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Phil-Am Mgt. & Co. vs. Mgt. & SA., et al

IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION 3 OF REPUBLIC ACT No. 875, KNOWN AS THE INDUSTRIAL PEACE ACT. THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN MANAGEMENT & FINANCING COMPANY, INC., petitioner, vs. MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORS

G.R. No. L-27953/G.R. No. L-29538 | 1972-11-29

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J:

It is a question of first impression that the above two cases present, namely, whether or not it is a court of first instance or the Court of Industrial Relations that is vested with jurisdiction to pass upon a petition for declaratory relief regarding the interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement. The issue is indeed impressed with novelty; it is not one, however, unillumined by previous adjudications. If the trend of recent decisions is not to be departed from, and no sufficient reason has been shown us why it should be thus, the solution is not difficult to discern. Policy considerations, as...