PNOC-Energy Development Corp. v. NLRC

PNOC-Energy Development Corp. v. NLRC G.R. No. 100947, May 1, 199 !"C#$% Manuel !"C#$%  Manuel S. Pineda was employed with the Philippine National Oil Co. - Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC) rom Septem!er "#$ "%&"$ when he was hired as 'ler$ to anuary *+$ "%&%$ when his employ employmen mentt was termin terminate ated. d. ,n Novem! Novem!er er$$ "%&#$ "%&#$ while while holdin holding g the positi position on o eothe eotherma rmall Constru't Constru'tion ion Se'retary Se'retary$$ Engineeri Engineering ng and Constru'ti Constru'tion on Departmen Departmentt at ongonan eothermal eothermal Pro/e't$ Pro/e't$ Ormo' City. Pineda de'ided to run or 'oun'ilor o the Muni'ipality o 0ananga$ 1eyte$ in the lo'al ele'tions s'heduled in anuary$ "%&&$ and iled the 'orresponding 'ertii'ate o 'andida'y or the position. hereater$ Pineda won the ele'tion and was thus pro'laimed. Despite so 2ualiying as 'oun'ilor$ and assuming his duties as su'h$ he 'ontinued woring or PNOC-EDC. PNOC-EDC. 1egal Department o PNOC rendered an opinion to the ee't that Manuel S. Pineda should !e 'onsidered ipso facto resigned upon the iling o  his Certii'ate o Candida'y in Novem!er$ "%&#$ in a''ordan'e with Se'tion ++ o the Omni!us Ele'tion Code. &$$'E% 3hether 3hether or not an employee employee in a government-ow government-owned ned or 'ontrolled 'ontrolled 'orporations 'orporations without without an original original 'harter (and thereore thereore not 'overed 'overed !y Civil Civil Servi'e Servi'e 1aw) nevertheles nevertheless s alls alls within within the s'ope o  Se'tion ++ o the Omni!us Ele'tion Code. R'L&NG% 3hen R'L&NG%  3hen the Congress o the Philippines reviewed the Omni!us Ele'tion Code o "%&4$ Congress made no eort to distinguish !etween two 'lasses o government-owned or 'ontrolled 'orporations or their employees in the Omni!us Ele'tion Code or su!se2uent related statutes$ parti'ularly as regards the rule that an any employee 5in government-owned or controlled corporations$ shall !e 'onsidered ipso facto resigned rom his oi'e upon the iling o his 'ertii'ate o 'andida'y.5 3hat all this imports is that Se'tion ++ o the Omni!us Ele'tion Code applies to oi'ers and employees in government-owned or 'ontrolled 'orporations$ even those organi6ed under the general laws on in'orporation and thereore not having an original or legislative 'harter$ and even i they do not all under the Civil Servi'e 1aw !ut under the 1a!or Code. ,n other words$ Se'tion ++ 'onstitutes /ust 'ause or termination o employment in addition to those set orth in the 1a!or Code$ as amended.77 amended. 77