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Philippine Airlines, Inc. (Pal) Vs. National Labor Relations Comm., Et Al.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC. (PAL), petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER ISABEL P. ORTIGUERRA, and PHILIPPINE AIRLINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA), respondents.

G.R. No. 85985 | 1993-08-13

D E C I S I O N


MELO, J.:

In the instant petition for certiorari, the Court is presented the issue of whether or not the formulation of a Code of Discipline among employees is a shared responsibility of the employer and the employees.

On March 15, 1985, the Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) completely revised its 1966 Code of Discipline. The Code was circulated among the employees and was immediately implemented, and some employees were forthwith subjected to the disciplinary measures embodied therein.

Thus, on August 20, 1985, the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) filed a complaint before the National Labor Relations...