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Xavier, a technician engaged by a manpower agency to work on a private telecom project for eight months, was terminated after project completion. He filed a complaint with the NLRC seeking reinstatement and full back wages. The NLRC dismissed for lack of coverage, ruling that his engagement was through a manpower contractor and thus outside the Labor Code. Xavier files a verified petition for certiorari directly with the Supreme Court under Rule 65, alleging grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction by the NLRC. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on Supreme Court review of NLRC labor decisions and when direct access to the Supreme Court is permissible. (b) Apply the facts to determine whether Xavier’s petition shows grave abuse or lack/excess of jurisdiction and whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to entertain it. (c) If the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction, state the proper appellate remedy and what issues the Court of Appeals would review.