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SECOND DIVISION

[G.R. No. 121143. January 21, 1997]

PURIFICACION G. TABANG, petitioner,

vs.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and PAMANA GOLDENCARE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC., resonden!s.

REG"#"DO, J.$

%&'s 's a e!'!'on (or )er!'orar' *&')& see+s !o annu !&e resou!'on o( !&e

Na!'ona #a-or Rea!'ons Co'ss'on /N#RC0, da!ed June 2, 199,

a(('r'n 'n !o!o !&e order o( !&e a-or ar-'!er, da!ed "r' 2, 1994, *&')&

dismissed petitioners omp!"int #or i!!e$"! dismiss"! %it& mone' !"ims

#or !"( o# )*risdition.

%&e re)ords s&o* !&a! petitioner P*ri#i"ion T"+"n$ *as a founding

member, a member of the Board of Trustees, and the corporate

secretary of private respondent Pamana Golden Care Medical Center

Foundation, Inc., a nonsto( orpor"tion en$"$ed in e-tendin$

medi"! "nd s*r$i"! servies.

On O)!o-er 3, 199, !&e Bo"rd o# Tr*stees iss*ed " memor"nd*m

"ppointin$ petitioner "s Medi"! Diretor "nd ospit"! Administr"tor o#

priv"te respondents P"m"n" Go!den C"re Medi"! Center in C"!"m+",

L"$*n".

A!t&o*$& t&e memor"nd*m %"s si!ent "s to t&e "mo*nt o#

rem*ner"tion #or t&e position, petitioner !"ims t&"t s&e reeived "

mont&!' ret"iner #ee o# #ive t&o*s"nd pesos /P0,111.112 #rom priv"te

respondent, +*t t&e p"'ment t&ereo# %"s "!!e$ed!' stopped in

Novem+er, 3443.

"s ed')a d're)!or and &os'!a ad'n's!ra!or, e!'!'oner *as !as+ed !o run

!&e a((a'rs o( !&e a(oresa'd ed')a )en!er and er(or a a)!s o(

ad'n's!ra!'on rea!'5e !o '!s da'y oera!'ons.

On 6ay 1,

3445, e!'!'oner *as aeedy in#ormed person"!!' +' Dr.

Ernesto N"v"! t&"t in " spei"! meetin$&ed on "r' 3, 1993, t&e Bo"rd

o# Tr*stees p"ssed " reso!*tion re!ievin$ &er o# &er position "s Medi"!

Diretor "nd ospit"! Administr"tor, and "ppointin$ t&e !"tter "nd Dr.

Ben)"min Don"so "s "tin$ Medi"! Diretor "nd "tin$ ospit"!

Administr"tor

, rese)!'5ey. e!'!'oner a5erred !&a! s&e !&erea(!er re)e'5ed a

)oy o( sa'd -oard resou!'on.

On June , 1993, petitioner #i!ed " omp!"int #or i!!e$"! dismiss"! "nd

nonp"'ment o# %"$es, "!!o%"nes "nd 35t& mont& p"' +e#ore t&e

!"+or "r+iter.

Respondent orpor"tion moved #or t&e dismiss"! o# t&e omp!"int

on

t&e $ro*nd o# !"( o# )*risdition over t&e s*+)et m"tter. I! arued !&a!

e!'!'oner8s os'!'on as 6ed')a D're)!or and os'!a "d'n's!ra!or *as

'n!er'n+ed *'!& &er os'!'on as e-er o( !&e :oard o( %rus!ees, &en)e, &er

d's'ssa 's an 'n!ra;)orora!e )on!ro5ersy *&')& (as *'!&'n !&e e

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>e "$ree %it& t&e #indin$s o# t&e NLRC !&a! '! 's !&e SEC *&')& &as

=ur'sd')!'on o5er !&e )ase a! -ar. %&e )&ares aa'ns! &ere'n r'5a!e

resonden! p"rt"(e o# t&e n"t*re o# "n intr"orpor"te ontrovers'.

S''ary, !&e de!er'na!'on o( !&e r'&!s o( e!'!'oner and !&e )on)o'!an!

'a-''!y o( r'5a!e resonden! ar's'n (ro &er ous!er

"s " medi"! diretor

"nd9or &ospit"! "dministr"tor, %&i& "re orpor"te o##ies, is "n intr"

orpor"te ontrovers' s*+)et to t&e )*risdition o# t&e SEC

.

Contr"r' to t&e ontention o# petitioner, " medi"! diretor "nd "

&ospit"! "dministr"tor "re onsidered "s orpor"te o##iers *nder t&e

+'!"%s o# respondent orpor"tion. Setion 6/i2, Arti!e I t&ereo# st"tes

t&"t one o# t&e po%ers o# t&e Bo"rd o# Tr*stees is /t2o "ppoint " Medi"!

Diretor, Comptro!!er9Administr"tor, C&ie#s o# Servies "nd s*& ot&er

o##iers "s it m"' deem neess"r' "nd presri+e t&eir po%ers "nd

d*ties. :;