ERNESTO M. APODACA, petitioner,vs.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION,

JOSE M. MIRASOL andINTRANS PHILS., INC., respondents.G.R. No. !!"# Apri$ %,
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(ACTS'
Petitioner )as e*p$o+ed in respondent ,orporation. He )as pers-aded .+respondent Miraso$
to s-.s,ri.e to %,/!! s0ares or 1or a tota$ o1 P%/!,!!!.!!. Hepaid P"2,/!!.!!. On
Septe*.er %, %#2/, petitioner )as appointed President andGenera$ Mana3er o1 t0e
respondent ,orporation. Ho)ever, on Jan-ar+ 4, %#5, 0er e s i 3 n e d . p e t i t i o n e r
i n s t i t - t e d )i t 0 t 0 e NL RC a , o *p $ a i n t a 3 a i n s t p r i v a t e respondents 1or t0e
pa+*ent o1 0is -npaid )a3es, 0is ,ost o1 $ivin3 a$$o)an,e, t0e.a$an,e o1 0is 3aso$ine and
representation e6penses and 0is .on-s ,o*pensation1or %#5. Private respondents ad*itted t0at
t0ere is d-e to petitioner t0e a*o-nt o1 P%2,!5!.!2 .-t t0is )as app$ied to t0e -npaid
.a$an,e o1 0is s-.s,ription in t0ea*o-nt o1 P#/,7"#.#". Petitioner 8-estioned t0e set9o11
a$$e3in3 t0at t0ere )as no,a$$ or noti,e 1or t0e pa+*ent o1 t0e -npaid s-.s,ription and t0at,
a,,ordin3$+, t0ea$$e3ed o.$i3ation is not en1or,ea.$e.
ISS:ES'
; %< =0et 0er or not NLRC 0as > -r i s di ,t i on t o r es o$ ve a ,$ ai * 1 or non9
pa+*ent o1 s t o,? s -.s ,r i pt i ons t o a ,or por at i on. ; 4< I 1 s o, )0et 0er or not
ano.$i3ation arisin3 t0ere1ro* .e o11set a3ainst a *one+ ,$ai* o1 an e*p$o+ee a3ainstt0e
e*p$o+er.
R:LING'
;%< NLRC 0as no >-risdi,tion to deter*ine s-,0 intra9,orporate disp-te . e t ) e e n
t 0 e s t o , ? 0 o $ d e r a n d t 0 e , o r p o r a t i o n a s i n t 0 e * a t t e r o 1
- n p a i d s-.s,riptions. T0is ,ontrovers+ is )it0in t0e e6,$-sive >-risdi,tion o1 t0e Se,-ritiesand
E6,0an3e Co**ission.;4< No. t0e -npaid s-.s,riptions are not d-e and pa+a.$e -nti$ a ,a$$ is *ade
.+ t0e,orporation 1or pa+*ent. Private respondents 0ave not presented a reso$-tion o1 t0e.oard
o1 dire,tors o1 respondent ,orporation ,a$$in3 1or t0e pa+*ent o1 t0e -npaids-.s,riptions. It
does not even appear t0at a noti,e o1 s-,0 ,a$$ 0as .een sent topetitioner .+ t0e
respondent ,orporation. As t0ere )as no noti,e or ,a$$ 1or t0epa+*ent o1 -npaid
s-.s,riptions, t0e sa*e is not +et d-e and pa+a.$e.Even i1 t0ere )as a ,a$$ 1or pa+*ent, t0e
NLRC ,annot va$id$+ set it o11 a3ainst t0e)a3es and ot0er .ene1its d-e petitioner. Arti,$e %%" o1
t0e La.or Code a$$o)s s-,0 a d e d - , t i o n 1 r o * t 0 e )a 3 e s o 1 t 0 e e *p $ o + e e s . +
t 0 e e *p $ o + e r , o n $ + i n t 0 r e e instan,es.
Activity (2)
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