In Re: Petition for the Decertification of Samahan at Ugnayan ng Manggagawa sa Philippines Dong Yun-Naflu-Kmu as the Certified Sole and Exclusive Bargaining Agent of the Rank-and-File Employees of Philippines Dong Yun Plate Making Corporation

[OS-A-23-11-16. January 6, 2017.](ROIVA-LPO-C-01-24-06-16)IN RE: PETITION FOR THE DECERTIFICATION OF SAMAHAN AT UGNAYAN NG MANGGAGAWA SA PHILIPPINES DONG YUN-NAFLU-KMU AS THE CERTIFIED SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING AGENT OF THE RANK-AND-FILE EMPLOYEES OF PHILIPPINES DONG YUN PLATE MAKING CORPORATIONOBRERO PILIPINO-DONG YUN PLATE MAKING CHAPTER, petitioner-appellant,SAMAHAN AT UGNAYAN NG MANGGAGAWA SA PHILIPPINES DUNG YON (SUMAPHIL-DY-NAFLU-KMU), respondent-appellee.RESOLUTIONThis resolves the Appeal filed by OBRERO Pilipino-Dong Yun Plate Making Chapter from the Order 1 issued by DOLE-Region-IVA Mediator-Arbiter Maureen Zena Serazon-Tongson, the dispositive of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition for decertification filed by Obrero Pilipino-Dong Yun Plate Making Chapter is hereby Denied.SO ORDERED.The facts are as follows:On 24 June 2016, OBRERO Pilipino-Dong Yun Plate Making Chapter (OBRERO, for brevity), filed a Petition for Decertification 2 of Samahan at Ugnayan ng Manggagawa sa Philippine Dong Yun-NAFLU-KMU (SUMAPHIL, for brevity), as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of the rank-and-file employees of Philippines Dong Yun Plate Making Corporation. It averred that SUMAPHIL does not enjoy the majority status of the bargaining unit it represents as it has only fourteen (14)...