The Manila Times

Telco seeks Court of Appeals help

- LISBET K. ESMAEL

would ask the Court of Appeals to review the decision made by - ing the telco as one of the 20 big companies engaged in illegal labor-only contractin­g.

telco had 8,310 affected workers, while Jollibee Food Corp. and and 10,521 affected employees, respective­ly.

- bor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd.

“After studying it with the assistance of our legal counsel, we decided to seek a review of the decision by the Court of Ap - sage on Tuesday.

a petition for certiorari with the Court of Appeals to ask for a

“Our view is that certain aspects of the decision were inconsiste­nt with applicable law, - tary and testimonia­l evidence - tary,” the telco said.

- ployees and pay their monetary benefits amounting to P51.6 million. This came after it denied the telco’s motion for reconsider­ation filed earlier this year, and executory.”

- tive for contractor­s found to be labor-only contractor­s to cease and desist from further engaging said in a statement.

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