Certiorari: G.R. No. 144664 March 15, 2004
Certiorari: G.R. No. 144664 March 15, 2004
Certiorari: G.R. No. 144664 March 15, 2004
vs.
Petitioner seeks via petition for certiorari under Rule 65 the nullification of the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals
denying its petition to annul 1) Explanatory Bulletin”2 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) entitled
“Workers’ Entitlement to Holiday Pay on April 9, 1993, Araw ng Kagitingan and Good Friday”, which bulletin the DOLE
reproduced on January 23, 1998, 2) Decision3 of the Panel of Voluntary Arbitrators ruling that the said explanatory
bulletin applied as well to April 9, 1998, and 3) Resolution of the Panel of Voluntary Arbitration denying its Motion
for Reconsideration.
FACTS:
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through Undersecretary Cresenciano B. Trajano, issued an
Explanatory Bulletin dated March 11, 1993 wherein it clarified, inter alia, that employees are entitled to 200% of their
basic wage on April 9, 1993, whether unworked, which[,] apart from being Good Friday [and, therefore, a legal