SERMAN COOPERATIVE, PETITIONER, VS. ANNALYN E. MONTARDE, JORDAN A. ALMAZAN, DANILO A. VALENCIA, CHRIS JOSEPH B. ENAR, RENANTE B. RIVAREZ, JORGE A. GREGORIO, GERALD S. FAJARDO, MARCELINO T. LUCERO, MICHAEL A. MALABANAN, ROMEO JUNIOR E. GAGANTE, LORELYN C. TENGCO, FE L. MARTINEZ, AMIE P. DE GUZMAN, MYLENE D. QUINTOS, NELIA I. ORLIGA, ERICK S. PONTIPEDRA, FREDERICK M. PEREZ, STEPHEN C. FORTUNA, RICK V. ARROYO, AND EDDIE T. LACASANDILE, RESPONDENTS