Philtranco v. Philtranco Workers Union

PROPER REMEDY IN ASSAILING THE DECISION OF THE SECRETARY SECRETARY OF LABOR  Philtranco Service Enterprie! Inc"! repreente# $% it &ice'Prei#ent (or A#)initration! M*Gen" Ne)eio M" Si+a%a v" Philtranco ,or-er .nion'Aociation o( Gen/ine La$or Or+ani0ation 1P,.'AGLO2! repreente# $% 3oe 3eie Olivar G.R. No. 180962, February 26, 2014 Del Castillo, J. FACTS4 Petitioner Philtrano !er"ie #nter$rises, %n. retrenhe& 21 o' its e($loyees on the )roun& that it *as su''erin) business losses. Conse+uently, the o($any union, herein $ri"ate res$on&ent Philtrano or-ers nion/ssoiation o' Genuine abor r)ani3ations P/G5, 'ile& a  Notie o' !tri-e *ith D# lai(in) that $etitioner en)a)e& in un'air labor $raties.

nable to settle their &i''erenes be'ore the NC7, the ase *as therea'ter re'erre& to the D# !eretary, *ho issue& a Deision in 'a"or o' the PG. Petiti Petitioner oner 'ile& 'ile& a otion otion 'or Reons Reonsi&e i&erat ration ion *hile *hile $ri"at $ri"atee res$on& res$on&ent ent,, on the other other han&, han&, sub(itte& a Partial $$eal.: ;he !eretary o' abor &eline& to rule on $etitioner o'  the 199? Rules, *hen it shoul& ha"e 'ile& a $etition 'or re"ie* un&er Rule 4@ thereo', *hih  $ro$erly o"ers &eisions o' "oluntary labor arbitrators. ISS.E4 %s a $etition $etition 'or ertiorari ertiorari un&er rule 6> instea& instea& o' un&er rule 4@ o' the rules o' ourt the $ro$er  re(e&y to assail the &eision o' the !eretary o' aborA HELD4 Bes, Rule 6> is the $ro$er re(e&y in assailin) the &eision o' the !eretary o' abor. %t has lon)  been settle& that the re(e&y o' an a))rie"e& $arty in a &eision or resolution o' the !eretary o'  abor abor is to ti(ely ti(ely 'ile a (otion (otion 'or reons reonsi&e i&erat ration ion as a $reon& $reon&iti ition on 'or any 'urthe 'urtherr or  subse+uent re(e&y, an& then seasonably 'ile a s$eial i"il ation 'or ertiorari un&er Rule 6> o'  the 199? Rules on Ci"il Proe&ure.

;he authority o' the !eretary o' abor to assu(e =uris&ition o"er a labor &is$ute ausin) or  li-ely to ause a stri-e or lo-out in an in&ustry in&is$ensable to national interest inlu&es an& eten&s to all +uestions an& ontro"ersies arisin) there'ro(. ;his *i&e latitu&e o' &isretion )i"en to the !eretary o' abor (ay not be the sub=et o' a$$eal. %t is un&eniable that the ase 'ell *ithin the o"era)e o' rt 26@ sine the business o' Philtrano, a $ubli trans$ortation o($any, is i(bue& *ith $ubli interest. ny re$resentation to the ontrary or that he is &ei&in) the ase in his a$aity as a "oluntary arbitrator not*ithstan&in). ene, Rule 6> is the $ro$er re(e&y in assailin) the &eision o' the !eretary o' abor.