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Philippine Virginia Tobacco Association (PVTA) vs Court of Industrial Relations (CIR)

PHILIPPINE VIRGINIA TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION, petitioner, vs. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, REUEL ABRAHAM, MILAGROS ABUEG, AVELINO ACOSTA, CAROLINA ACOSTA, MARTIN AGSALUD, JOSEFINA AGUINALDO, GLORIA ALBANO, ANTONIO ALUNING, COSME ALVAREZ, ISABEL ALZATE, AURORA APUSEN, TOMAS ARCANGEL, LOURDES ARJONELLO, MANUEL AROMIN, DIONISIO ASISTIN, JOSE AURE, NICASIO AZNAR, EUGENIO AZURIN, CLARITA BACUGAN, PIO BALAGOT, HEREDIO BALMACEDA, ESTHER BANAAG, JOVENCIO BARBERO, MONICO BARBADILLO, HERNANDO BARROZO, FILIPINA BARROZO, REMEDIO BARTOLOME, ANGELINA BASCOS, JOSE BATALLA, ALMARIO BAUTISTA, EUGENIO BAUTISTA, JR., HERMALO BAUTISTA, JUANITO BAUTISTA, SEVERINO BARBANO, CAPPIA BARGONIA, ESMERALDA BERNARDEZ, RUBEN BERNARDEZ, ALFREDO BONGER, TOMAS BOQUIREN, ANGELINA BRAVO, VIRGINIA BRINGA, ALBERTO BUNEO, SIMEON CABANAYAN, LUCRECIA CACATIAN, LEONIDES CADAY, ANGELINA CADOTTE, IGNACIO CALAYCAY, PACIFICO CALUB, RUFINO CALUZA, CALVIN CAMBA, ALFREDO CAMPOSENO, BAGUILITA CANTO, ALFREDO CARRERA, PEDRO CASES, CRESCENTE CASIS, ERNESTO CASTANEDA, HERMINIO CASTILLO, JOSE CASTRO, LEONOR CASTRO, MADEO CASTRO, MARIA PINZON CASTRO, PABLO CATURA, RESTITUTO CESPADES, FLORA CHACON, EDMUNDO CORPUZ, ESTHER CRUZ, CELIA CUARESMA, AQUILINO DACAYO, DIONISIA DASALLA, SOCORRO DELFIN, ABELARDO DIAZ, ARTHUR DIAZ, CYNTHIA DIZON, MARCIA DIZON, ISABELO DOMINGO, HONORATA DOZA, CAROLINA DUAD, JUSTINIANO EPISTOLA, ROMEO ENCARNACION, PRIMITIVO ESCANO, ELSA ESPEJO, JUAN ESPEJO, RIZALINA ESQUILLO, YSMAEL FARINAS, LORNA FAVIS, DAN FERNANDEZ, JAIME FERNANDEZ, ALFREDO FERRER, MODESTO FERRER, JR., EUGENIO FLANDEZ, GUILLERMO FLORENDO, ALFREDO FLORES, DOMINGA FLORES, ROMEO FLORES, LIGAYA FONTANILLA, MELCHOR GASMEN, LEILA GASMENA, CONSUELO GAROLAGA, ALFONSO GOROSPE, CESAR GOROSPE, RICARDO GOROSPE, JR., CARLITO GUZMAN, ERNESTO DE GUZMAN, THELMA DE GUZMAN, FELIX HERNANDEZ, SOLIVEN HERNANDO, FRANCISCO HIDALGO, LEONILO INES, SIXTO JAQUIES, TRINIDAD JAVIER, FERMIN LAGUA, GUALBERTO LAMBINO, ROMAN LANTING, OSCAR LAZO, ROSARIO LAZO, JOSEFINA DE LARA, AMBROSIO LAZOL, NALIE LIBATIQUE, LAMBERTO LLAMAS, ANTONIO LLANES, ROMULA LOPEZ, ADRIANO LORENZANA, ANTONIO MACARAEG, ILDEFONSO MAGAT, CECILIO MAGHANOY, ALFONSO MAGSANOC, AVELINA MALLARE, AUGUSTO MANALO, DOMINADOR MANASAN, BENITO MANECLANG, JR., TIRSO MANGUMAY, EVELIA MANZANO, HONORANTE MARIANO, DOMINGO MEDINA, MARTIN MENDOZA, PERFECTO MILANA, EMILIO MILLAN, GREGORIO MONEGAS, CONSOLACION NAVALTA, NOLI OCAMPO, VICENTE CLEGARIO, ELPIDIO PALMONES, ARACELI PANGALANGAN, ISIDORO PANLASIGUI, JR., ARTEMIO PARIS, JR., FEDERICO PAYUMO, JR., NELIA PAYUMO, BITUEN PAZ, FRANCISCO PENGSON, OSCAR PERALTA, PROCORRO PERALTA, RAMON PERALTA, MINDA PICHAY, MAURO PIMENTEL, PRUDENCIO PIMENTEL, LEOPOLDO PUNO, REYNALDO RABE, ROLANDO REA, CONSTANTINO REA, CECILIA RICO, CECILIO RILLORAZA, AURORA ROMAN, MERCEDES RUBIO, URSULA RUPISAN, OLIVIA SABADO, BERNARDO SACRAMENTO, LUZ SALVADOR, JOSE SAMSON, JR., ROMULA DE LOS SANTOS, ANTONIO SAYSON, JR., FLORANTE SERIL, MARIO SISON, RUDY SISON, PROCEDIO TABIN, LUCENA TABISULA, HANNIBAL TAJANO, ENRIQUE TIANGCO, JR., JUSTINIANO TOBIAS, NYMIA TOLENTINO, CONSTANTE TOLENTINO, TEODORO TOREBIO, FEDERICO TRINIDAD, JOVENCINTO TRINIDAD, LAZARO VALDEZ, LUDRALINA VALDEZ, MAXIMINA VALDEZ, FRANCISCO VELASCO, JR., ROSITA VELASCO, SEVERO VANTANILLA, VENANCIO VENTIGAN, FELICITAS VENUS, NIEVES DE VERA, ELISEO VERSOZA, SILVESTRE VILA, GLORIA VILLAMOR, ALEJANDRO VELLANUEVA, DAVID VILLANUEVA, CAROLINA VILLASENOR ORLANDO VILLASTIQUE, MAJELLA VILORIN, ROSARIO VILORIA, MAY VIRATA, FEDERICO VIRAY, MELBA YAMBAO, MARIO ZAMORA, AUTENOR ABUEG, SOTERO ACEDO, HONRADO ALBERTO, FELIPE ALIDO, VICENTE ANCHUELO, LIBERTAD APEROCHO, MARIANO BALBAGO, MARIO BALMACEDA, DAISY BICENIO, SYLVIA BUSTAMANTE, RAYMUNDO GEMERINO, LAZARO CAPURAS, ROGELIO CARUNGCONG, ZACARIAS CAYETANO, JR., LILY CHUA, ANDRES CRUZ, ARTURO CRUZ, BIENVENIDO ESTEBAN, PABLO JARETA, MANUEL JOSE, NESTORIA KINTANAR, CLEOPATRIA LAZEM. MELCHOR LAZO, JESUS LUNA, GASPAR MARINAS, CESAR MAULSON, MANUEL MEDINA, JESUS PLURAD, LAKAMBINI RAZON, GLORIA IBANEZ, JOSE SANTOS, ELEAZAR SQUI, JOSE TAMAYO, FELIPE TENORIO, SILVINO UMALI, VICENTE ZARA, SATURNINO GARCIA, WILLIAM GARCIA, NORMA GARINGARAO, ROSARIO ANTONIO, RUBEN BAUTISTA, QUIRINO PUESTO, NELIA M. GOMERI, OSCAR R. LANUZA, AURORA M. LINDAYA, GREGORIO MOGSINO, JACRM B. PAPA, GREGORIO R. RIEGO, TERESITA N. ROZUL, MAGTANGOL SAMALA, PORFIRIO AGOCOLIS, LEONARDO MONTE, HERMELINO PATI, ALFREDO PAYOYO, PURIFICACION ROJAS, ODANO TEANO, RICARDO SANTIAGO, and MARCELO MANGAHAS, respondents.

G.R. No. L-32052 | 1975-07-25


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FERNANDO, J.:

The principal issue that calls for resolution in this appeal by certiorari from an order of respondent Court of Industrial Relations is one of constitutional significance. It is concerned with the expanded role of government necessitated by the increased responsibility to provide for the general welfare. More specifically, it deals with the question of whether petitioner, the Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration, discharges governmental and not proprietary functions. The landmark opinion of the then Justice, row Chief Justice, Makalintal in Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing...