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Trade Unions of the Phils. & Allied Services, et al. Vs. Blas F. Ople

TRADE UNIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS-WFTU) AND NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS (NAFLU-KMU) FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING OTHER AFFILIATES OF THE PAMBANSANG KOALISYON NG MGA MANGGAGAWA LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN (PKMK): MINDANAO CONGRESS OF LABOR, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADE UNIONS, NATIONAL TRADE UNIONS IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, SARANGANI FEDERATION OF LABOR, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SUGAR WORKERS, BICOL FEDERATION OF LABOR, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS, SMC FEDERATED UNION'S OF VISAYAS AND MINDANAO, UNITED STEEL WORKERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, MARINE INDUSTRY LABOR UNION, OCCIDENTAL LEYTE ALLIED LABOR UNION, ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC LABOR ORGANIZATION, BAGONG PILIPINO LABOR UNIONS, KATIPUNAN, SOLIDARITY LABOR UNIONS, PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF NATIONALIST LABOR ORGANIZATION-AUG. CONVENTION, PHILIPPINE SOCIAL SECURITY LABOR UNION, BANK EMPLOYEES LABOR ALLIANCE, DRUG AND FOOD ALLIANCE, NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTEL AND RESTAURANTS, PAFLU-AYROSO, UNITED LUMBER AND GENERAL WORKERS, PINAGISANG SAMAHAN NG MGA TSUPER AT OPERATOR NATIONWIDE, MERALCO EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS ASSOCIATION, ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED TEACHERS, PENT-UP, YOUNG CHRISTIAN WORKERS, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR, CONFEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, ALLIANCE OF HEALTH WORKERS, PAGKAKAISA NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA TIMOG KATAGALUGAN, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY SYSTEM AGAINST TYRANNY, GARMENTS AND TEXTILE LABOR ALLIANCE, ALYANSA NG NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA SA KALOOKAN, ALYANSA NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA VALENZUELA, PASIG LABOR ALLIANCE, CAINTA TAYTAY LABOR ALLIANCE, FTI WORKERS ALLIANCE, TRADE UNION LAWYERS GROUP, INC., ALYANSA NG MGA MANGGAGAWA NI GOKONGWEI, CENTER OF NATIONALIST TRADE UNION OF MINDANAO, WORKERS EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE BLAS. F. OPLE, respondent.

G.R. No. L-67573 | 1985-06-19

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

It is one of the innovations of the present Constitution that sectoral representatives are chosen to represent various sectors, "as may be provided by law." 1 In the implementing law, Batas Pambansa Blg. 697, three sectors are to be represented, "(1) youth; (2) agricultural labor; and (3) industrial labor, [the representatives to] be selected by the President from the nominees of their respective sectors, [with each] sector entitled to four representatives two of whom shall come from Luzon, one from Visayas and one from Mindanao." 2

Petitioners Trade Unions of the Philippines and Allied Services and...