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Commissioner Of Civil Service vs. Jose S. Bautista

THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SERVICE, petitioner, vs. THE HON. JOSE S. BAUTISTA, Presiding Judge, Court of Industrial Relations and THE KAPISANAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, respondents.

G.R. No. L-19911 | 1968-03-15

D E C I S I O N 


DIZON, J.: 

In 1948 the Manila Railroad Company, hereinafter referred to as the Company, and the respondent Union entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement - duly renewed on November 4, 1957-covering several matters including the standardization plan of salary scales and rules to govern the appointment and promotion of its employees. 

Upon the enactment of Republic Act No. 2260 in 1959, the Company required its employees, in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission of Civil Service, to take a qualifying examination as a condition for the permanent retention of their employment. Due to...