Philippine Electric Corporation (PHILEC) vs. Court of Appeals Summary

PHILIPPINE ELECTRIC CORPORATION (PHILEC), PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL CONCILIATION AND MEDIATION BOARD (NCMB), DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, RAMON T. JIMENEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS VOLUNTARY ARBITRATOR, PHILEC WORKERS’ UNION (PWU), ELEODORO V. LIPIO, AND EMERLITO C. IGNACIO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 168612 | 2014-12-10

Collective bargaining agreement (CBA), law between the parties
The proper remedy to appeal the award or decision of the Voluntary Arbitrator is to file an appeal before the Court of Appeals under Rule 43 (not Rule 65) of the Rules of Court
Voluntary Arbitrator acts in a quasi-judicial capacity
Period to appeal the award or decision of the Voluntary Arbitrator is 10 days (under Labor Code) and not 15 days (under Rule 43, Rules of Court)
Collective bargaining agreement, only provisions embodied in the CBA should be interpreted and complied with

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

LEONEN, J.:

An appeal to reverse or modify a Voluntary Arbitrator’s award or decision must be filed before the Court of Appeals within 10 calendar days from receipt of the award or decision.

This is a petition^[1]for review on certiorari of the Court of Appeals’ decision^[2]dated May 25, 2004, dismissing the Philippine Electric Corporation’s petition for certiorari for lack of merit.

Philippine Electric Corporation (PHILEC) is a domestic corporation “engaged in the manufacture and repairs of high voltage transformers.”^[3]Among its rank-and-file employees were...