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Hotel Enterprises of the Philippines, Inc., etc. vs. Samahan ng mga Manggagawa sa Hyatt-National Union of Workers in the Hotel Restaurant, et al.

HOTEL ENTERPRISES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (HEPI), owner of Hyatt Regency Manila, Petitioner, versus SAMAHAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA HYATT-NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES (SAMASAH-NUWHRAIN), Respondent.

G.R. No. 165756 | 2009-06-05

 
DECISION

NACHURA, J.:

The Constitution affords full protection to labor, but the policy is not to be blindly followed at the expense of capital. Always, the interests of both sides must be balanced in light of the evidence adduced and the peculiar circumstances surrounding each case.

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated July 20, 2004 and the Resolution[2] dated October 20, 2004 in CA-G.R. SP No. 81153. The appellate court, in its decision and resolution, reversed the April 3, 2003 Resolution[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission...