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KAPISANAN NG MANGGAGAWANG PINAGYAKAP (KMP) v. TRAJANOG.R. No. 62306, January 21, 1985; Relova, J.Digest prepare !y Ja"#ie $anlas

FACTS:

• % re&uest 'or a""ounts e(a)ination o' t*e 'inan"ial status o' t*e +apisanan ng anggaga-ang

inagya#ap /a!or nion +, t*e e(isting la!or union at ran#lin 4a#er $o)pany in ana!lo $ity, -as 'ile !y nion )e)!ers $atalino ilvestre an 13 ot*er e)ployees ilvestreet al..

• nion %""ount (a)iner 7i"eo o' t*e inistry o' /a!or an )ploy)ent "onu"te t*ene"essary investigation an su!)itte a report, -it* t*e 'ollo-ing 'inings

%. Disallo-e e(penitures 1,28.00;4. Non:prou"tion o' t*e !oo#s o' a""ounts 'or t*e years 19:9;$. ailure to )aintain segregate is!urse)ent re"eipts in a""oran"e -it* t*e 5

segregate union 'uns general, eu"ational, )utual ai, !urial assistan"e an union!uiling 'or -*i"* t*ey )aintaine a istin"t an separate !an# a""ounts 'or ea"*;

D. Non:rati'i"ation o' t*e "onstitution an !yla-s !y t*e general )e)!ers*ip.

•  *us, ilvestre et al. 'ile -it* t*e <$ Reg =''i"e o' t*e inistry o' /a!or an )ploy)ent, 'or

t*e e(pulsion o' t*e nion o''i"ers on t*e groun o'o gross violation o' t*e /a!or $oe 2>2 paragrap*s a, !, g, *, ? an #; an,

o gross violation o' t*e nion "onstitution an !yla-s, parti"ularly e"s. 6 an t*ereo'.

• nion o''i"erso  *e isallo-e e(penitures -ere )ae in G an 'or t*e !ene'it o' t*e )e)!ers, an

t*at t*ey are -illing to rei)!urse t*e sa)e 'ro) t*eir o-n personal 'uns.o  *ey s*oul not !e *el a""ounta!le 'or !oo#s o' a""ounts 'or 19:9 sin"e t*ey -ere

not t*e o''i"ers t*en an not one o' t*e 'or)er o''i"ers *a turne over t*e re"ors in&uestion.

o  *e non:rati'i"ation o' t*e "onstitution an !yla-s an t*e non:segregation o' t*e

nion 'uns o""urre !e'ore t*ey !e"a)e o''i"ers an t*at t*ey *ave alreay !een"orre"ting it.

• e%r!iter orere t*e *oling o' a re'erenu) to e"ie -*et*er to e(pel or suspen t*e

nion o''i"ers.

• nion o''i"ers appeale to 4/R Dir. ra?ano, reiterating t*eir e'en"e. ilvestre et al. also

appeale, reiterating t*at t*e appropriate a"tion s*oul !e e(pulsion, not re'erenu). 4ot*-ere is)isse, an t*e e%r!iter =rer -as a''ir)e.

• u!se&uently, a general ele"tion -as -*erein all t*e nion o''i"ers e("ept Dela $ru@ an

$elerio, -ere ele"te !y t*e over-*el)ing )a?ority o' t*e )e)!ers, -*ile Responentsilvestre an %l'aro -*o also ran 'or t*e position o' %uitor, lost. *us, t*e nion o''i"ers)ove 'or t*e is)issal o' t*e appeal 'or *aving !een renere )oot an a"ae)i" !y t*eirre:ele"tion.

ISSUE/RULING/RATIO:

WON the petiti! "# e$p%&'i! " the U!i! ""ie#' i' &#e*+ ,t !* *e,i -+thei# #ee&eti! YES

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A' t*e nion o''i"ers -ere guilty o' t*e allege violations, ilvestre et al., pursuant to /a!or$oe 2>2 an Duyag vs. Inciong, s*oul *ave )ete out t*e appropriate penalty on t*e), i.eto e(pel t*e) 'ro) t*e nion, an not "all 'or a re'erenu) to e"ie on it.

•  *e allege 'alsi'i"ation an )isrepresentation o' *erein union o''i"ers -ere not supporte !y

su!stantial evien"e. *e e(penitures appeare to *ave !een )ae in goo 'ait* an t*ea)ount spent 'or t*e purpose )entione in t*e report is reasona!le.

•  *e repuiation o' ilvestre an %l'aro to t*e *ig*ly sensitive position o' auitor at t*e re:

ele"tion is a "onvin"ing )ani'estation an e)onstration o' t*e union )e)!ers*ipBs 'ait* int*e nion o''i"ersC leaers*ip, an a "lear "ononation o' an a"t t*ey *a allegely "o))itte.

•  *e $ourt s*oul never re)ove a pu!li" o''i"er 'or a"ts one prior to *is present ter) o' o''i"e.

 o o ot*er-ise -oul !e to eprive t*e people o' t*eir rig*t to ele"t t*eir o''i"ers. *en t*epeople *ave ele"te a )an to o''i"e, it )ust !e assu)e t*at t*ey i t*is -it* #no-lege o'

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*is li'e an "*ara"ter, an t*at t*ey isregare or 'orgave *is 'aults or )is"onu"t, i' *e *a!een guilty o' any. At is not 'or t*e "ourt, !y reason o' su"* 'aults or )is"onu"t to pra"ti"allyoverrule t*e -ill o' t*e people.