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Philippine Ports Authority vs. PANTALAN

[ G.R. No. 192836] THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. PAMBANSANG TINIG AT LAKAS NG PANTALAN (PANTALAN), AS REPRESENTED BY ANTONIO C. IGNACIO, JR., ALEJANDRO L. TAN, PIO ROMULO N. BALATBAT, AND OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED EMPLOYEES OF PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 194889] SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA SA PALIPARAN NG PILIPINAS, ALL REPRESENTED HEREIN BY CEFERINO LOPEZ, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, NAMELY, LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, ALFONSO G. CUSI, JOSEPH D. DURANO, NILO C. JATICO, JOAQUIN LAGONERA, ALIPIO FERNANDEZ, ALEXANDER M. AREVALO, RAUL B. TRINIDAD AND JEROME V. PARAS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 192836/G.R. No. 194889 | 2022-11-29

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
The policy enshrined in Republic Act No. (RA) 6758[1] is to standardize the compensation and benefits of employees in the public sector, including government-owned and controlled corporations. It aims to provide equal pay for substantially equal work and to base differences in pay upon substantive differences in duties and responsibilities.[2] Neither the law nor the Court suggests that the compensation of the employees after the promulgation of RA 6758 would be increased with the addition of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and amelioration allowance into the basic standardized salary....