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THE NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION (NWPC) AND THE REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARD (RTWPB)- NCR, PETITIONERS, VS. THE ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR (APL) AND THE TUNAY NA NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA SA ROYAL (TNMR-APL) RESPONDENTS.

THE NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION (NWPC) AND THE REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARD (RTWPB)- NCR, PETITIONERS, VS. THE ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR (APL) AND THE TUNAY NA NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA SA ROYAL (TNMR-APL) RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 150326 | 2014-03-12

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
This case concerns the authority of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) created under Republic Act No. 6727,[1] otherwise known as theWage Rationalization Act, to issue wage orders, and to receive, process and act on applications for exemption from the prescribed wage rates.
 
The Case

Petitioners NWPC and RTWPB of the National Capital Region (NCR) appeal the decision promulgated on June 15, 2001,[2] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed the decisions rendered by the NWPC on...