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South Motorist Enterprises vs. Roque Tosoc, et al.

SOUTH MOTORISTS ENTERPRISES, petitioner, vs. ROQUE TOSOC, ET AL., and HON. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, respondents. Manuel M. Paredes for petitioner. Henry V. Briguera for private respondents.

G.R. No. 87449 | 1990-01-23

D E C I S I O N

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J:

At issue in this special civil action for Certiorari is the jurisdiction of the Regional Directors of the Department of Labor and Employment to act on money claims. Petitioner South Motorists Enterprises (SOUTH MOTORISTS) maintains that said officials are bereft of authority to act on such claims as this falls under the original and exclusive jurisdiction of Labor Arbiters. Respondents maintain otherwise.

The facts are as follows:

Sometime in January of 1983, complaints for non-payment of emergency cost of living allowances were filed by 46 workers, Tosoc, et als., against SOUTH MOTORISTS before the...