In Re: Petition for Certification Election Among the Rank-and-File Employees of Manila Cordage Company

 [OS-A-14-5-16. May 13, 2016.](RO4A-LPO-CE-06-26-05-15)IN RE: PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION ELECTION AMONG THE RANK-AND-FILE EMPLOYEES OF MANILA CORDAGE COMPANYMANILA CORDAGE COMPANY-EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION-ORGANIZED LABOR UNION IN LINE INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE (MCC-ELU-OLALIA), petitioner-appellant,MANILA CORDAGE COMPANY, employer.DECISIONThis resolves the Appeal Memorandum filed by Manila Cordage Company-Employees Labor Union-OLALIA from the Order dated 28 March 2016 of the DOLE-Regional Office No. IV-A Mediator-Arbiter Maureen Zena O. Serazon-Tongson, the dispositive portion of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, for not having garnered more than the majority of the valid votes cast in the concluded certification election, Manila Cordage Company-Employee Labor Union-Organized Labor Union in Line Industries and Agriculture (MCC-ELU-OLALIA) cannot be certified as the sole and exclusive agent of the rank-and-file employees of Manila Cordage Company for purposes of collective bargaining.Accordingly, the instant petition is hereby CLOSED and TERMINATED from the business calendar of this Office.SO ORDERED.The facts are as follows:On 26 May 2015, Manila Cordage Company-Employee Labor Union-Organized Labor Union in Line Industries and Agriculture (MCC-ELU-OLALIA, for brevity) filed a petition for certification election among the rank-and-file employees of Manila Cordage...