1) Natural Fruit Juices, Inc. (NFJI) entered into an Agreement to Peddle Juices with certain individuals (peddlers). The said agreement provided among others that NFJI would provide the peddler, Mr. Covid, with a delivery truck to be used by the latter under his own responsibility, exclusively for sale of the products purchased by him from NFJI; that the peddler shall himself drive the truck carefully and in strict observance of traffic rules and regulations; that should he employ a driver or helpers, they shall be his employees and he shall pay their compensation; that he shall be responsible for any damage to property, death or injuries to persons resulting from his own acts or that of his driver or helpers; that he shall secure at his own expense all the necessary licenses and permits required by law or ordinance and shall bear all expenses incurred in the sale of the products of NFJI; that all juices purchased by him shall be charged to him at factory price or with dealer's discount; that he shall post a cash bond to answer for unpaid accounts or damage to the truck; that he shall liquidate and pay his account at the end of each day; and that the agreement is effective only up to a certain date but may even be terminated earlier upon seven (7) days prior notice by one party to the other. 6 On account of the present pandemic, NFJI terminated its relationship with Mr. Covid upon seven (7) days prior notice to the latter. Mr. Covid then filed a complaint for illegal dismissal at the National Labor Relations Commission arguing that he is an employee of NFJI under the wellestablished "Control Test" rule and, therefore, may only be dismissed validly for just or authorized cause. Will Mr. Covid's case prosper? Reasons.

2) After his contract was finished, Corono Virus, who had worked as oiler on board a foreign vessel, was repatriated from the port of Dubai. He was suffering from mental disorders aggravated by the pandemic situation. During a stop-over in Singapore, he left the airport, wandered around the city, and was shot and killed when he tried to attack a Singaporean policeman. a. His mother claimed for death compensation. The manning agency and its foreign principal interposed the defense that under the POEA standard format no compensation shall be payable by reason of incapacity, disability or death resulting from the seaman's own deliberate or willful act on his own life. Decide. b. Considering that the contract of Corono Virus was already terminated, what would be the basis of his mother's claim for death benefits? Explain.

3) Supervisory employees of the Virus Holdings Co., namely, Messrs. Ebola, Rabies, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and COVID-19, are given, pursuant to a Job Evaluation Program, the following duties and functions: assist the department superintendent in planning of systems and procedures, organizing and scheduling of work activities of the department, decision-making by providing relevant information data and other inputs, giving full support to attainment of company goals and objectives, selecting the appropriate man to handle the job, preparing annual department budget; observe, follow and implement company policies at all times and recommends disciplinary action on erring subordinates or promotion of deserving personnel; train and guide subordinates on how to assume responsibilities and become more productive and evaluate their performance; coordinate and communicate with other supervisors; recommend measures to improve work method and equipment performance; see to it that safety rules and regulations are implemented; supervise the activities of subordinates; and perform other related tasks as may be assigned by his immediate superior. With these voluminous works they performed, most of the time beyond eight (8) hours a day, Messrs. Ebola, et. al. are now claiming overtime compensation which Virus Holdings Co. out rightly denies. Decide with reasons.

4) Malinis Alcohol & Sanitizers Manufacturing Company (Malinis), a company in the forefront of producing sanitizing merchandises to mitigate the adverse effects of Covid-19, paid some of its employees a fixed monthly compensation which actually covered payment for 314 days of the year, including regular and special holidays, as well as days when no work was done by reason of fortuitous cause or causes not attributable to the employees. The "314 factor" used by Malinis excluded the 51 Sundays from the 365 days normally comprising a year. If a regular holiday fell on a Sunday, would the monthly salaried employees be entitled to an additional pay for such holiday? Why?