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FIRST DIVISION
EDEN GLADYS ABARIA,
ROMULO ALFORQUE, ELENAALLA, EVELYN APOSTOL,
AMELIA ARAGON, BEATRIZ
ALBASTRO, GLORIA
ARDULLES, GLENDA
BANTILAN, VIRGILIE
BORINAGA, ROLDAN
CALDERON, ILDEBRANDO
CUTA, ROMEO EMPUERTO,
LANNIE FERNANDEZ,
LUCINELL GABAYERON,JESUSA GERONA, JOSE
GONZAGA, TEOFILO
HINAMPAS, JOSEFINA
IBUNA, MARLYN LABRA,
MARIA CARMENCITA LAO, ERA
CANEN, RODNEY REX
LERIAS, ERNIE MANLIGAS,
JOHANNE DEL MAR, RUBY
ORIMACO, CONSTANCIOPAGADOR, MARVELOUS
PANAL, NOLAN PANAL, LILLAN
PETALLAR, GERNA PATIGDAS,
MELODIA PAULIN, SHIRLEY
ROSE REYES, JOSEFINA REYES,
OSCAR DE LOS SANTOS,
SOLOMON DE LOS SANTOS,
RAMON TAGNIPIS,
BERNADETTE TIBAY, RONALD
TUMULAK, LEONCIOVALLINAS, EDELBERTO
VILLA and t! NAGKAHIUSANG
MAMUMUO SA METRO CEBU
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
Petitioners,
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versus -
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
COMMISSION, METRO CEBU
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC",
ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REV"
GREGORIO IYOY, SHIELA
BUOT, REV" LORENZO
GENOTIVA, RUBEN CARABAN,
RUBEN ESTOYE, LILIA SAURO,
REV" ELIZER BERTOLDO,
RIZALINA VILLAGANTE, DRA"
LUCIA FLORENDO,
CONCEPCION VILLEGAS, REV"
OLIVER CANEN, DRA" CYDRAGAS, REV" MIKE CAMBA,
AVEDNIGO VALIENTE,
RIZALINO TAGANAS, CIRIACO
PONGASI, ISIAS (AGAS, REV"
ESTER GELOAGAN, REV" LEON
MANI(AN, CRESENTE BAOAS,
(INEFREDA BARLOSO, REV"
RUEL MARIGA AND THE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST INTHEPHILIPPINES, REV"
HILARIO GOMEZ, REV" ELMER
BOLOCON, THE NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF LABOR AND
ARMAND ALFORQUE,
Respondents.
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PERLA NAVA, DANIELA
YOSORES, AGUSTINALFORNON, AILEEN
CATACUTAN, ROLANDO
REDILOSA, CORNELIO
MARIBOJO, VIRGENCITA
CASAS, CRISANTA
GENEGABOAS, EMILIO LAO,
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RICO GASCON, ALBINA BAEZ,
PEDRO
CABATINGAN,PROCOMIO
SALUPAN, ELIZABETH RAMON,
DIOSCORO GABUNADA, ROY
MALAZARTE, FELICIANITA
MALAZARTE, NORBERTA
CACA, MILAGROS
CASTILLO, EDNA ALBO,
BERNABE LUMAPGUID, CELIA
SABAS, SILVERIO LAO, DARIO
LABRADOR, ERNESTO CANEN,
JR", ELSA BUCAO, HANNAH
BONGCARAS, NEMA
BELOCURA, PEPITOLLAGAS,GUILLERMA
REMOCALDO,
ROGELIO DABATOS, ROBERTO
JAYMA,
RAYMUNDODELATADO,
MERLYN NODADO, NOEL
HORTELANO, HERMELO DELA
TORRE, LOURDES OLARTE,
DANILO ZAMORA, LUZCABASECATALINA ALSADO, RUTH
BANZON AND THE
NAGKAHIUSANG
MAMUMUO SAMETRO CEBU
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,
Petitioners,
versus -
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONSCOMMISSION -FOURTH
DIVISION., METRO CEBU
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC",
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REV"
GREGORIO IYOY, SHIELA
BUOT, REV" LORENZO
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GENOTIVA, RUBEN CABABAN,
ROSENDO ESTOYE, LILIA
SAURO, REV"
ELIZER BERTOLDO, RIZALINA
VILLAGANTE, DRA" LUCIA
FLORENDO, CONCEPCION
VILLEGAS, REV" OLIVER
CANEN, DRA" CYD RAAGAS,
REV" MIKE CAMBA, AVIDNIGO
VALIENTE, RIZALINO
TAGANAS,CIRIACO
PONGASI, ISIAS (AGAS, REV"
ESTER GELOAGAN, REV" LEON
MANI(AN, CRESENTE BAOAS,
(INIFREDA BARLOSO, REV"RUEL MARIGA, THE
UNITEDCHURCH
OF CHRIST IN THEPHILIPPINE
S, REV" HILARIOGOMEZ, REV"
ELMER BOLOCON, THE
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
LABOR AND ARMANDO
ALFORQUE,
Respondents.
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METRO CEBU COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL, /0!1!nt23 4n#5n a1
V61a3a1 C#778n6t3 M!d69a2
C!nt!0 -VCMC.,
Petitioner,
versus -
PERLA NAVA, DANIELA
YOSORES, AGUSTIN
ALFORNON, AILEEN
CATACUTAN, ROLANDO
REDILOSA, CORNELIO
MARIBOJO, VIRGENCITA
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CASAS, CRISANTA
GENEGABOAS, EMILIO LAO,
RICO GASCON, ALBINA
BANEZ, PEDRO CABATINGAN,
PROCOMIO SALUPAN,
ELIZABETH RAMON,
DIOSCORO GABUNADA, ROY
MALAZARTE, FELICIANITA
MALAZARTE, NORBERTA
CACA,
MILAGROS CASTILLO, EDNA
ALBO, BERNABE LUMABGUID,
CELIA SABAS,
SILVERIO
LAO, DARIOLABRADOR,ERNESTO CANEN,
JR", ELSA BUCAO,
HANNAH BONGCARAS, NEMA
BELOCURA, PEPITO LLAGAS,
GUILLERMA REMOCALDO,
ROGELIO DABATOS, ROBERTO
JAYMA, RAYMUNDO
DELATADO, NOEL
HORTELANO, HERMELO DELATORRE, LOURDES
OLARTE, DANILOZAMORA,
LUZ CABASE, CATALINA
ALSADO AND RUTH BANZON,
Respondents.
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VISAYAS COMMUNITY
MEDICAL CENTER -VCMC.
;#07!023 4n#5n a1 METRO CEBUCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL
-MCCH.,
Petitioner,
versus -
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ERMA YBALLE, NELIA ANGEL,
ELEUTERIA CORTEZ and
EVELYN ONG,
Respondents.
ILLARAMA, !R.,JJ.
Pro"u#$ated:
De%e"&er ', ()**
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DECISION
VILLARAMA, JR",J"=
+e %onso#idated petitions &eore us invo#ve t+e #e$a#it o "ass ter"ination o +ospita# e"p#o
+o parti%ipated in stri/e and pi%/etin$ a%tivities.
+e a%tua# ante%edents:
Metro Ce&u Co""unit 0ospita#, In%. 1MCC0I2, present# /non as t+e isaas Co""unit Med
enter 1CMC2, is a non-sto%/, non-proit %orporation or$ani3ed under t+e #as o t+e Repui%
+e P+i#ippines. It operates t+e Metro Ce&u Co""unit 0ospita# 1MCC02, a tertiar "ed
nstitution #o%ated at Os"ea Bou#evard, Ce&u Cit.MCC0 is oned & t+e 4nited C+ur%+ o C+ris
+e P+i#ippines 14CCP2 and Rev. 5re$orio P. Io is t+e 0ospita# Ad"inistrator.
+e Nationa# 6ederation o La&or 1N6L2 is t+e e7%#usive &ar$ainin$ representative o t+e ran/-and-
"p#oees o MCC0I. 4nder t+e *89' and *88* Co##e%tive Bar$ainin$ A$ree"ents 1CBAs2,
$natories ere Ciria%o B. Pon$asi, Sr. or MCC0I, and Att. Ar"ando M. A#orue 1N6L Le
ounse#2 and Paterno A. Lu"ap$uid as President o N6L-MCC0 C+apter. In t+e CBA ee%tive r
anuar *88; unti# De%e"&er u as Le$a# Counse# o N6L, +
er#a Nava, President o Na$/a+iusan$ Ma"u"uo sa MCC0 1NAMA-MCC0-N6L2 si$ned t+e Pr
Postin$.>$?
n De%e"&er ?, *88=, Nava rote Rev. Io e7pressin$ t+e unions desire to rene t+e CBA, atta%+
o +er #etter a state"ent o proposa#s si$ned@endorsed & *=< union "e"&ers. Nava su&seuen
euested t+at t+e o##oin$ e"p#oees &e a##oed to avai# o one-da union #eave it+
n De%e"&er *8, *88=: Ce#ia Sa&as, !esusa 5erona, A#&ina Bae3, Eddie i##a, Ro Ma#a3arte, Erne
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anen, !r., 5ui##er"a Re"o%a#do, Cata#ina A#sado, Eve#n On$, Me#odia Pau#in, Soia Bauti
0anna+ Bon$%aras, Ester i##arin, I#u"inada en%es#ao and Per#a Nava. 0oever, MCC0I return
+e CBA proposa# or Nava to se%ure irst t+e endorse"ent o t+e #e$a# %ounse# o N6L as t+e oi
ar$ainin$ representative o MCC0I e"p#oees.>@?
Mean+i#e, Att. A#orue inor"ed MCC0I t+at t+e proposed CBA su&"itted & Nava as ne
eerred to N6L and t+at N6L +as not aut+ori3ed an ot+er #e$a# %ounse# or an person or %o##e%t
ar$ainin$ ne$otiations. B !anuar *88?, t+e %o##e%tion o union ees 1%+e%/-o2 as te"pora
uspended & MCC0I in vie o t+e e7istin$ %on#i%t &eteen t+e ederation and its #o%a# ai#i
+ereater, MCC0I atte"pted to ta/e over t+e roo" &ein$ used as union oi%e &ut as prevented to
o & Nava and +er $roup +o protested t+ese a%tions and insisted t+at "ana$e"ent dire%t# ne$oti
it+ t+e" or a ne CBA. MCC0I reerred t+e "atter to Att. A#orue, N6Ls Re$iona# Dire%tor, a
dvised Nava t+at t+eir $roup is not re%o$ni3ed & N6L.
>'?
n +is #etter dated 6e&ruar (;, *88? addressed to Nava, Ernesto Canen, !r., !esusa 5erona, 0an
on$%aras, E""a Re"o%a#do, Cata#ina A#sado and A#&ina Bae3, Att. A#orue suspended t+eir un
"e"&ers+ip or serious vio#ation o t+e Constitution and B-Las. Said #etter states:
Durin$ t+e #ast 5enera# Me"&ers+ip Meetin$ o t+e union on 6e&ruar (), *88?, ou open#de%#ared t+at ou re%o$ni3ed t+e oi%ers o t+e M4 not t+ose o t+e N6L, t+at ou su&"it to t+e
stu%tures [sic] and aut+orit o t+e M4 not o t+e N6L, and t+at ou are #oa# on# to t+e M4 not to
t+e N6L.
A#so, in t+e sa"e "eetin$, ou ad"itted +avin$ sent a proposa# or a reneed %o##e%tive
&ar$ainin$ a$ree"ent to t+e "ana$e"ent it+out an %onsu#tation it+ t+e N6L. In a%t, in our #etterdated 6e&ruar (*, *88? addressed to Rev. 5re$orio Io, t+e Ad"inistrator o t+e +ospita#, ou
%ate$ori%a## stated as o##os: e do not need an endorse"ent ro" N6L, "ore parti%u#ar# ro" Att.
Ar"ando A#orue to ne$otiate our CBA it+ MCC0. >ou did not on# i$nore t+e aut+orit o t+eundersi$ned as Re$iona# Dire%tor &ut ou "a#i%ious# prevented and unt# reused " reuest to oin
t+e union ne$otiatin$ pane# in t+e CBA ne$otiations.
>our a&ove #a$rant a%tuations, "ade in t+e presen%e o t+e union "e"&ers+ip, %onstitute t+e
o##oin$ oenses:
*. i##u# vio#ation o t+e Constitution and B-Las o t+e 6ederation and t+e orders andde%isions o du# %onstituted aut+orities o t+e sa"e 1Se%tion ; 1&2, Arti%#e III2, na"e#:
a2 Dein$ t+e de%ision o t+e or$ani3ation disai#iatin$ ro" t+e M4 and
&2 Se%tion 8 1&2, Arti%#e I +i%+ pertains to t+e poers and responsi&i#ities o t+e Re$iona#
Dire%tor, parti%u#ar#, to ne$otiate and si$n %o##e%tive &ar$ainin$ a$ree"ent to$et+er it+ t+e #o%a#ne$otiatin$ pane# su&e%t to prior ratii%ation & t+e $enera# "e"&ers+ip
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(. !oinin$ or assistin$ anot+er #a&or or$ani3ation or +e#pin$ in t+e or"ation o a ne #a&or
or$ani3ation t+at see/s or tends to deeat t+e purpose o t+e 6ederation 1Se%tion ; 1d2, Arti%#e III2 in
re#ation to t+e Nationa# E7e%utive Boards Reso#ution No. 9, Septe"&er (?-(', *88;, to it:
Pursuant to t+e NEB Reso#ution disai#iatin$ ro" t+e M4 dated Septe"&er **,
*88
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nvo/ed t+e $rievan%e pro%edure provided in t+e CBA to sett#e t+e dispute &eteen "ana$e"ent
+e union.>:?
n Mar%+ *< and *8, *88?, t+e Depart"ent o La&or and E"p#o"ent 1DOLE2 Re$iona# Oi%e No
sued %ertii%ations statin$ t+at t+ere is not+in$ in t+eir re%ords +i%+ s+os t+at NAMA-MCC0-Na re$istered #a&or or$ani3ation, and t+at said union su&"itted on# a %op o its C+arter Certii%
n !anuar ?MCC0I t+en sent individua# noti%es to a## union "e"&ers as/in$ t+e"
u&"it it+in '( +ours a ritten e7p#anation + t+e s+ou#d not &e ter"inated or +avin$ suppor
+e i##e$a# %on%erted a%tivities o NAMA-MCC0-N6L +i%+ +as no #e$a# persona#it as per DO
e%ords. In t+eir %o##e%tive response@state"ent dated Mar%+ *9, *88?, it as e7p#ained t+at
i%/etin$ e"p#oees ore ar"&ands to protest MCC0Is reusa# to &ar$ain it as a#so %ontended t
MCC0I %annot uestion t+e #e$a# persona#it o t+e union +i%+ +ad a%tive# assisted in C
e$otiations and i"p#e"entation.
>+?
n Mar%+ *
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erpetrated & union #eaders and "e"&ers. it+ t+e intensiied at"osp+ere o vio#en%e and ani"o
it+in t+e +ospita# pre"ises as a resu#t o %ontinued protest a%tivities & union "e"&ers, MCC
uered +eav #osses due to #o patient ad"ission rates. T+e +ospita#s supp#iers a#so reused to "a
urt+er de#iveries on %redit.
it+ t+e vo#ati#e situation adverse# ae%tin$ +ospita# operations and t+e %ondition o %oni
atients, MCC0I i#ed a petition or inun%tion in t+e NLRC 1Ce&u Cit2 on !u# 8, *88? 1Inun%t
ase No. -)))?-8?2. A te"porar restrainin$ order 1TRO2 as issued on !u# *?, *88?. MCC
resented *( itnesses 1+ospita# e"p#oees and patients2, in%#udin$ a se%urit $uard +o as sta&&
an identiied s"pat+i3er +i#e in t+e %o"pan o Navas $roup. MCC0Is petition as $ranted
per"anent inun%tion as issued on Septe"&er *9, *88? enoinin$ t+e Nava $roup ro" %o""itt
#e$a# a%ts "entioned in Art. (?; o t+e La&or Code.>$?
n Au$ust (', *88?, t+e Cit 5overn"ent o Ce&u ordered t+e de"o#ition o t+e stru%tures a
&stru%tions put up & t+e pi%/etin$ e"p#oees o MCC0I a#on$ t+e sidea#/, +avin$ deter"ined
a"e as a pui% nuisan%e or nuisan%eper se.>$$?
+ereater, severa# %o"p#aints or i##e$a# dis"issa# and unair #a&or pra%ti%e ere i#ed &
er"inated e"p#oees a$ainst MCC0I, Rev. Io, 4CCP and "e"&ers o t+e Board o Trustees
MCC0I.
On Au$ust ;, *888, E7e%utive La&or Ar&iter Renoso A. Be#ar"ino rendered e%ision>$@?dis"issin$ t+e %o"p#aints or unair #a&or pra%ti%e in NLRC Case Nos. RAB-II-)(-)@:?+i#e t+e #atter ar$ued or t+e app#i%ation o t+e ru#in$
e%ision rendered & t+e CA 1Ce&u Cit2 inMiculob v. NLRC, et al.1CA-5.R. SP No. 9;=@?&
nvo#vin$ si"i#ar %o"p#aints i#ed & dis"issed e"p#oees o MCC0I.
Reso#ution>@+?dated Apri# *', ())8, t+e CA denied &ot+ "otions:
0ERE6ORE, t+e petitioners Motion or Re%onsideration and t+e private respondentFsG Motionor Partia# Re%onsideration o t+e O%to&er *', ())9 De%ision are &ot+ DENIED or #a%/ o "erit.
T+e Motions or Su&stitution o Counse# and Co"pro"ise A$ree"ents su&"itted & petitioners
Bernardito Laas, Ave#ina Ban$a#ao, Dai#enda 0ina"pas and Da#inda Ti$o are +ere&
approved. Conseuent#, said petitioners are ordered dropped ro" t+e #ist o petitioners and t+e %ase isdee"ed dis"issed as to t+e".
SO ORDERED.>@
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rivate respondents 1MCC0I, et a#.2 "oved to re%onsider t+e a&ove de%ision &ut t+e CA denied t+
"otion on 6e&ruar ((, ()**.>'@?
ot+ petitioners and private respondents in CA-5.R. SP No. ??=;) appea#ed to t+is Court. Priv
espondent MCC0I in CA-5.R. SP No. 9;889, under its ne na"e isaas Co""unit Medienter 1CMC2, i#ed a petition or %ertiorari in t+is Court.
n G"R" N#" $++, petitioners Nava, et a#. praed t+at t+e CA de%ision &e set aside and a n
ud$"ent &e entered & t+is Court 1*2 de%#arin$ private respondents $ui#t o unair #a&or pra%ti%e a
nion &ustin$ 1(2 dire%tin$ private respondents to %ease and desist ro" urt+er %o""ittin$ un
a&or pra%ti%es a$ainst t+e petitioners 1''?
n t+e ot+er +and, petitioner MCC0I in G"R" N#" $++:$praed or t+e "odii%ation o t+e
e%ision & de#etin$ t+e aard o separation pa and reinstatin$ t+e Mar%+ *;, ())* de%ision o
NLRC.>'&?
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Dropping of petitioners who did not sign the certification
gainst forum shopping improper
+e Court +as #aid don t+e ru#e inAltres v. Empleo>'%?as %u##ed ro" urisprudentia# pronoun%e"e
+at t+e %ertii%ation a$ainst oru" s+oppin$ "ust &e si$ned & a## t+e p#aintis or petitioners in a %a
t+erise, t+ose +o did not si$n i## &e dropped as parties to t+e %ase. 4nder reasonae or ustiia
ir%u"stan%es, +oever, as +en a## t+e p#aintis or petitioners s+are a %o""on interest and invo/
o""on %ause o a%tion or deense, t+e si$nature o on# one o t+e" in t+e %ertii%ation a$ainst or
+oppin$ su&stantia## %o"p#ies it+ t+e Ru#e.
n t+e %ase at &ar, t+e si$natures o ;' out o 99 petitionin$ e"p#oees in t+e %ertii%ation a$ainst or
+oppin$ %onstitute su&stantia# %o"p#ian%e it+ t+e ru#e. T+ere is no uestion t+at t+e s+are
o""on interest and invo/ed a %o""on %ause o a%tion +en t+e i#ed suit &eore t+e La&or Ar&
nd NLRC uestionin$ t+e va#idit o t+eir ter"ination and %+ar$in$ MCC0I it+ unair #a
ra%ti%e. T+us, +en t+e appea#ed t+eir %ase to t+e CA, t+e pursued t+e sa"e as a %o##e%tive &o
aisin$ on# one ar$u"ent in support o t+eir %ause o a%tion, i.e., t+e i##e$a# dis"issa# a##e$e
o""itted & MCC0I +en union "e"&ers resorted to stri/e and "ass a%tions due to MCC0
eusa# to &ar$ain it+ oi%ers o t+e #o%a# %+apter. T+ere is sui%ient &asis, t+ereore, or t+e
$natories to t+e petition, to spea/ or and in &e+a# o t+eir %o-petitioners and to i#e t+e Petition
ertiorari in t+e appe##ate %ourt.>':?
C#ear#, t+e CA erred in droppin$ as parties-petitioners t+ose id not si$n t+e %ertii%ation a$ainst oru" s+oppin$.
0oever, instead o re"andin$ t+e %ase to t+e CA or it to reso#ve t+e petition it+ respe%t to
erein petitioners in 5.R. No. *=;**
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ART. (='+?
NAMA-MCC0-N6L is not t+e #a&or or$ani3ation %ertiied or desi$nated & t+e "aorit+e ran/-and-i#e +ospita# e"p#oees to represent t+e" in t+e CBA ne$otiations &ut t+e N6L,
viden%ed & CBAs %on%#uded in *89', *88* and *88;. +i#e it is true t+at a #o%a# union +as t+e ri
o disai#iate ro" t+e nationa# ederation, NAMA-MCC0-N6L +as not done so as t+ere as no
ort on its part to %o"p# it+ t+e #e$a# reuisites or a va#id disai#iation durin$ t+e reed
eriod>'
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%%ordan%e it+ Art. (;* 1d2.>&?Nava and +er $roup si"p# de"anded t+at MCC0I dire%t# ne$oti
it+ t+e #o%a# union +i%+ +as not even re$istered as one.
o prove "aorit support o t+e e"p#oees, NAMA-MCC0-N6L presented t+e CBA propo
##e$ed# si$ned & *=< union "e"&ers. 0oever, t+e petition si$ned & said "e"&ers s+oed t+e si$natories endorsed t+e proposed ter"s and %onditions it+out statin$ t+at t+e ere #i/e
otin$ or or desi$natin$ t+e NAMA-MCC0-N6L as t+eir e7%#usive &ar$ainin$ representative. In a
ase, NAMA-MCC0-N6L at t+e ti"e o su&"ission o said proposa#s as not a du# re$istered #a&
r$ani3ation, +en%e it %annot #e$a## represent MCC0Is ran/-and-i#e e"p#oees or purposes
o##e%tive &ar$ainin$. 0en%e, even assu"in$ t+at NAMA-MCC0-N6L +ad va#id# disai#iated r
s "ot+er union, N6L, it sti## did not possess t+e #e$a# persona#it to enter into CBA ne$otiations
o%a# union +i%+ is not independent# re$istered %annot, upon disai#iation ro" t+e ederati
7er%ise t+e ri$+ts and privi#e$es $ranted & #a to #e$iti"ate #a&or or$ani3ations t+us, it %annot i#etition or %ertii%ation e#e%tion.>&$?Besides, t+e N6L as t+e "ot+er union +as t+e ri$+t to investi$
"e"&ers o its #o%a# %+apter under t+e ederations Constitution and B-Las, and i ound $ui#t
7pe# su%+ "e"&ers.>&@?MCC0I t+ereore %annot &e au#ted or deerrin$ a%tion on t+e CBA propo
u&"itted & NAMA-MCC0-N6L in vie o t+e union #eaders+ips %on#i%t it+ t+e natio
ederation. e +ave +e#d t+at t+e issue o disai#iation is an intra-union dispute >&'?+i%+ "ust
eso#ved in a dierent oru" in an a%tion at t+e instan%e o eit+er or &ot+ t+e ederation and t+e #o
nion or a riva# #a&or or$ani3ation, not t+e e"p#oer.>&&?
Not &ein$ a #e$iti"ate #a&or or$ani3ation nor t+e %ertiied e7%#usive &ar$ainin$ representativeMCC0Is ran/-and-i#e e"p#oees, NAMA-MCC0-N6L %annot de"and ro" MCC0I t+e ri$+
ar$ain %o##e%tive# in t+eir &e+a#.>&%?0en%e, MCC0Is reusa# to &ar$ain t+en it+ NAMA-MCC
N6L %annot &e %onsidered an unair #a&or pra%ti%e to usti t+e sta$in$ o t+e stri/e.>&:?
trike and picketing activities conducted by union officers and
members were illegal
Art. (?< 1&2 o t+e La&or Code, as a"ended, provides:
ART. (?
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re%o$ni3ed and respe%ted. 0oever, no #a&or union "a stri/e and no e"p#oer "a de%#are a #o%/out on
$rounds invo#vin$ inter-union and intra-union disputes.
7 7 7 7 1E"p+asis supp#ied.2
As &orne & t+e re%ords, NAMA-MCC0-N6L as not a du# re$istered or an independen
e$istered union at t+e ti"e it i#ed t+e noti%e o stri/e on Mar%+ *
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Pa"&ansa Bi#an$ *
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Consequences of illegal strike to union officers and
members
Art. (?; 1a2 o t+e La&or Code, as a"ended, provides or t+e %onseuen%es o an i##e$a# stri/e to
arti%ipatin$ or/ers:
7 7 7 An union oi%er +o /noin$# parti%ipates in i##e$a# stri/e and an or/er or union oi%er +o
/noin$# parti%ipates in t+e %o""ission o i##e$a# a%ts durin$ a stri/e "a &e de%#ared to +ave #ost +ise"p#o"ent status:)rovi'e',T+at "ere parti%ipation o a or/er in a #au# stri/e s+a## not %onstitute
sui%ient $round or ter"ination o +is e"p#o"ent, even i a rep#a%e"ent +ad &een +ired & t+e
e"p#oer durin$ su%+ #au# stri/e.
+e a&ove provision "a/es a distin%tion &eteen or/ers and union oi%ers +o parti%ipate in
#e$a# stri/e: an ordinar stri/in$ or/er %annot &e ter"inated or "ere parti%ipation in an i##e
ri/e. T+ere "ust &e proo t+at +e or s+e %o""itted i##e$a# a%ts durin$ a stri/e. A union oi%er, on
t+er +and, "a &e ter"inated ro" or/ +en +e /noin$# parti%ipates in an i##e$a# stri/e, and #
t+er or/ers, +en +e %o""its an i##e$a# a%t durin$ a stri/e.>%@?
Considerin$ t+eir persisten%e in +o#din$ pi%/etin$ a%tivities despite t+e de%#aration &
NCMB t+at t+eir union as not du# re$istered as a #e$iti"ate #a&or or$ani3ation and t+e #etter r
N6Ls #e$a# %ounse# inor"in$ t+at t+eir a%ts %onstitute dis#oa#t to t+e nationa# ederation, and t+
#in$ o t+e noti%e o stri/e and %ondu%tin$ a stri/e vote notit+standin$ t+at t+eir union +as no #e
ersona#it to ne$otiate it+ MCC0I or %o##e%tive &ar$ainin$ purposes, t+ere is no uestion tNAMA-MCC0-N6L oi%ers&no#in"l! participate' in the ille"al stri&e. T+e CA t+ereore did not
n ru#in$ t+at t+e ter"ination o union oi%ers Per#a Nava, Cata#ina A#sado, A#&ina Bae3, 0ann
on$%aras, Ernesto Canen, !esusa 5erona and 5ui##er"a Re"o%a#do as va#id and ustiied.
it+ respe%t to t+e dis"issed union "e"&ers, a#t+ou$+ MCC0I su&"itted p+oto$rap+s ta/en at
i%/et #ine, it did not individua## na"e t+ose stri/in$ e"p#oees and spe%i t+e i##e$a# a%t %o""it
ea%+ o t+e". As to t+e aidavits e7e%uted & non-stri/in$ e"p#oees, t+e identiied "ost# un
i%ers as t+e persons +o o%/ed t+e +ospita# entran%e, +arassed +ospita# e"p#oees and patie
+ose ve+i%#es ere prevented ro" enterin$ t+e pre"ises. On# so"e o t+ese itnesses a%tua
a"ed a e union "e"&ers +o %o""itted si"i#ar a%ts o +arass"ent and %oer%ion. Conseuen
e ind no error %o""itted & t+e CA in CA-5.R. SP No. ??=;) +en it "odiied t+e de%ision o
NLRC and ru#ed t+at t+e dis"issa# o union "e"&ers +o "ere# parti%ipated in t+e i##e$a# stri/e
#e$a#. On t+e ot+er +and, in CA-5.R. SP No. 9;889, t+e CA did not err in ru#in$ t+at t+e dis"issa
>&a##e, et a#. as i##e$a# +oever, it a#so ordered t+eir reinstate"ent it+ u## &a%/ a$es.
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Dismissed union members not entitled to backwages but
hould be awarded separation pay in lieu of
einstatement
in%e t+ere is no %#ear proo t+at union "e"&ers a%tua## parti%ipated in t+e %o""ission o i##e$a# a
urin$ t+e stri/e, t+e are not dee"ed to +ave #ost t+eir e"p#o"ent status as a %onseuen%e o
e%#aration o i##e$a#it o t+e stri/e.
etitioners in 5.R. Nos. *=;**< and *9'''9 assai# t+e CA in not orderin$ t+eir reinstate"ent it+ &
a$es. Invo/in$stare 'ecisis, t+e %ited t+e %ase oBascon v. Court of Appeals>%'?de%ided &
ourt in ()); and +i%+ invo#ved to or"er +ospita# e"p#oees +o #i/eise sued MCC0I ater
atter ter"inated t+eir e"p#o"ent due to t+eir parti%ipation in t+e sa"e i##e$a# stri/e #ed & NAMMCC0-N6L. In said %ase e ru#ed t+at petitioners Co#e and Bas%on ere i##e$a## dis"issed &e%a
MCC0I ai#ed to prove t+at t+e %o""itted i##e$a# a%ts durin$ t+e stri/e. e t+us ordered
einstate"ent o petitioners Bas%on and Co#e it+out #oss o seniorit ri$+ts and ot+er privi#e$es a
a"ent o t+eir &a%/ a$es in%#usive o a##oan%es, and ot+er &eneits %o"puted ro" t+e ti"e t
ere dis"issed up to t+e ti"e o t+eir a%tua# reinstate"ent.Basconas a#so t+e &asis o t+e aard
a%/ a$es in CA-5.R. SP No. 9;889.
tare 'ecisis et non *uieta movere. Stand & t+e de%ision and distur& not +at is sett#ed. 4nder o%trine ostare 'ecisis, on%e a %ourt +as #aid don a prin%ip#e o #a as app#i%ae to a %ertain state
a%ts, it i## ad+ere to t+at prin%ip#e and app# it to a## uture %ases +ere t+e a%ts are su&stantia##
a"e,>%&?even t+ou$+ t+e parties "a &e dierent. It pro%eeds ro" t+e irst prin%ip#e o usti%e t+
&sent an poeru# %ountervai#in$ %onsiderations, #i/e %ases ou$+t to &e de%ided a#i/e. T+us, +
+e sa"e uestions re#atin$ to t+e sa"e event +ave &een put orard & parties si"i#ar# situated as i
revious %ase #iti$ated and de%ided & a %o"petent %ourt, t+e ru#e ostare 'ecisis is a &ar to
tte"pt to re#iti$ate t+e sa"e issue.>%%?
+e do%trine t+ou$+ is not %ast in stone or upon a s+oin$ t+at %ir%u"stan%es attendant in a parti%uase override t+e $reat &eneits derived & our udi%ia# sste" ro" t+e do%trine ostare 'ecisis,
ourt is ustiied in settin$ it aside.>%:?6or t+e Court, as t+e +i$+est %ourt o t+e #and, "a &e $uided
not %ontro##ed & pre%edent. T+us, t+e Court, espe%ia## it+ a ne "e"&ers+ip, is not oi$ed
o##o ind# a parti%u#ar de%ision t+at it deter"ines, ater re-e7a"ination, to %a## or a re%tii%ation
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A#t+ou$+ t+eBascon%ase invo#ved t+e ver sa"e i##e$a# stri/e in MCC0I +i%+ #ed to
er"ination o +erein petitioners, its %#ear# erroneous app#i%ation o t+e #a insoar on# as t+e a
&a%/ a$es arrants settin$ aside t+e do%trine. Indeed, t+e do%trine ostare 'ecisis notit+stand
+e Court +as a&andoned or overru#ed pre%edents +enever it rea#i3ed t+at t+e Court erred in t+e p
e%isions. Atera##, "ore i"portant t+an ant+in$ e#se is t+at t+is Court s+ou#d &e ri$+t.>%+?
In + % -ransport Corporation v. nfante ,>%
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not or"a## enoined t+e pro+i&ited pi%/etin$ a%tivities. A#so, t+e i##e$a# dis"issa# %o"p#a
u&seuent# i#ed & t+e ter"inated e"p#oees did not oiterate t+e a%t t+at t+e did not suer #
earnin$s & reason o t+e e"p#oers unustiied a%ts, t+ere &ein$ no unair #a&or pra%ti%e %o""it
MCC0I. 0en%e, airness and usti%e di%tate t+at &a%/ a$es &e denied t+e said e"p#oees
arti%ipated in t+e i##e$a# %on%erted a%tivities to t+e $reat detri"ent o t+e e"p#oer.
Separation pa is "ade an a#ternative re#ie in #ieu o reinstate"ent in %ertain %ir%u"stan%
/e: 1a2 +en reinstate"ent %an no #on$er &e ee%ted in vie o t+e passa$e o a #on$ period o ti
r &e%ause o t+e rea#ities o t+e situation 1b2 reinstate"ent is ini"i%a# to t+e e"p#oers interest
einstate"ent is no #on$er easie 1'2 reinstate"ent does not serve t+e &est interests o t+e par
nvo#ved 1e2 t+e e"p#oer is preudi%ed & t+e or/ers %ontinued e"p#o"ent 1f2 a%ts t+at "
7e%ution unust or ineuitae +ave supervened or 1"2 strained re#ations &eteen t+e e"p#oer
"p#oee.
>:$?
Considerin$ t+at *= ears +ad #apsed ro" t+e onset o t+is #a&or dispute, and in vie o strain
e#ations t+at ensued, in addition to t+e rea#it o rep#a%e"ents a#read +ired & t+e +ospita# +i%+ +
pparent# re%overed ro" its +u$e #osses, and it+ "an o t+e petitioners eit+er e"p#oed e#se+
#read o#d and si%/#, or ot+erise in%apa%itated, separation pa it+out &a%/ a$es is t+e appropr
e#ie. e note t+at durin$ t+e penden% o t+e %ases in t+is Court, so"e o t+e petitioners +ave ente
nto %o"pro"ise a$ree"ents it+ MCC0I, a## o +i%+ ere du# approved & t+is Court. T+
7%#uded ro" t+e +erein "onetar aards are t+e o##oin$ petitioners +ose %o"pro"
$ree"ents +ave &een approved & t+is Court and ud$"ent +avin$ &een entered t+erein: 5#oAr$ui##es, Ro"u#o A#orue, 5erna Pati$das-Barte, Da#inda Ti$o Mer#n Nodado, Ra"on Ta$ni
erna&e Lu"ap$uid, Ro"eo E"puerto, Mar#en La&ra, Mi#a$ros Casti##o Bernadette Ponti##as-Ti&
onstan%io Pa$ador, No#an A#vin Pana#, Edi#&erto i##a, Ro Ma#a3arte, 6e#e%ianita Ma#a3arte a
Noe# 0orte#ano.
ttorneys fees
+e dis"issed e"p#oees +avin$ &een %o"pe##ed to #iti$ate in order to see/ redress and prote%t t+$+ts, t+e are entit#ed to reasonae attornes ees pursuant to Art. (()9 1(2 o t+e Civi# Code. In v
t+e attendant %ir%u"stan%es o t+is %ase, e +o#d t+at attornes ees in t+e a"ount o P=),))).)
easonae and ustiied. 0oever, t+e respondents in 5.R. No. *8?*=? are not entit#ed to t+e sa
e#ie sin%e t+e did not appea# ro" t+e CA de%ision +i%+ did not in%#ude t+e aard o attornes e
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(HEREFORE, t+e petition or revie on %ertiorari in 5.R. No. *9'9?* is DENIED+i#e
etitions in 5.R. Nos. *=;**
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MARIANO C" DEL CASTILLOAsso%iate !usti%e
C E R T I F I C A T I O N
ursuant to Se%tion *
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NLRC re%ords 1o#. II2, pp. ?*'-?;'. Penned & Co""issioner Berna&e S. Batu+an and %on%urred in & Presidin$ Co""issioner Irene
Ceni3a and Co""issioner Ed$ardo M. Ener#an.
Id. at ?;'.
Id. at ?8)-?8*.CA rollo, pp. (-
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Ma"'ala Multipurpose Livelihoo' Cooperative v. 9ilusan" Man""a"a#a n" L+%, et al., 5.R. Nos. *8**
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