26. Yusen Air and Sea Service Philippines, Inc. vs. Villamor

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Yusen Air and Sea Service Philippines, Inc. vs. Villamor

Same Same Same I" is 3asic "ha" 2urisdic"ion over "he su32ec" ma""eris de"ermined upon "he alle!a"ions made in "he complain", irrespec"iveo 7he"her or no" "he plain"iB is en"i"led "o recover upon "he claimasser"ed "herein.I" is 3asic "ha" 2urisdic"ion over "he su32ec" ma""er isde"ermined upon "he alle!a"ions made in "he complain", irrespec"ive o 7he"her or no" "he plain"iB is en"i"led "o recover upon "he claimasser"ed "herein, 7hich is a ma""er resolved onl a"er and as a resul"o a "rial. Nei"her can 2urisdic"ion o a cour" 3e made "o depend upon"he deenses made 3 a deendan" in his ans7er or mo"ion "o dismiss.I such 7ere "he rule, "he Cues"ion o 2urisdic"ion 7ould depend almos"

en"irel upon "he deendan".

P&II+N or revie7 on cer"iorari o "he orders o "he Re!ional rial(our" o ParaDaCue (i", Er. #5.

he ac"s are s"a"ed in "he opinion o "he (our".

Een!?on, u!ade F &scolin or pe"i"ioner.

8o F Pin"or *a7 +ces or responden".

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Via "his pe"i"ion or revie7 on cer"iorari under Rule 45 o "he Rules o(our", pe"i"ioner Yusen Air and Sea Service Philippines, Incorpora"ed,ur!es us "o annul and se" aside "he ollo7in! orders o "he Re!ional rial (our" a" ParaDaCue (i", Eranch #5, in i"s (ivil (ase No. 0#900,"o 7i"H

1. +rder da"ed -arch #0, #00#,1 dismissin!, on !round o lac: o 2urisdic"ion, pe"i"ioner;s complain" or in2unc"ion and dama!es 7i"hpraer or a "emporar res"rainin! order Jled 3 i" a!ains" herein

responden", Isa!ani A. Villamor and #. +rder da"ed 8une #1, #00#,# denin! pe"i"ioner;s mo"ion orreconsidera"ion.

he ac"sH

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Pe"i"ioner, a corpora"ion or!ani?ed and eLis"in! under Philippines la7s,is en!a!ed in "he 3usiness o rei!h" or7ardin!. As such, i" iscon"rac"ed 3 clien"s "o pic:9up, unpac:, consolida"e, deliver, "ranspor"

and dis"ri3u"e all :inds o car!oes, ac"s as car!o or rei!h"accommoda"ion and en"ers in"o char"er par"ies or "he carria!e o all:inds o car!oes or rei!h".

+n Au!us" 1, 1KK, pe"i"ioner hired responden" as 3ranch mana!er ini"s (e3u +ce. *a"er, pe"i"ioner reclassiJed responden";s posi"ion "o"ha" o 'ivision -ana!er, 7hich posi"ion responden" held un"il hisresi!na"ion on Me3ruar 1, #00#.

Immedia"el a"er his resi!na"ion, responden" s"ar"ed 7or:in! orAspac In"erna"ional, a corpora"ion en!a!ed in "he same line o

3usiness as "ha" o pe"i"ioner.

+n Me3ruar 11, #00#, in "he Re!ional rial (our" a" ParaDaCue (i",pe"i"ioner Jled a!ains" responden" a complain" or in2unc"ion anddama!es 7i"h praer or a "emporar res"rainin! order. herea"doc:e"ed as (ivil (ase No. 0#900 7hich 7as raed "o Eranch #5 o"he cour", "he complain" alle!ed, in"er alia, as ollo7sH

>. ha" responden"6 dul si!ned an under"a:in! "o a3ide 3 "hepolicies o "he Pe"i"ioner6 7hich includes "he provision on "heemploees; responsi3ili" and o3li!a"ion in cases o conOic" o in"eres",

7hich readsH

No emploee ma en!a!e in an 3usiness or under"a:in! "ha" isdirec"l or indirec"l in compe"i"ion 7i"h "ha" o "he compan and i"salia"es or en!a!e direc"l or indirec"l in an under"a:in! or ac"ivi"pre2udicial "o "he in"eres"s o "he compan or "o "he perormance ohisher 2o3 or 7or: assi!nmen"s. he same provision 7ill 3e



implemen"ed or a period o "7o Q# ears rom "he da"e o anemploee;s resi!na"ion, "ermina"ion or separa"ion rom "he compan.

. ha" in clear viola"ion and 3reach o his under"a:in! and a!reemen"7i"h "he policies o pe"i"ioner6, responden"6 2oined Aspac

In"erna"ional, 7i"hin "7o ears rom his6 da"e o resi!na"ion, 7hose

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3usiness is direc"l in conOic" 7i"h "ha" o pe"i"ioner6. QI"alics supplied7ords in 3rac:e" ours.

Pe"i"ioner "hus praed or a 2ud!men" en2oinin! responden" rom<ur"her pursuin! his 7or: a" Aspac In"erna"ional,= and a7ardin! i"P#,000,000 as ac"ual dama!es P00,000 as eLemplar dama!es andano"her P00,000 as a""orne;s ees.

+n -arch 4, #00#, apparen"l no" "o 3e ou"done, responden" Jleda!ains" pe"i"ioner a case or ille!al dismissal 3eore "he Na"ional *a3orRela"ions (ommission.

-ean7hile, ins"ead o Jlin! his ans7er in (ivil (ase No. 0#900,responden" Jled a -o"ion "o 'ismiss,4 ar!uin! "ha" "he R( has no 2urisdic"ion over "he su32ec" ma""er o said case 3ecause an emploer9emploee rela"ionship is involved. +n -arch #0, #00#, "he "rial cour"issued "he herein Jrs" assailed order dismissin! pe"i"ioner;s complain"or lac: o 2urisdic"ion over "he su32ec" ma""er "hereo on "he !round

"ha" "he ac"ion 7as or dama!es arisin! rom emploer9emploeerela"ions. (i"in! Ar"icle #1> o "he *a3or (ode, "he "rial cour" ruled "ha"i" is "he la3or ar3i"er 7hich had 2urisdic"ion over pe"i"ioner;s complain"H

<L L L "he (our", a"er !oin! over all "he asser"ions, avermen"s andar!umen"s o "he par"ies and a"er careull evalua"in! "he same, is o"he Jrm and hones" opinion "ha" "he ar!umen"s raised 3 responden"6movan" are more in conormi" 7i"h "he rules and 2urisprudence as "his



case involves an emploer9emploee rela"ionship and is 7i"hin "heeLclusive ori!inal 2urisdic"ion o "he N*R( pursuan" "o Ar". #1> o "he*a3or (ode o "he Philippines. No" onl "ha", "here is even a pendin!case or ille!al dismissal a!ains" herein pe"i"ioner6 Jled 3responden"6 3eore "he Re!ional Ar3i"ra"ion Eranch VII in (e3u (i".

/)&R&M+R&, "his case is here3 ordered 'IS-ISS&' or lac: o 2urisdic"ion.

S+ +R'&R&'.= Q/ords in 3rac:e" ours.

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In "ime, pe"i"ioner moved or a reconsidera"ion 3u" i"s mo"ion 7asdenied 3 "he "rial cour" in i"s su3seCuen" order o 8une #1, #00#.

)ence, pe"i"ioner;s presen" recourse, main"ainin! "ha" i"s cause oac"ion did no" arise rom emploer9emploee rela"ions even i "he claim"herein is 3ased on a provision in i"s hand3oo:, and prain! "ha" (ivil(ase No. 0#900 3e remanded "o "he cour" a Cuo or ur"herproceedin!s.

he pe"i"ion is impressed 7i"h meri".

A" "he ou"se", 7e "a:e no"e o "he ac" "ha" "he #9ear prohi3i"iona!ains" emplomen" in a compe"in! compan 7hich pe"i"ioner see:s "oenorce "hru in2unc"ion, had alread eLpired some"ime in Me3ruar

#004. Necessaril, upon "he eLpira"ion o said period, a sui" see:in!"he issuance o a 7ri" o in2unc"ion 3ecomes unc"us oJcio and"hereore moo". As "hin!s !o, ho7ever, i" 7as no" possi3le or us, due"o "he !rea" num3er o cases a7ai"in! disposi"ion, "o have decided "heins"an" case earlier. )o7ever, "he issue o dama!es remainsunresolved. In Philippine Na"ional Ean: v. (A,5 7e declaredH



In "he ins"an" case, aside rom "he principal ac"ion or dama!es,priva"e responden" sou!h" "he issuance o a "emporar res"rainin!order and 7ri" o preliminar in2unc"ion "o en2oin "he oreclosure sale inorder "o preven" an alle!ed irrepara3le in2ur "o priva"e responden". I"is se""led "ha" "hese in2unc"ive relies are preserva"ive remedies or "he

pro"ec"ion o su3s"an"ive ri!h"s and in"eres"s. In2unc"ion is no" a causeo ac"ion in i"sel 3u" merel a provisional remed, an ad2unc" "o a mainsui". /hen "he ac" sou!h" "o 3e en2oined has6 3ecome ai" accompli,onl "he praer or provisional remed should 3e denied. )o7ever, "he"rial cour" should s"ill proceed 7i"h "he de"ermina"ion o "he principalac"ion so "ha" an ad2udica"ion o "he ri!h"s o "he par"ies can 3e had.

Alon! similar vein, "he dama!e aspec" o "he presen" sui" 7as neverrendered moo" 3 "he lapse o "he #9ear prohi3i"ive period a!ains"emplomen" in a compe"in! compan.

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his 3rin!s us "o "he sole issue o 7he"her pe"i"ioner;s claim ordama!es arose rom emploer9emploee rela"ions 3e"7een "he par"ies.

/e rule in "he ne!a"ive.

Ac"uall, "he presen" case is no" one o Jrs" impression. In a :indredcase, 'ai9(hi &lec"ronics -anuac"urin! vs. Villarama, 7i"h asu3s"an"iall similar ac"ual 3ac:drop, 7e held "ha" an ac"ion or3reach o con"rac"ual o3li!a"ion is in"rinsicall a civil dispu"e.

here, a complain" or dama!es 7as Jled 7i"h "he re!ular cour" 3 anemploer a!ains" a ormer emploee 7ho alle!edl viola"ed "he non9compe"e provision o "heir emplomen" con"rac" 7hen, 7i"hin "7oears rom "he da"e o "he emploee;s resi!na"ion, he applied 7i"h,and 7as hired 3 a corpora"ion en!a!ed in "he same line o 3usinessas "ha" o his ormer emploer. he emploer sou!h" "o recoverliCuida"ed dama!es. he "rial cour" ruled "ha" i" had no 2urisdic"ion over



"he su32ec" ma""er o "he con"rovers 3ecause "he complain" 7as ordama!es arisin! rom emploer9emploee rela"ions, ci"in! Ar"icle #1>Q4 o "he *a3or (ode, as amended 3 R.A. No. >15, 7hich s"a"ed "ha"i" is "he *a3or Ar3i"er 7ho had ori!inal and eLclusive 2urisdic"ion over"he su32ec" ma""er o "he case.

/hen "he case 7as eleva"ed "o "his (our", 7e held "ha" "he claim ordama!es did no" arise rom emploer9emploee rela"ions, "o 7i"H

Pe"i"ioner does no" as: or an relie under "he *a3or (ode o "hePhilippines. I" see:s "o recover dama!es a!reed upon in "he con"rac" asredress or priva"e responden";s 3reach o his con"rac"ual o3li!a"ion "oi"s <dama!e and pre2udice.= Such cause o ac"ion is 7i"hin "he realm o (ivil *a7, and 2urisdic"ion over "he con"rovers 3elon!s "o "he re!ularcour"s. -ore so 7hen 7e consider "ha" "he s"ipula"ion reers "o "hepos"9emplomen" rela"ions o "he par"ies.

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/6hile seemin!l "he cause o ac"ion arose rom emploer9emploeerela"ions, "he emploer;s claim or dama!es is !rounded on 7an"onailure and reusal 7i"hou" 2us" cause "o repor" "o du" coupled 7i"h "heavermen" "ha" "he emploee maliciousl and 7i"h 3ad ai"h viola"ed"he "erms and condi"ions o "he con"rac" "o "he dama!e o "heemploer. Such avermen"s removed "he con"rovers rom "he covera!eo "he *a3or (ode o "he Philippines and 3rou!h" i" 7i"hin "he purvie7o (ivil *a7.

Indeed, 2urisprudence has evolved "he rule "ha" claims or dama!esunder para!raph 4 o Ar"icle #1>, "o 3e co!ni?a3le 3 "he *a3orAr3i"er, mus" have a reasona3le causal connec"ion 7i"h an o "heclaims provided or in "ha" ar"icle. +nl i "here is such a connec"ion7i"h "he o"her claims can a claim or dama!es 3e considered as arisin!rom emploer9emploee rela"ions.



Ar"icle #1>, as amended 3 Sec"ion K o RA >15, providesH

Ar". #1>. 8urisdic"ion o *a3or Ar3i"ers and "he (ommission.Qa &Lcep"as o"her7ise provided under "his (ode, "he *a3or Ar3i"ers shall haveori!inal and eLclusive 2urisdic"ion "o hear and decide, 7i"hin "hir" Q0

calendar das a"er "he su3mission o "he case 3 "he par"ies ordecision 7i"hou" eL"ension, even in "he a3sence o s"eno!raphic no"es,"he ollo7in! cases involvin! all 7or:ers, 7he"her a!ricul"ural or non9a!ricul"uralH

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In San -i!uel (orpora"ion vs. Na"ional *a3or Rela"ions (ommission,>7e had occasion "o cons"rue Ar"icle #1>, as amended 3 E.P. El!. ##>.Ar"icle #1> "hen provided "ha" "he *a3or Ar3i"er had 2urisdic"ion over allmone claims o 7or:ers, 3u" "he phrase arisin! rom emploer9emploee rela"ion; 7as dele"ed. /e ruled "husH

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/hile para!raph a3ove reers "o <all mone claims o 7or:ers,= i" isno" necessar "o suppose "ha" "he en"ire universe o mone claims "ha"

mi!h" 3e asser"ed 3 7or:ers a!ains" "heir emploers has 3eena3sor3ed in"o "he ori!inal and eLclusive 2urisdic"ion o *a3or Ar3i"ers.In "he Jrs" place, para!raph should 3e read no" in isola"ion rom 3u"ra"her 7i"hin "he con"eL" ormed 3 para!raph 1 Qrela"in! "o unairla3or prac"ices, para!raph # Qrela"in! "o claims concernin! "erms andcondi"ions o emplomen", para!raph 4 Qclaims rela"in! "o householdservices, a par"icular species o emploer9emploee rela"ions, andpara!raph 5 Qrela"in! "o cer"ain ac"ivi"ies prohi3i"ed "o emploees or



emploers. I" is eviden" "ha" "here is a uniin! elemen" 7hich runs"hrou!h para!raph 1 "o 5 and "ha" is, "ha" "he all reer "o cases ordispu"es arisin! ou" o or in connec"ion 7i"h an emploer9emploeerela"ionship. his is, in o"her 7ords, a si"ua"ion 7here "he rule onosci"ur a sociis ma 3e useull invo:ed in clariin! "he scope o

para!raph , and an o"her para!raph o Ar"icle #1> o "he *a3or (ode,as amended. /e reach "he a3ove conclusion rom an eLamina"ion o"he "erms "hemselves o Ar"icle #1>, as las" amended 3 E.P. El! ##>,and even "hou!h earlier versions o Ar"icle #1> o "he *a3or (odeeLpressl 3rou!h" 7i"hin "he 2urisdic"ion o "he *a3or Ar3i"ers and "heN*R( <cases arisin! rom emploer9emploee rela"ions,= 7hich clause7as no" eLpressl carried over, in prin"er;s in:, in Ar"icle #1> as i"eLis"s "oda. Mor i" canno" 3e presumed "ha" mone claims o 7or:ers7hich do no" arise ou" o or in connec"ion 7i"h "heir emploer9emploee rela"ionship, and 7hich 7ould "hereore all 7i"hin "he!eneral 2urisdic"ion o re!ular cour"s o 2us"ice, 7ere in"ended 3 "he

le!isla"ive au"hori" "o 3e "a:en a7a rom "he 2urisdic"ion o "hecour"s and lod!ed 7i"h *a3or Ar3i"ers on an eLclusive 3asis. he (our","hereore, 3elieves and so holds "ha" "he <mone claims o 7or:ers=reerred "o in para!raph o Ar"icle #1> em3races mone claims 7hicharise ou" o or in connec"ion 7i"h "he emploer9emploee rela"ionship,or some aspec" or inciden" o such rela"ionship. Pu" a li""le diBeren"l,"ha" mone claims o 7or:ers 7hich no7 all 7i"hin "he ori!inal andeLclusive 2urisdic"ion o *a3or Ar3i"ers are "hose mone claims 7hichhave some reasona3le causal connec"ion 7i"h "he emploer9emploeerela"ionship.

/hen, as here, "he cause o ac"ion is 3ased on a Cuasi9delic" or "or",7hich has no reasona3le causal connec"ion 7i"h an o

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"he claims provided or in Ar"icle #1>, 2urisdic"ion over "he ac"ion is7i"h "he re!ular cour"s.

As i" is, pe"i"ioner does no" as: or an relie under "he *a3or (ode. I"merel see:s "o recover dama!es 3ased on "he par"ies; con"rac" oemplomen" as redress or responden";s 3reach "hereo. Such cause oac"ion is 7i"hin "he realm o (ivil *a7, and 2urisdic"ion over "he



con"rovers 3elon!s "o "he re!ular cour"s. -ore so mus" "his 3e in "hepresen" case, 7ha" 7i"h "he reali" "ha" "he s"ipula"ion reers "o "hepos"9emplomen" rela"ions o "he par"ies.

Mor sure, a plain and cursor readin! o "he complain" 7ill readil

reveal "ha" "he su32ec" ma""er is one o claim or dama!es arisin! roma 3reach o con"rac", 7hich is 7i"hin "he am3i" o "he re!ular cour";s 2urisdic"ion.K

I" is 3asic "ha" 2urisdic"ion over "he su32ec" ma""er is de"ermined upon"he alle!a"ions made in "he complain", irrespec"ive o 7he"her or no""he plain"iB is en"i"led "o recover upon "he claim asser"ed "herein,7hich is a ma""er resolved onl a"er and as a resul" o a "rial. Nei"hercan 2urisdic"ion o a cour" 3e made "o depend upon "he deenses made3 a deendan" in his ans7er or mo"ion "o dismiss. I such 7ere "herule, "he Cues"ion o 2urisdic"ion 7ould depend almos" en"irel upon "he

deendan".10

A((+R'ING*Y, "he assailed orders o "he lo7er cour" are S& ASI'&and (ivil (ase No. 0#900 R&-AN'&' "o i" or "rial on "he meri"s o"he main claim or dama!es.

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+cheda vs. (our" o Appeals, #14 S(RA #K Q1KK#.

K Easilio vs. 'avid, K Phil. KK5 Q1K55.

10 -a!a vs. &s"iandan, K S(RA 45 Q1K> -ul"ina"ional Villa!e)omeo7ners Associa"ion, Inc. vs. (our" o Appeals, #0 S(RA 104Q1KK1 (ardenas vs. (amus, 5 S(RA K Q1K# orio vs. (our" oAppeals, 4K S(RA 141, Q1KK4 8avelosa vs. (our" o Appeals, >> S(RA0 Q1KK.

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San"os vs. Alana

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Pan!ani3an Q(hairman, Sandoval9Gu"ierre?, (orona and (arpio9-orales, 88., concur.

+rders se" aside, (ivil (ase No. 0#900 remanded "o lo7er cour" or"rial on "he meri"s.

No"e.&lemen"ar is "he rule in "his 2urisdic"ion "ha" one does no" havea ves"ed ri!h" in procedural rules. QValen?uela vs. (our" o Appeals, S(RA >>K #0016 Yusen Air and Sea Service Philippines, Inc. vs.Villamor, 4> S(RA 1>Q#0056

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