The NLRC did not commit grave abuse of discretion in dismissing petitioners' appeal for failure to post the proper amount of bond. The uniform findings of the tribunals below show that there was no meritorious reason to warrant the reduction of the appeal bond in this case.
The issues of whether private respondents were regular employees and whether they were illegally dismissed are essentially questions of fact which the Court does not ordinarily review in a Rule 45 petition, especially if there are no conflicting findings in the proceedings below. Findings of fact of administrative agencies and quasi-judicial bodies like the NLRC, which possess specialized knowledge and expertise in their respective fields, are generally accorded not only great respect, but even finality by this Court. In this case, the Labor Arbiter, NLRC, and CA found that respondents were regular employees who were illegally dismissed, and that owing to petitioners' bad faith, respondents are entitled to moral and exemplary damages, as well as attorney's fees.
WHEREFORE, the petition is DENIED. The Court of Appeals' Decision dated October 24, 2017 and Resolution dated March 21, 2018 in CA-G.R. SP No. 146058 are AFFIRMED.
The National Labor Relations Commission is DELETED as party respondent in this case pursuant to Sec. 4, Rule 45, 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.
SO ORDERED." Leonardo-de Castro, J., on official leave; Del Castillo, J., designated Acting Chairperson of the First Division per Special Order No. 2562 dated June 20, 2018; Gesmundo, J., designated as Acting Member of the First Division per Special Order No. 2560 dated May 11, 2018. ATICcS
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) LIBRADA C. BUENAActing Division Clerk of Court