Back

CitiBank, N. A. vs. CA, et al.

CITIBANK, N. A., petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS (Third Division), AND CITIBANK INTEGRATED GUARDS LABOR ALLIANCE (CIGLA) SEGATUPAS/FSM LOCAL CHAPTER No. 1394, respondents.

G.R. No. 108961 | 1998-11-27

D E C I S I O N


PARDO, J.:

The Case

The case before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside the decision of the Court of Appeals1 and its resolution denying reconsideration,2 ruling that it is the labor tribunal, not the regional trial court, that has jurisdiction over the complaint for injunction and damages filed by petitioner with the regional trial court.

The Facts

In 1983, Citibank and El Toro Security Agency, Inc. (hereafter El Toro) entered into a contract for the latter to provide security and protective services to safeguard and protect the bank's premises, situated at 8741 Paseo de...