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San Pedro Hospital of Digos, Inc. vs Secretary of Labor, et al.

SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL OF DIGOS, INC., petitioner, vs. SECRETARY OF LABOR, THE SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES UNION NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR, respondents.

G.R. No. 104624 | 1996-10-11

PANGANIBAN, J.:


When is temporary suspension of business considered not done in good faith? Can the Secretary of Labor compel management to enter into a new collective bargaining agreement with the union while the business enterprise is undergoing a temporary suspension of operations? Can the Secretary grant backwages without deciding the legality of a strike?

These questions are addressed by the Court in resolving this Petition for Certiorari, which seeks nullification of the Orders dated October 16, 1991 1 and January 31, 1992 2 of the Secretary of Labor and Employment 3 rendered in COLE Case No. NCMB-RBXI-NS-03-017-91 entitled "In...