Laguna Dai-ichi, Inc. v. Philippine Trade and General Workers Organization

 [BLR-A-TR-24-17-08-16. September 7, 2016.](RO4-LPO-AFF-01-19-01-16)PETITION FOR INTERPLEADERLAGUNA DAI-ICHI, INC., petitioner-appellant, vs. PHILIPPINE TRADE AND GENERAL WORKERS ORGANIZATION (PTGWO) AND LAGUNA DAI-ICHI, INC. WORKERS UNION (LDIWU), respondents-appellees.RESOLUTIONThis resolves the Appeal Memorandum filed by Laguna Dai-ichi, Inc. from the Order dated 13 July 2016 of the DOLE-Region Office No. IV-A Mediator-Arbiter Maureen Zena Serazon-Tiongson, the dispositive portion of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition for interpleader is hereby DENIED. Laguna Dai-ichi, Inc. and Philippine D-I Workers Union-PTGWO, as the certified bargaining agent, are enjoined to resume the stalled CBA negotiation.SO ORDERED.The facts are as follows:Laguna Dai-ichi, Inc. (Dai-ichi, for brevity) is a business entity organized and existing under Philippine laws and engaged in the business of manufacturing plastic moldings located at North Science Ave., Laguna Technopark, Special Export Processing Zone, Biñan, Laguna.Philippine Trade and General Workers Organization (PTGWO) herein represented by Rodolfo J. Pascasio, is a duly registered labor federation with the Department of Labor and Employment. Philippine D-I Workers Union-PTGWO (PDIWU-PTGWO) is its local chapter with Charter Certificate No. 716. It is the sole and exclusive...