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PBM Employees Vs. PBM Case Digest

PBM Employees Vs. PBM

51 SCRA 189

G.R. No. L-1195

!"#e 5$ 199

%a&ts' ()e petitio#e* P)ilippi#e Bloomi#g Mills Employees +*ga#i,atio# PBME+ is a

legitimate la/o* "#io# &ompose0 o t)e employees o t)e *espo#0e#t P)ilippi#e Bloomi#g Mills

Co.$ 2#&.$ a#0 petitio#e*s. Be#3ami# Pag&" a#0 Ro0"lo M"#so0 a*e oi&e*s a#0 mem/e*s o t)e

petitio#e* 4#io#. Petitio#e*s &laim t)at o# Ma*&) 1$ 199$ t)ey 0e&i0e0 to stage a mass

0emo#st*atio# at Mala&a6a#g o# Ma*&) 7$ 199$ i# p*otest agai#st allege0 a/"ses o t)e Pasig

poli&e. PBME+ t)*" Pag&" &o#i*me0 t)e pla##e0 0emo#st*atio# a#0 state0 t)at t)e

0emo#st*atio# o* *ally &a##ot /e &a#&elle0 /e&a"se it )as al*ea0y /ee# ag*ee0 "po# i# t)e meeti#g.

Pag&" eplai#e0 "*t)e* t)at t)e 0emo#st*atio# )as #ot)i#g to 0o it) t)e Compa#y /e&a"se t)e

"#io# )as #o :"a**el o* 0isp"te it) Ma#ageme#t. ()e Ma#ageme#t$ t)*" Atty. C.S. 0e Leo#$

Compa#y pe*so##el ma#age*$ i#o*me0 PBME+ t)at t)e 0emo#st*atio# is a# i#alie#a/le *ig)t o

t)e "#io# g"a*a#tee0 /y t)e Co#stit"tio# /"t emp)asi,e0 t)at a#y 0emo#st*atio# o* t)at matte*

s)o"l0 #ot "#0"ly p*e3"0i&e t)e #o*mal ope*atio# o t)e Compa#y. ;o*

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t)ei* employe* t)at it o"l0 s"e* loss o* 0amage /y *easo# o t)e a/se#&e o its employees *om

o&lo&< i# t)e mo*#i#g to ? o&lo&< i# t)e ate*#oo#$ is a plea o* t)e p*ese*=atio# me*ely o t)ei*

p*ope*ty *ig)ts. ()e employees pat)eti& sit"atio# as a sta*< *eality a/"se0$ )a*assme#t a#0

pe*se&"te0 as t)ey /elie=e0 t)ey e*e /y t)e pea&e oi&e*s o t)e m"#i&ipality. As a/o=e

i#timate0$ t)e &o#0itio# i# )i&) t)e employees o"#0 t)emsel=es =is-a-=is t)e lo&al poli&e oPasig$ as a matte* t)at =itally ae&te0 t)ei* *ig)t to i#0i=i0"al eiste#&e as ell as t)at o t)ei*

amilies. Mate*ial loss &a# /e *epai*e0 o* a0e:"ately &ompe#sate0. ()e 0e/aseme#t o t)e )"ma#

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