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agayan Sugar Milling Co. vs. Secretary of Labor, et al.

CAGAYAN SUGAR MILLING COMPANY, petitioner, vs. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, SR., and CARSUMCO EMPLOYEES UNION, respondents.

G.R. No. 128399 | 1998-01-15

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J:

In this petition for certiorari, petitioner CAGAYAN SUGAR MILLING COMPANY (CARSUMCO) impugns the October 8, 1996 Decision of the Secretary of Labor, dismissing its appeal and upholding the Order of Regional Director Ricardo S. Martinez, Sr. finding petitioner guilty of violating Regional Wage Order No. RO2-02.

The facts: On November 16, 1993, Regional Wage Order No. RO2-02 1 was issued by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board, Regional Office No. II of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). It provided, inter alia, that:

"Section 1. Upon effectivity of this Wage Order, the statutory...