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	GR No. 178296 2011-01-12	HERITAGE HOTEL MANILA v. NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTEL NACHURA, J.
In Abbott, the appeal from the Regional Director's decision was directly filed with the Office of the DOLE Secretary, and we ruled that the latter has no appellate jurisdiction. In the instant case, the appeal was filed by petitioner with the BLR, which, undisputedly, acquired jurisdiction over the case. Once jurisdiction is acquired by the court, it remains with it until the full termination of the case.[25]
	GR No. 160265 2009-07-13	NELY T. CO v. PEOPLE CORONA, J.
We are mindful that in Republic v. Asiapro Cooperative,[24] we ruled that the question on the existence of an employer-employee relationship for the purpose of determining the coverage of the SSS law falls within the jurisdiction of the Social Security Commission (SSC) which is primarily charged with the duty of settling disputes under RA 1161, as amended.[25] In that case, the SSS filed a petition in the SSC praying that Asiapro Cooperative (Asiapro) be directed to register as an employer, to report its owners-members as covered employees under the compulsory coverage of SSS and to remit the necessary contributions in accordance with the law.[26] Asiapro sought the dismissal of the petition alleging that no employer-employee relationship existed between it and its owners-members, thus SSC had no jurisdiction over it. We held that, based on Section 5 of RA 8282,[27] SSC had jurisdiction over the petition.