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G.R. No. 181503 - Bio Quest Marketing Inc. and/or Jose L. Co v. Edmund Rey

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

SECOND DIVISION

[G.R. NO. 181503 : September 18, 2009]

BIO QUEST MARKETING INC. and/or JOSE L. CO, Petitioner, v. EDMUND REY, Respondent.

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Edmund Rey (respondent) was hired by petitioner Bio Quest Marketing, Inc. on December 1, 1997 as its Area Collector in Quezon, Batangas and all the provinces of the Bicol region. As Area Collector, he was tasked to collect payment for various veterinary products sold to feedmill companies, piggery and poultry farms within his area of assignment.

Allegedly as part of its cost cutting measures brought about by a decline in its sales receipts and collections, petitioner furnished the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) a copy of the retrenchment notice on September 3, 2003.1 And by letter of August 30, 2003 which was received by respondent, petitioner terminated his services on September 29, 2003.2

Claiming that he was dismissed without a valid cause and the observance of due process, respondent filed a complaint for illegal dismissal against petitioner.

Petitioner averred, however, that it furnished complainant a retrenchment notice3 in compliance with Art. 283 of the Labor Code;4 and that it had the prerogative to retrench its employees including respondent to forestall business losses,5 to prove which claim of business losses it submitted a comparative report of its sales and collections for 2001-2003.6

By Decision of March 10, 2004,7 the Labor Arbiter found that respondent was illegally dismissed and accordingly disposed:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered, ordering the respondents Bio [Q]uest Marketing, Inc. and/or Jose L. Co to:

1) reinstate complainant Edmund Rey to his former position without loss of seniority rights; andcralawlibrary

2) pay complainant the amount of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND & TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PESOS & 20/100 (P108,217.20) representing his backwages, holiday pay, 13th month pay and attorney's fees.

All other claims are DISMISSED for lack of merit.8 (Emphasis in the original)

Except with respect to the award of holiday pay which it deleted, the NLRC affirmed the Labor Arbiter's ruling by Decision of November 23, 2005.9 However, on petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration, the NLRC, by Decision of June 19, 2006,10 held that petitioner was able to prove that it undertook a valid retrenchment program, as imminent and not actual losses suffices to justify such, but that "while [herein petitioner] may have exercised its sound judgment in doing away with the services of [herein respondent], the latter should be entitled to some form of reward for all the dedication, hard work and loyalty he has exhibited during his years of service with [herein petitioner]." It thus VACATED its Decision of November 23, 2005 and disposed as follows:

WHEREFORE, the respondent's Motion for Reconsideration is hereby, GRANTED. Accordingly, the decision sought to be reconsidered is hereby, VACATED and SET ASIDE. A new one is hereby entered ordering the respondent to pay the complainant separation pay equivalent to one (1) month salary for every year of service.11 (Underscoring supplied)cralawlibrary

Respondent thus elevated the case via Certiorari12 to the Court of Appeals which, by Decision of September 28, 2007,13 held that herein petitioner "failed to prove convincingly that [herein respondent] was validly terminated on account of retrenchment" and accordingly reversed and set aside the decision of the NLRC, disposing as follows:

WHEREFORE, the foregoing considered, the instant petition is GRANTED and the assailed Decision is REVERSED and SET ASIDE. Accordingly, private respondents are ordered to:

Reinstate petitioner to his former position without loss of seniority rights and if this is no longer possible, to pay him:

(a) separation pay, in addition to;

(b) backwages equivalent to one-half month pay for every year of service from the time he was illegally dismissed up to the finality of this decision;

(c) his 13th month pay in the amount of Twenty-eight Thousand Five Hundred Seven Pesos and 68/100 (P28,507.68), as computed by the Labor Arbiter.

Let this case be REMANDED to the Labor Arbiter for the computation of the amounts due petitioner.14 (Emphasis in the original)

Petitioner's motion for reconsideration15 having been denied by the appellate court by Resolution of January 23, 2008,16 petitioner comes before this Court via Petition for Review on Certiorari, advancing the following argument:

THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR IN REVERSING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NLRC DECISION BY DECLARING THAT PETITIONER FAILED TO PROVE IT WAS SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANTIAL, ACTUAL OR IMMINENT LOSSES.

The petition is bereft of merit.

Retrenchment to avoid or minimize business losses is a justified ground to dismiss employees under Article 283 of the Labor Code. The employer, however, bears the burden to prove such ground with clear and satisfactory evidence, failing which the dismissal on such ground is unjustified.17 In discharging its burden, the employer must satisfy certain established standards, all of which must concur,18 viz:

1. That retrenchment is reasonably necessary and likely to prevent business losses which, if already incurred, are not merely de minimis, but substantial, serious, actual and real, or if only expected, are reasonably imminent as perceived objectively and in good faith by the employer;

2. That the employer served written notice both to the employees and to the Department of Labor and Employment at least one month prior to the intended date of retrenchment;

3. That the employer pays the retrenched employees separation pay equivalent to one (1) month pay or at least one half (1/2) month pay for every year of service, whichever is higher;

4. That the employer exercises its prerogative to retrench employees in goof faith for the advancement of its interest and not to defeat or circumvent the employees' right to security of tenure; andcralawlibrary

5. That the employer used fair and reasonable criteria in ascertaining who would be dismissed and who would be retained among the employees, such as status, efficiency, seniority, physical fitness, age, and financial hardship for certain workers.19

Petitioner contends that contrary to the findings of the Labor Arbiter and the appellate court, the comparative report of its sales and collections for years 2001, 2002 and 2003 sufficiently proves that it was "suffering or [was] about to suffer imminent losses due to the gap between sales and collection, and/or poor collection efforts, coupled with declining sales;"20 and that although the report showed an increase of sales from 2001 to 2002, there was a sharp decline thereof in 2003 by more than P38 Million while collections from 2002 to 2003 decreased by almost P100 Million.

While the above-said comparative report of sales and collections indicates that there was a decrease in the amount of sales and collections from 2002 to 2003, the same does not suffice to prove that petitioner was suffering or about to suffer losses within the contemplation of Article 283 of the Labor Code.

Clarion Printing House, Inc. v. NLRC21 teaches that sliding incomes or decreasing gross revenues alone do not necessarily indicate business losses within the meaning of Article 283, for, in the nature of things, the possibility of incurring losses is constantly present in business operations.

The decline in petitioner's sales and collections from 2002 to 2003 cannot thus be considered as the loss referred to in Article 283 of the Labor Code, petitioner having failed to prove the stringent requirement that it was substantial, continuing and without any immediate prospect of abating.22

To consider every loss incurred or expected to be incurred by a company as a justification of retrenchment23 would be susceptible to abuse by scheming employers who might be merely feigning business losses or reverses in their business ventures to ease out employees.24

As for the Statement of Profit and Loss submitted by petitioner, the same does not bear the signature of a certified public accountant. Neither is there a showing that it was audited by an independent auditor, hence, it is a self-serving document which ought to be treated as a mere scrap of paper devoid of any probative value.25 ςηαñrοblεš �νιr†υαl �lαω �lιbrαrÿ

At all events, even if the comparative report were to be considered, the Court is not persuaded on the necessity of resorting to retrenchment to prevent or minimize actual or imminent business losses on the part of petitioner. For retrenchment should only be resorted to when other less drastic means have been tried and found to be inadequate.26 So Polymart Paper Industries, Inc. v. NLRC27 instructs:

. . . [E]ven if business losses were indeed sufficiently proven, the employer must still prove that retrenchment was resorted to only after less drastic measures such as the reduction of both management and rank-and-file bonuses and salaries, going on reduced time, improving manufacturing efficiency, reduction of marketing and advertising costs, faster collection of customer accounts, reduction of raw materials investment and others, have been tried and found wanting. (Emphasis supplied)cralawlibrary

In the case at bar, petitioner did not adduce evidence to prove that retrenchment was resorted to because other measures were undertaken to abate actual or future business losses but thus failed.

WHEREFORE, the Petition is DENIED and the challenged Decision and Resolution of the Court of Appeals are AFFIRMED.

Costs against petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Endnotes:


* Additional member per Special Order No. 691 dated September 4, 2009.

1 Records, Vol. I, p. 26.

2 Id. at 14.

3 Ibid.

4 Art. 283. CLOSURE OF ESTABLISHMENT AND REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL. - The employer may also terminate the employment of any employee due to the installment of labor saving devices, redundancy, retrenchment to prevent losses or the closing or cessation of operation of the establishment or undertaking unless the closing in for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this Title, by serving a written notice on the worker and the Ministry of Labor and Employment at least one (1) month before the intended date thereof. In case of termination due to the installation of labor saving devices or redundancy, the worker affected thereby shall be entitled to a separation pay equivalent to at least his one (1) month pay or to at least one (1) month pay for every year of service, whichever is higher. In case of retrenchment to prevent losses and in cases of closures or cessation of operations of establishment or undertaking not due to serious business losses or financial reverses, the separation pay shall be equivalent to one (1) month pay or at least one half (1/2) month pay for every year of service, whichever is higher. A fraction of at least six (6) months shall be considered as one (1) whole year.

5 Records, Vol. I, pp. 15-24.

6 Id. at 25.

7 Id. at 43-49.

8 Id. at 48.

9 Id. at 161-167.

10 Id. at 186-189.

11 Id. at 188.

12 CA rollo, pp. 2-23.

13 Id. at 161-175.

14 Id. at 173-174.

15 Id. at 178-186.

16 Id. at 196-198.

17 Polymart Paper Industries, Inc. v. NLRC, 355 Phil. 592, August 12, 1998.

18 Uichico v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 121434, 273 SCRA 35, June 2, 1997.

19 Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines v. Philippine Airlines, Inc., et al., G.R. No. 178083. July 22, 2008 citing Casimiro v. Stern Real Estate Inc., G.R. No. 162233, March 10, 2006, 484 SCRA 463; Philippine Carpet Employees Association v. Sto. Tomas, G.R. No. 168719, February 22, 2006, 483 SCRA 128; Ariola v. Philex Mining Corp., G.R. No. 147756, August 9, 2005, 466 SCRA 152; Danzas Intercontinental, Inc. v. Daguman, G.R. No. 154368, April 15, 2005, 456 SCRA 382.

20 Rollo, p. 20.

21 G.R. No. 148372, June 27, 2005, 461 SCRA 272.

22 Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp. v. Fuentes, et al., G.R. No. 151818, October 14, 2005, 472 SCRA 106, 11, citing EMCO Plywood Corp. v. Abelgas, G.R. No. 148532, April 14, 2004, 427 SCRA 496.

23 Id..

24 Nasipit Lumber Company v. National Organization of Workingmen (NOWM), G.R. No. 146225, November 25, 2004, 444 SCRA 158 citing J.A.T. General Services v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 148340, January 26, 2004, 421 SCRA 78.

25 Supra note 17.

26 Supra note 24.

27 Supra note 17.




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  • G.R. No. 183457 - People of the Philippines v. Roel Arbalate, et al.

  • G.R. No. 183546 - Wilson A. Go v. Harry A. Go

  • G.R. No. 183646 - Great Southern Maritime Services Corp., et al. v. Leonila Surigao, et al.

  • G.R. No. 183656 - Gilbert Zalameda v. People of the Philippines

  • G.R. No. 183802 - Alexander Tam Wong v. Catherine Factor-Koyoma

  • G.R. No. 183965 - Joanie Surposa Uy v. Jose Ngo Chua

  • G.R. No. 184037 - Antonio Lopez y Dela Cruz v. People of the Philippines

  • G.R. No. 184225 - Spouses Rogelio F. Lopez and Teotima G. Lopez v. Samuel R. Espinosa and Angelita S. Espinosa

  • G.R. No. 184252 - China Banking Corporation v. Sps. Wenceslao & Marcelina Martir

  • G.R. No. 184268 - Ernesto Batalla v. Commission on Elections and teodoro Bataller

  • G.R. No. 184285 - Rodolfo "Rudy" Canlas, et al. v. Iluminada Tubil

  • G.R. No. 184735 - Miriam B. Elleccion vda. De Lecciones v. National Labor Relations Commission, et al.

  • G.R. No. 184958 - People of the Philippines v. Anthony C. Domingo and Gerry Domingo

  • G.R. No. 185001 - Ronnie H. Lumayna, et al. v. Commission on Audit

  • G.R. No. 185203 - People of the Philippines v. Domingo Araojo

  • G.R. No. 186138 - People of the Philippines v. Loreto Daria y Cruz

  • G.R. No. 186497 - People of the Philippines v. Hasanaddin Guira y Bansil

  • G.R. No. 187043 - People of the Philippines v. Lorenzo Oliva y Rosela

  • G.R. No. 187156 - People of the Philippines v. Melody Gutierrez y Lauriada

  • G.R. No. 187503 - People of the Philippines v. Tecson Lim y Chua and Maximo Flores y Viterbo

  • G.R. No. 188456 - Harry L. Roque, et al. v. Commission on Election, et al.