CASE TITLE: ROBOSA v NLRC GR NO.: G.R. No. 176085 DATE: February 8 !01! "ETITIONER: "ETITIONER: FREDERICO ROBOSA e# a$.% ra&' a&( )$e e*+$oyee, o- re,+o&(e&# re,+o&(e&# o/er, o- #e u&o& RES"ONDENT: Ce*o%Te/&,/e 2a&u-a/#ur&3 I&/. 4 CTMI a/ure( by "ro/#or a&( Ga*b$e FACTS: CT2I E*+$oyee, &o&%DFA $e( by #e +e##o&er, )$e( a +e##o& -or /er#)/a#o& e$e/#o& a# CT2I #o be /er#)e( a, #e e9/$u,ve bar3a&&3 a3e&# o- #e /o*+a&y. I# -a$e( #o 3ar&er #e vo#e, reure(. La#er o& re,+o&(e&# ,,ue( a *e*ora&(u* (e*ob$&3 #, ,a$e, #err#ore, a&( abo$,&3 #, ,y,#e* o- #ru/'%,a$e, re+re,e&#a#ve, ;$e ,*u$#a&eou,$y &-or*&3 #e ,a$e, 3rou+ o- a &e; ,y,#e*4Sa$o& Bu,&e,, Grou+,. "e##o&er u&o& a,'e( -or #e ;#(ra;a$ ore,+o&(e&#<, (re/#ve, bu# #e $a##er 3&ore( #. I&,#ea( # ,,ue( a &o#/e o#er*&a#o& o- e*+$oy*e&# o- ,a$e, (rver, (ue #o #e abo$#o& o- #er +o,#o&. "e##o&er, "e##o&er, )$e( a /o*+$a&# -or $$e3a$ (,*,,a$ a&( u&-ar $abor +ra/#/e, a3a&,# CT2I # a$,o *ove( -or #e ,,ua&/e o- a ;r# o- +re$*&ary &=u&/#o& a&(>or TRO. Dur&3 #e /o*+u$,ory arb#ra#o& +ro/ee(&3, #e u&o& ;a, +ro*+#e( #o )$e # #o #e NLRC ;/ #e& ,,ue( a TRO. I# ;a, u+3ra(e( #o a ;r# o- +re$*&ary &=u&/#o& ;e& #e re,+o&(e&# re-u,e( #o /o*+$y. Re,+o&(e&# *ove( -or /o&,(era#o& bu# ;a, (e&e( by #e NLRC ;o #e& (re/#e( Labor Arb#er Cr,#e#a Ta*ayo Ta*ayo #o ear #e #e *o#o& -or /o&#e*+# /o&#e*+# a, ur3e( ur3e( by #e u&o&. u&o&. Te NLRC NLRC ear( #e #e /o&#e*+# /ar3e /ar3e bu# ,,ue( ,,ue( #, (,*,,a$. (,*,,a$. "e##o&er "e##o&er *ove( -or re/o&,(era#o& a&( ,ub,eue&#$y ,ou3# re$e- -ro* #e CA. ?o;ever #e CA o+&e( #a# #e (,*,,a$ , &o# ,ub=e/# #o reve; by a& a++e$$a#e /our#. ?e&/e #, +e##o& ra,&3 #e ,,ue,. ISSE: 41 ;e#er #e NLRC a, /o&#e*+# +o;er,@ 4! ;e#er #e (,*,,a$ (,*,,a$ o- a /o&#e*+# /ar3e /ar3e , a++ea$ab$e@ a&( 4 ;e#er #e NLRC /o**##e( /o**##e ( 3rave abu,e o- (,/re#o& & (,*,,&3 #e /o&#e*+# /ar3e a3a&,# #e re,+o&(e&#, ?ELD: 1. &(er Ar#/$e !18 o- #e Labor Co(e #e NLRC 4a&( #e $abor arb#er, *ay o$( a&y oe&(&3 +ar#y & /o&#e*+# (re/#$y or &(re/#$y a&( *+o,e a++ro+ra#e +e&a$#e, & a//or(a&/e ;# $a;. Te Labor Co(e o;ever reure, #e $abor arb#er or #e Co**,,o& #o (ea$ ;# &(re/# /o&#e*+# & #e *a&&er +re,/rbe( u&(er Ru$e 71 o- #e Ru$e, o- Cour#. Ru$e 71 o- #e Ru$e, o- Cour# (oe, &o# reure #e $abor arb#er or #e NLRC #o &#a#e &(re/# /o&#e*+# +ro/ee(&3, be-ore #e #ra$ /our#. T, *o(e , #o be ob,erve( o&$y ;e& #ere , &o $a; 3ra&#&3 #e* /o&#e*+# +o;er,. Ar#/$e !184(
o- #e Labor Co(e #e $abor arb#er or #e Co**,,o& , e*+o;ere( or a, =ur,(/#o& #o o$( #e oe&(&3 +ar#y or +ar#e, & (re/# or &(re/# /o&#e*+#. Te +e##o&er, #ere-ore ave &o# *+ro+er$y brou3# #e &(re/# /o&#e*+# /ar3e, a3a&,# #e re,+o&(e&#, be-ore #e NLRC. !. Te CA e$( #a# #e NLRC, (,*,,a$ o- #e /o&#e*+# /ar3e, a3a&,# #e re,+o&(e&#, a*ou&#, #o a& a/u##a$ & a /r*&a$ /a,e a&( , &o# ,ub=e/# #o a++ea$. T, ru$&3 , 3rou&(e( o& +reva$&3 =ur,+ru(e&/e. Te /a,e /#e( 2,o& =r. v. Sub(o ;ere u,#/e Reye, ,#re,,e( #e /o&#e*+# +ro/ee(&3 -ar -ro* be&3 a /v$ a/#o& , o- a /r*&a$ &a#ure a&( o- ,u**ary /ara/#er & ;/ #e /our# e9er/,e, bu# $*#e( =ur,(/#o&. I# ;a, #e& e9+$/#$y e$(: ?e&/e a, & /r*&a$ +ro/ee(&3, a& a++ea$ ;ou$( &o# $e -ro* #e or(er o(,*,,a$ o- or a& e9o&era#o& -ro* a /ar3e o- /o&#e*+# o- /our#. . No. Te a,,a$e( NLRC ru$&3 (( &o# /o**# 3rave abu,e o- (,/re#o&. I# r3#$y avo(e( +rob&3 &#o ,,ue, ;/ ;ou$( /$ear$y be & e9/e,, o- #, =ur,(/#o& -or #ey are ,,ue, &vo$v&3 #e *er#, o- #e /a,e ;/ are by $a; ;#& #e or3&a$ a&( e9/$u,ve =ur,(/#o& o- #e $abor arb#er. Te NLRC /a& &ure &#o #e* o&$y o& a++ea$ a-#er #e *er#, o- #e /a,e ,a$$ ave bee& a(=u(/a#e( by #e $abor arb#er. A& a/# o- a /our# or #rbu&a$ *ay o&$y be /o&,(ere( a, /o**##e( & 3rave abu,e o- (,/re#o& ;e& # ;a, +er-or*e( & a /a+r/ou, or ;*,/a$ e9er/,e o =u(3*e&# ;/ , euva$e&# #o $a/' o- =ur,(/#o&.
