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Nasipit Lumber Co., Inc., et al., Vs. Nwpc, et al.

NASIPIT LUMBER COMPANY, INC., and PHILIPPINE WALLBOARD CORPORATION, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, WESTERN AGUSAN WORKERS UNION (WAWU-ULGWP LOCAL 101), TUNGAO LUMBER WORKERS UNION (TULWU-ULGWP LOCAL 102) and UNITED WORKERS UNION (UWU-ULGWP LOCAL 103), respondents.

G.R. No. 113097 | 1998-04-27

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

The Labor Code, as amended by RA 6727 (the Wage Rationalization Act), grants the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) the power to prescribe rules and guidelines for the determination of appropriate wages in the country. Hence, "guidelines" issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) without the approval of or, worse, contrary to those promulgated by the NWPC are ineffectual, void and cannot be the source of rights and privileges.

The Case

This is the principle used by the Court in resolving this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing...