household service, involving an amount exceeding five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) regardless of
whether accompanied with a claim for reinstatement.
b) The Commission shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided by Labor Arbiters.
c) Cases arising from the interpretation of collective bargaining agreements and those arising from the
interpretation or enforcement of company personnel policies shall be disposed of by the Labor
Arbiter by referring the same to the grievance machinery and voluntary arbitration as may be
provided in said agreements.
[8]
319 SCRA 704, December 3, 1999.
[9]
See Petitioners Memorandum, pp. 8-9; rollo, pp. 200-201.
[10]
Article 2176 of the Civil Code reads:
Art. 2176. Whoever by act or omission causes damage to another, there being fault or negligence, is
obliged to pay for the damage done. Such fault or negligence, if there is no pre-existing
contractual relation between the parties, is called quasi-delict and is governed by the provisions
of this Chapter.
[11]
Manila Hotel Corp v. National Labor Relations Commission, 343 SCRA 1, October 13, 2000; Citibank,
N.A. v. Court of Appeals, 359 Phil. 719, November 27, 1998;San Miguel Corp. v. National Labor
Relations Commission, GR No. 108001, 325 Phil. 401, March 15, 1996.
[12]
Complaint/Position Paper dated August 23, 1993, p. 7; CA rollo, p. 47.
[13]
Id., pp. 7 & 47.
[14]
Id., pp. 9 & 50.
[15]
Decision dated July 8, 1997, p. 1; CA rollo, p. 13.
[16]
235 SCRA 216, August 10, 1994.
[17]
Id., p. 221, per Puno, J.
[18]
Article 2202 of the Civil Code reads:
Art. 2202. In crimes and quasi-delicts, the defendants shall be liable for all damages which are the natural
and probable consequences of the act or omission complained of. It is not necessary that such
damages have been foreseen or could have reasonably been foreseen by the defendant.
[19]
Baez v. Valdevilla, 331 SCRA 584, May 9, 2000.
[20]
Georg Grotjahn GMBH & Co. v. Isnani, supra; San Miguel Corporation v. Etcuban, supra.
[21]
161 SCRA 719, May 31, 1988.
[22]
Id., p. 730, per Feliciano, J.
[23]
[24]
Dai-Chi Electronics Manufacturing Corp. v. Villarama Jr., 238 SCRA 267, November 21, 1994, per
Quiason, J.
Article 162 of the Labor Code as amended provides:
ART. 162. SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
The Secretary of Labor shall, by appropriate orders, set and enforce mandatory occupational safety and
health standards to eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in all workplaces
and institute new, and update existing, programs to ensure safe and healthful working conditions
in all places of employment.
[25]
Baez v. Valdevilla, supra.