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SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. 82211-12 March 21, 1989

TERESITA MONTOYA, petitioner, vs.TERESITA ESCAYO, JOY ESCAYO,

AIDA GANANCIAL, MARY ANN CAPE, CECILIA CORREJADO, ERLINDA

PAYPON and ROSALIE VERDE, AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

COMMISSION, respondents.

SRMIEN!O, ".#

!his petition $or certiorari see%s the annullment and settn! asde "# t$e

%es"lut"n 1 9dated &'&st 2(, 198) o$ the Nationa* +aor Re*ations

Coission NLRC/, !hird Di0ision, hich %eve%sed and set asde t$e

"%de%dated Septeer 2), 198 o$ La&"% A%&te%Ethe*o*do R. O0e3era o$

the N+RC4s Re'iona* ritration 5ranch No. VI, 5aco*od Cit6, dsmssn!the

cop*aint $i*ed 6 the pri0ate respondents a'ainst the petitioner. !his petition

raises a sin'&*ar iss&e, i.e., the app*icai*it6 o$ 7residentia* Decree 7.D./ No.

1(8, ore coon*6 %non as the atar&n'an' 7aaran'a6 +a, to

*aor disp&tes.

!he chrono*o'6 o$ e0ents *eadin' to the present contro0ers6 is as $o**os#

!he pri0ate respondents ere a** $orer*6 ep*o6ed as sa*es'ir*s in the

petitioner4s store, the !err64s Dr6 Goods Store, in 5aco*od Cit6. On di$$erent

dates, the6 separate*6 $i*ed co

'lants #"% t$e ("lle(t"n "# sums "#

m"ne) a'ainst the petitioner $or a**e'ed un'ad "ve%tme 'a), $"lda) 'a),

*+t$ m"nt$ 'a), ECOLA, and se%v(e leave 'a)# #"% v"lat"n "# t$e

mnmum a!e la, lle!al dsmssal, and att"%ne)-s #ees. !he

cop*aints, hich ere ori'ina**6 treated as separate cases, ere

s&se:&ent*6 ("ns"ldatedon acco&nt o$ the sii*arit6 in their nat&re. On

&'&st 1, 198;, the 'ett"ne%em'l")e% m"ved nne< C o$ 7etition/ $or

the dsmssal "# t$e ("m'lants, c*aiin' that aon' others, the pri0ate

respondents #aled t" %e#e% t$e ds'ute t" t$e Lu'"n! Ta!a'a)a'a #"%

'"ss&le settlement and to se(u%e t$e (e%t#(at"n re:&ired #%"m the

Lu'"n C$a%man

'%"% to the $i*in' o$ the cases ith the La&"% A%&te%.

!hese actions ere a**e'ed*6 v"latve "# t$e '%"vs"ns "# P.D. N". */01,

$($ a''l) t" t$e 'a%tes $" a%e all %esdents "# Ba("l"d Ct).

ctin' $a0ora*6 on the petitioner4s otion, La&"% A%&te% Ethe*o*do R.

O0e3era, on Septeer 2), 198, "%de%ed t$e dsmssal "# t$e

("m'lants. !he pri0ate respondents so&'ht the re0ersa* o$ the +aor

riter4s order e$ore the respondent NLRC. On &'&st 2(, 198), the p&*icrespondent rendered the assai*ed reso*&tion %eve%sn! t$e "%de% o$ O0e3era,

and reanded the case to the +aor riter $or $&rther proceedin's. otion

$or reconsideration as $i*ed 6 the petitioner &t this as denied $or *ac% o$

erit on Octoer 28, 198). =ence, this petition.

It is the

petitioner4s contention that the pro0isions o$ the atar&n'an'

7aaran'a6 +a 7.D. No. 1(8/ re*ati0e to the prior aica*e

settlement

'%"(eedn!s

&e#"%e t$e Lu'"n! Ta!a'a)a'a

as a 2u%sd(t"nal

%e3u%ement

at the tria* *e0e* app*6 to *aor cases. More partic&*ar*6, the

'ett"ne% nssts t$at t$e #alu%e "# t$e '%vate %es'"ndents t" #%st

su&mt t$e% ("m'lants #"% '"ss&le ("n(lat"n and am(a&le

settlement n t$e '%"'e% &a%an!a) ("u%t n Ba("l"d Ct) and to sec&re a

certi$ication $ro the +&pon Chairan prior to their $i*in' ith the +aor

riter, di0ests the +aor riter, as e** as the respondent Coission

itse*$, o$ 3&risdiction o0er these *aor contro0ersies and renders their

2ud!ments t$e%e"n null and v"d.

On the other hand, the S"l(t"% Gene%al, as co&nse* $or the p&*ic

respondent N+RC, in his coent, stron'*6 ar'&es and con0incin'*6 a'ainst

the app*icai*it6 o$ 7.D. No. 1(8 to *aor cases.

4e

dsmss t$e 'ett"n #"% la(5 "# me%t, t$e%e &en! n" sats#a(t"%)

s$"n! "# an) !%ave a&use "# ds(%et"n ("mmtted &) t$e 'u&l(

%es'"ndent.

!he

'%"vs"ns "# P.D. N". */01 %e3u%n! t$e su&mss"n "# ds'utes

&e#"%e t$e &a%an!a) Lu'"n! Ta!a'a)a'a '%"% t" t$e% #ln! t$ t$e

("u%t "% "t$e% !"ve%nment "##(es a%e

n"t a''l(a&le t" la&"% (ases.

>or a etter &nderstandin' o$ the iss&e in this case, the pro0isions o$ P.D.

N". */01in0o%ed 6 the petitioner are :&oted#

SEC. 6. C"n(lat"n '%e("ndt"n t" #ln! "# ("m'lant. No cop*aint,

petition, action or proceedin' in0o*0in' an6 atter ithin the a&thorit6 o$ the

+&pon as pro0ided in Section 2 hereo$ sha** e $i*ed or instit&ted in co&rt or

an6 other 'o0ernent o$$ice $or ad3&dication &n*ess there has een a

con$rontation o$ the parties e$ore the +&pon Chairan or the 7an'%at and

no conci*iation or sett*eent has een reached as certi$ied 6 the +&pon

Secretar6 or the 7an'%at Secretar6, attested 6 the +&pon or 7an'%at

Chairan, or &n*ess the sett*eent has een rep&diated. 7"eve%, t$e

'a%tes ma) !" d%e(tl) t" ("u%t n t$e #"ll"n! (ases8

1/ ?here the acc&sed is &nder

detention@

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2/ ?here a person has otherise een depri0ed o$ persona* *iert6

ca**in' $or

haeas corp&s proceedin's

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A/ ctions co&p*ed ith

pro0isiona* reedies s&ch as pre*iinar6

in3&nction, attachent, de*i0er6 o$ persona* propert6 and s&pport pendente

*ite@ and

;/ ?here the action a6 otherise e arred 6 the

Stat&te o$

+iitations.

s ("%%e(tl) '"nted "ut &) t$e S"l(t"% Gene%al in his ("mment t" t$e

'ett"n, even #%"m t$e t$%ee 947EREAS9 (lauses "# P.D. N". */01 (an

&e !leaned (lea%l) t$e de(%ee-s

ntended a''l(a&lt) "nl) t" ("u%ts "#

2ust(e, and n"t t" la&"% %elat"ns ("mmss"ns "% la&"% a%&t%at"%s-

"##(es. T$e e:'%ess %e#e%en(e t" 92ud(al %es"u%(es9, t" 9("u%ts "#

2ust(e9, 9("u%t d"(5ets9, "% sm'l) t" 9("u%ts9 a%e s!n#(ant. On t$e

"t$e% &and,

t$e%e s n" ment"n at all "# la&"% %elat"ns "% ("nt%"ve%ses

and la&"% a%&te%s "% ("mmss"ns n t$e (lauses nv"lved.

!hese ?=ERES c*a&ses state#

?=ERES, the perpet&ation and o$$icia* reco'nition o$ the tie-honored

tradition o$ aica*6 sett*in' disp&tes aon' $ai*6 and aran'a6 eers

at the aran'a6 *e0e* itho&t 3&dicia* reso&rces o&*d proote the speed6

adinistration o$ 3&stice and ip*eent the constit&tiona* andate to

preser0e and de0e*op >i*ipino c&*t&re and to stren'then the $ai*6 as a asic

socia* instit&tion@

?=ERES, the indiscriinate $i*in' o$ cases in the co&rts o$ 3&stice

contri&tes hea0i*6 and &n3&sti$ia*6 to the con'estion o$ co&rt doc%ets, th&s

ca&sin' a deterioration in the :&a*it6 o$ 3&stice

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?=ERES, in order to he*p re*ie0e the co&rts o$ s&ch doc%et con'estion and

there6 enhance the :&a*it6 o$ "&stice dispensed 6 the co&rts, it is deeed

desira*e to $ora**6 or'aniBe and instit&tiona*iBe a s6ste o$ aica*6

sett*in' disp&tes at the aran'a6 *e0e*

@ Ephasis s&pp*ied./

In addt"n,

Lette% "# Inst%u(t"ns N". ;/6 and Lette% "# Im'lementat"n

N". *0/, oth iss&ed on No0eer 12, 19)9 &) t$e #"%me% P%esdent n

("nne(t"n t$ t$e m'lementat"n "# t$e

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s$all $ave "%!nal and e:(lusve aut$"%t) t" a(t, at their on initiati0e or

&pon re:&est o$ either or oth parties, on a** inter-&nion and intra-&nion

con$*icts, and all ds'utes, !%evan(es "% '%"&lems a%sn! #%"m "%

a##e(tn! la&"%mana!ement %elat"ns in a** or%p*aces hether

a'ric&*t&ra* or non-a'ric&*t&ra*,

e, n(ludn! ts

m'lementn! %ules and %e!ulat"ns, s$all &e %es"lved n #av"% "# la&"% .

?=ERE>ORE, the petition is

DISMISSED. Costs a'ainst the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

Me*encio-=errera, Chairperson/, 7aras, 7adi**a and Re'a*ado, ""., conc&r.