SPECIAL SECOND DIVISION [G.R. No. 180147. January 14, 2015.] SARA LEE PHILIPPINES, INC., petitioner, vs. EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL., 1 respondents. PEREZ, J FACTS: Aris Philippines permanently ceased operations on 9 October 1995 displacing 5,984 rank-and-file employees. On 26 October 1995, FAPI was incorporated prompting former Aris employees to file a case for illegal dismissal on the allegations that FAPI was a continuing business of Aris. Sarah Lee Corporation (SLC), Sarah Lee Philippines (SLP) and Cesar Cruz were impleaded as defendants being major stockholders of FAPI and officers of Aris, respectively. On 30 October 2004, the Labor Arbiter found the dismissal of 5,984 Aris employees illegal and awarded them monetary benefits amounting to P3,453,664,710.86. The judgment award is composed of separation pay of one month for every year of service, back wages, moral and exemplary damages and attorney's fees. The Corporations filed a Notice of Appeal with Motion to Reduce Appeal Bond. They posted a P4.5 Million bond. The NLRC granted the reduction of the appeal bond and ordered the Corporations to post an additional P4.5 Million bond. The 5,984 former Aris employees, represented by Emilinda Macatlang (Macatlang petition), filed a petition for review before the Court of Appeals insisting that the appeal was not perfected due to failure of the Corporations to post the correct amount of the bond which is equivalent to the judgment award. While the case was pending before the appellate court, the NLRC prematurely issued an order setting aside the decision of the Labor Arbiter for being procedurally infirmed. The Court of Appeals, on 26 March 2007, ordered the Corporations to post an additional appeal bond of P1 Billion PETITIONERS' CONTENTION: That by the filing of the motion to reduce the bond and the positing of the bond of Php 4.5m,
SPECIAL SECOND DIVISION [G.R. No. 180147. January 14, 2015. SARA
LEE P!ILIPPINES, INC., "#$%$%on#r, &'. E(ILINDA D. (ACA)LANG,
E) AL., 1 r#'"on*#n$'. PERE+, J ,AC)S-Aris Philippines permanently
ceased operations on 9 October 1995
displacing5,984rank-and-fileemployees. On!October 1995, "AP#
$asincorporatedpromptingformer Aris employees to file a case for
illegal dismissal on the allegations that "AP# $as acontin%ing
b%siness of Aris. &arah 'ee (orporation )&'(*, &arah
'ee Philippines )&'P* and(esar (r%+ $ere impleaded as
defendants being ma,or stockholders of "AP# and officers ofAris,
respecti-ely.On./October//4, the'abor Arbiterfo%ndthedismissal
of5,984 Arisemployeesillegal
anda$ardedthemmonetarybenefitsamo%ntingtoP.,45.,!!4,01/.8!.1he
,%dgment a$ard is composed of separation pay of one month for e-ery
year of ser-ice,back $ages, moral and e2emplary damages and
attorney3s fees. 1he (orporations fileda4oticeof Appeal$ith5otion
to 6ed%ce Appeal7ond. 1hey postedaP4.55illionbond.
1he4'6(grantedthered%ctionof theappeal bondandordered the
(orporations to post an additional P4.5 5illion bond. 1he 5,984
former Aris employees, represented by 8milinda 5acatlang)5acatlang
petition*, filed a petition for re-ie$ before the (o%rt of Appeals
insisting that theappeal $as not perfected d%e to fail%re of the
(orporations to post the correct amo%nt of thebond $hich is
e9%i-alent to the ,%dgment a$ard.:hile the case $as pending before
the appellate co%rt, the 4'6(premat%relyiss%edanorder
settingasidethedecisionof the'abor Arbiter for beingproced%rally
infirmed. 1he (o%rt of Appeals, on ! 5arch //0, ordered the
(orporations to post anadditional appeal bond of P1
7illionPE)I)IONERS. CON)EN)ION- 1hat by the filing of the motion to
red%ce the bond andthepositingof thebondof Php4.5m,
ro%ghlye9%i-alent tothe1/;of theoriginal,%dgment a$ard is eno%gh to
perfect an appeal. 1hat the (onfession of
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