Case Title: NOTRE DAME OF GREATER MANILA vs LAGUESMA, June 29, 200Te!"late Issue: #C$n%e&n $' ($&)e&s*

FACTS

#On O%t$+e& , 99, "&ivate &es"$n-ent N$t&e Da!e $' G&eate& Manila Tea%.e&s / E!"l$ees Uni$n

1NGMTEU '$& +&evit a le3iti!ate la+$& $&3ani4ati$n -ul a%%&e-ite- an- &e3iste&e- 5it. t.e De"a&t!ent

$' La+$& / E!"l$!ent 1DOLE un-e& Re3ist&ati$n Ce&ti'i%ate N$6 9979 'ile- 5it. t.e Me-8A&+it&ati$n

&an%., Nati$nal Ca"ital Re3i$n, 1DOLE a "etiti$n '$& -i&e%t %e&ti'i%ati$n as t.e s$le an- e%lusive

+a&3ainin3 a3ent $& %e&ti'i%ati$n ele%ti$n a!$n3 t.e &an) an- 'ile e!"l$ees $' "etiti$ne& NDGM6 #On

N$ve!+e& 7, 99, Me-8A&+ite& T$!as F6 Fal%$nitin issue- an $&-e& ;3&antin3 t.e "etiti$n '$& %e&ti'i%ati$n

ele%ti$n an-< -i&e%tin3 A-ela-a C6 F&an%is%$, Re"&esentati$n O''i%e&, t$ un-e&ta)e a "&e8ele%ti$n

%$n'e&en%e6 On Janua& 7, 992, a "&e8ele%ti$n %$n'e&en%e 5as %$n-u%te- 5.e&ein t.e "a&ties a3&ee-,

a!$n3 $t.e&s, t.at t.e %e&ti'i%ati$n ele%ti$n s.all +e %$n-u%te- $n Janua& 7, 992 '&$! 0:00 $=%l$%) in

t.e !$&nin3 t$ 2:00 $=%l$%) in t.e a'te&n$$n an- t.at t.e eli3i+le v$te&s s.all +e >t.$se e!"l$ees

a""ea&in3 in t.e list su+!itte- + !ana3e!ent as a3&ee- u"$n + t.e "a&ties + a''iin3 t.ei& si3natu&es

$n sai- list6= #On Janua& ?, 992, "etiti$ne& NDGM &e3iste&e- a !$ti$n t$ in%lu-e "&$+ati$na& an-

su+stitute e!"l$ees in t.e list $' @uali'ie- v$te&s6 On t.e sa!e -a, &es"$n-ent Me-8A&+ite& Fal%$nitin

-enie- sai- !$ti$n + .an-5&itten n$tati$n $n t.e !$ti$n itsel' >B?B92 T.e Re"6 $''i%e& all$5;s< $nl

&e3ula& e!"l$ees t$ v$te=6 #On Janua& , 992, "etiti$ne& NDGM 'ile- an a""eal '&$! t.e sai-

.an-5&itten >$&-e&= -ate- Janua& ?, 992 $' Me-6 A&+ite& Fal%$nitin in t.e '$&! $' a n$tati$n, in e''e%t

e%lu-in3 "&$+ati$na& an- su+stitute e!"l$ees '&$! t.e list $' v$te&s6 #On Janua& 7, 992, "etiti$ne& 

'ile- a 5&itten n$ti%e $' "&$test a3ainst t.e %$n-u%t an- &esults $' t.e %e&ti'i%ati$n $' ele%ti$n, 5.i%. 5as

$""$se- + "&ivate &es"$n-ent NDGMTEU6 #On Janua& 2, 992, a !$ti$n t$ %e&ti' "&ivate &es"$n-ent

NDGMTEU as t.e e%lusive +a&3ainin3 a3ent $' "etiti$ne& 5as 'ile-6 #On Ma&%. , 992;,< Me-8A&+ite& 

T$!as Fal%$nitin issue- an $&-e& 5.i%. %e&ti'ie- "&ivate &es"$n-ent NDGMTEU as t.e s$le an- e%lusive

+a&3ainin3 a3ent $' all t.e &an)8an-8'ile e!"l$ees $' "etiti$ne& an- a%%$&-in3l -is!isse- "etiti$ne&=s

"&$test6 #On Ma&%. ?0, 992, "etiti$ne& l$-3e- an a""eal '&$! t.e a'$&e!enti$ne- Ma&%. , 992 O&-e& 

$' Me-8A&+ite& Fal%$nitin6 #On Jul 2?, 992, &es"$n-ent t.en Un-e&se%&eta& La3ues!a &en-e&e- t.e

@uesti$ne- -e%isi$n -is!issin3 t.e a""eal '$& la%) $' !e&it6 U"$n a""eal t$ t.e C$u&t $' a""eals, t.e

%$u&t &ule- in 'av$& $' &es"$n-ent Uni$n6 T.e CA &ule- t.at "etiti$ne& .a- n$ stan-in3 t$ @uesti$n t.e

@uali'i%ati$n $' t.e 5$&)e&s 5.$ s.$ul- +e in%lu-e- in t.e list $' v$te&s +e%ause, in t.e "&$%ess $' 

%.$$sin3 t.ei& %$lle%tive +a&3ainin3 &e"&esentative, t.e e!"l$e& 5as -e'initel an int&u-e&6

ISSUE

(ON t.e .$l-in3 $' t.e %e&ti'i%ati$n ele%ti$n 5as stae- + "etiti$ne&=s a""eal $' t.e !e-8a&+ite&=s

n$tati$n $n t.e M$ti$n t$ In%lu-e t.e &$+ati$na& an- Su+stitute E!"l$ees in t.e List $' uali'ie-

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HELD:

N$6 Unless it 'ile- a "etiti$n '$& a %e&ti'i%ati$n ele%ti$n "u&suant t$ A&ti%le 27 $' t.e La+$& C$-e, ;2< t.e

e!"l$e& .as n$ stan-in3 t$ @uesti$n t.e ele%ti$n, 5.i%. is t.e s$le %$n%e&n $' t.e 5$&)e&s6 T.e La+$& 

C$-e states t.at an "a&t t$ an ele%ti$n !a a""eal t.e -e%isi$n $' t.e !e-8a&+ite&6 ;?< etiti$ne& 5as

n$t su%. a "a&t t$ t.e "&$%ee-in3s, +ut a st&an3e& 5.i%. .a- n$ &i3.t t$ inte&'e&e t.e&ein6 Clea&l,

"etiti$ne& -i- n$t an- 5ill n$t sustain -i&e%t inu& as a &esult $' t.e n$n8in%lusi$n $' s$!e $' its e!"l$ees

in t.e %e&ti'i%ati$n ele%ti$n6 Hen%e, it -$es n$t .ave an !ate&ial inte&est in t.is %ase6 Onl t.e

e!"l$ees t.e!selves, +ein3 t.e &eal "a&ties8in8inte&est, ;< !a @uesti$n t.ei& &e!$val '&$! t.e v$te&s=

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