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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., et al. vs. Antonio M. Martinez, et al.

PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, COSME DE ABOITIZ, and ALBERTO M. DACUYCUY, petitioners, vs. HON. JUDGE ANTONIO M. MARTINEZ, in his official capacity, and ABRAHAM TUMALA, JR., respondents.

G.R. No. L-58877 | 1982-03-15

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

This petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus raises anew the legal question often brought to this Court: Which tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction over an action filed by an employee against his employer for recovery of unpaid salaries, separation benefits and damages - the court of general jurisdiction or the Labor Arbiter of the National Labor Relations Commission [NLRC]?

The facts that gave rise to this petition are as follows:

On September 19, 1980, respondent Abraham Tumala, Jr. filed a complaint in the Court of First Instance of Davao, docketed as Civil Case No. 13494, against petitioners...