In Re Continental Farm Corp.

 [OS-A-20-7-17. January 24, 2018.](ROXI-DC-CE-02-6-4-17)IN RE: PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION ELECTION AMONG THE REGULAR AGENCY RANK-AND-FILE WORKERS OF CONTINENTAL FARM CORP./AMANDECO GENERAL SERVICES CORPORATIONKATIPUNAN CARAGA LITTLE PANAY WORKERS UNION-ALU, petitioner-appellant,CONTINENTAL FARM CORPORATION AND AMANDECO GENERAL SERVICES CORPORATION, employer-appellee.RESOLUTIONThis resolves the Appeal filed by Katipunan Caraga Little Panay Workers Union-ALU from the 09 June 2017 Order of DOLE Regional Office XI Mediator-Arbiter Designate Connie Beb A. Torralba, the dispositive portion of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition for certification election is hereby DENIED.SO ORDERED.The facts of the case:Katipunan Caraga Little Panay Workers Union-ALU (Katipunan, for brevity) is a legitimate labor organization with Certificate of Creation of Local/Chapter No. ROXI-DNFFO-LC-2017-03-001 1 issued on 08 March 2017.On one hand, Continental Farm Corporation (Continental, for brevity) is a domestic corporation engaged in the business of planting and exporting of Cavendish bananas. On the other hand, Amandeco Services Corporation (Amandeco, for brevity) is a registered job contractor with Certificate of Registration No. X-TSSD-16-01-08-001 issued on 11 January 2016.On 05 April 2017, Katipunan filed a Petition for Certification Election seeking to represent...