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GODOFREDO S. GONZAGA v. SECRETARY OF LABOR

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GR No. 175198
2015-09-23
ALEJANDRO CEPRADO v. NATIONWIDE SECURITY
LEONEN, J.
Secretary Sto. Tomas, thus, acted without jurisdiction in treating petitioners' Letter dated May 27, 2002 as an appeal. Although the Rules on the Disposition of Labor Standards Cases in the Regional Offices provide that the rules "shall be liberally construed,"[62] still, courts and tribunals are "limited by the legislative will and intent, as expressed in the law itself."[63] In this case, the law consists of rules issued under the quasi-legislative power delegated by the legislative branch to the Secretary of Labor and Employment.[64] The Secretary of Labor should have strictly followed the rules on appeal under the Rules on the Disposition of Labor Standards Cases in the Regional Offices.