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Rajah Humabon Hotel, Inc., Et Al. Vs. Cresenciano B. Trajano, Et Al.

RAJAH HUMABON HOTEL, INC., RAJAH SOLIMAN HOTEL, INC. and/or PETER PO, petitioners, vs. HON. CRESENCIANO B. TRAJANO, as Undersecretary of Department of Labor and Employment, WENCESLAO PEDROSA, VICTOR BUAL, ROBERTO ESPINA, PROSPERO MANIS, PEDRO ABASOLO, WILLY ESPINA, MILA ALQUINO, NOMER HIPULAN, JOSIE LAXAMANA, SENEN POSTRERO, ANTONIO PAQUERA, CELIA TAN, ROLLY TOLIDANO, JULIO TALLE, CARLITO BULALOAN, BONIFACIO BUSTAMANTE, JAIME CHOY, SININIO DAYOHOY, FIDELA GUELEN, CLEMENTA INTOC, ELIEZER LADUCE, ALBERTO ORCULLO, JESUS PANAL, GAVINO PATAN-OG and IRENEO RESMA, JR., respondents.

G.R. Nos. 100222-23 | 1993-09-14

D E C I S I O N


MELO, J.:

For redress in regard to underpaid wages and non-payment of benefits, the herein respondents-employees turned to the regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment. The jurisdictional competence of such official is, however, disputed and challenged by the employers in the instant petition who contend that it is the labor arbiter who may properly entertain the grievance.

Subsequent to the institution by herein private respondents on March 14, 1989 of the initial pleading with Regional Office No. 7 of the Department of Labor and Employment stationed at Cebu City, herein petitioners were instructed...