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Severo M. Pucan, etal. Vs. Eduardo R.Bengzon, etal.

SEVERO M. PUCAN, ROBERT A. JEREZ, JR. and ALFREDO C. ANTONIO, JR., petitioners, vs. HON. EDUARDO R. BENGZON, in his capacity as presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court, National Capital Region, Branch X, Manila and SAULOG TRANSIT, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 74236 | 1987-11-27

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

Assailed in this petition for certiorari is the jurisdiction of a Regional Trial Court over an action for damages and prohibition arising from alleged questionable acts of officials of the Ministry of Labor and Employment in the execution of a decision of the Minister of Labor.

The record shows that on April 1, 1981, the then Minister of Labor and Employment, Blas F. Ople, issued a resolution in a case entitled "Drivers, Conductors and Mechanics of Saulog Transit, represented by their leader, Robert Arevalo, complainants vs. Saulog Transit, Inc., respondents." Upon motion for reconsideration filed by Saulog...