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Republic v. Asiapro Cooperative (G.R. No. 172101)
Republic v. Asiapro Cooperative (G.R. No. 172101)
No. 172101)
Facts:
Issue:
Ruling: YES.
Second. It cannot be doubted then that those stipends or shares in the service surplus
are indeed wages, because these are given to the owners-members as compensation in
rendering services to respondent cooperative‘s client, Stanfilco.
Fourth. In the case at bar, it is the respondent cooperative which has the sole control
over the manner and means of performing the services under the Service Contracts
with Stanfilco as well as the means and methods of work. Also, the respondent
cooperative is solely and entirely responsible for its owners-members, team leaders and
other representatives at Stanfilco. All these clearly prove that, indeed, there is an
employer-employee relationship between the respondent cooperative and its owners-
members.