Facts:

• The University of Pangasinan Faculty Union (petitioner) filed multiple complaints against the University of Pangasinan and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) (respondents).
• Complaints were lodged between October 14, 1980, and June 17, 1981, concerning labor standards violations, including:
  • Nonpayment of benefits under Presidential Decrees No. 1713.
  • Emergency cost of living allowances (Ecola).
  • Delayed salary payments.
• The complaints were certified to Labor Arbiter Pedro Fernandez for compulsory arbitration, but only six were forwarded for resolution.
• The petitioner, represented by Consuelo Abad, submitted a position paper on all seven complaints, while the University responded to only four.
• On January 25, 1982, Executive Labor Arbiter Sotero L. Tumang dismissed the complaints for lack of merit but mandated the University to integrate the cost of living allowance into basic pay and to pay employees at intervals not exceeding sixteen days.
• The petitioner appealed to the NLRC, which affirmed the Labor Arbiter's ruling on June 20, 1983.
• The petitioner subsequently filed a petition for mandamus and certiorari to compel the NLRC to address the unresolved complaints and annul its resolution.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Supreme Court dismissed the petition for mandamus and upheld the NLRC's decision.
• The ruling was modified to require the University of Pangasinan to pay its regular and full-time teachers and e...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The Court determined that the NLRC did not abuse its discretion in affirming the Labor Arbiter's decision, as the petitioner failed to establish a clear right to compel the NLRC to resolve the unresolved complaints.
• The petitioner acknowledged that only six complaints were certified for arbitration and did not provide adequate evidence of negligence by the public respondents in handling the complaints.
• The Court noted that while the...continue reading