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Metromedia Times Corporation, et al. vs. Johnny Pastorin.

METROMEDIA TIMES CORPORATION and/or ROBINA GOKONGWIE-PE, Petitioner, versus Johnny Pastorin, Respondent.

G.R. No. 154295 | 2005-07-29

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

Tinga, J.: 

At issue in this Petition for Review[1] on certiorari under Rule 45 is whether or not lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case, heard and decided by the labor arbiter, may be raised for the first time before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) by a litigant who had actively participated in the proceedings, which it belatedly questioned. 

The facts, culled from the records, are as follows: 

Johnny Pastorin (Respondent) was employed by Metromedia Times Corporation (Petitioner) on 10 December 1990 as a Field Representative/Collector. His task entailed the...