G.R. No. L-2069; May 30, 1949
LUZON BROKERAGE CO., INC., petitioner, vs. LUZON LABOR UNION, Judges ARSENIO ROLDAN, JUAN LANTING AND MODESTO CASTILLO, respondent.

FACTS

The Court of Industrial Relations (CIR) ordered the reinstatement of an employee, Eduardo Lineses, with back pay from his suspension date. The original decision did not specify his daily wage or number of working days. To execute the judgment, the CIR held a hearing to determine these details. After the hearing, the CIR issued an order fixing the daily wage at P7.50 and computing the back pay as P1,410. The petitioner company contested this order, arguing the original decision had become final and the CIR lost jurisdiction to modify it.

ISSUE

Whether the Court of Industrial Relations acted without or in excess of jurisdiction in issuing the subsequent order specifying the wage rate and computing the back pay after the original reinstatement decision.

RULING

No. The CIR acted within its jurisdiction. The subsequent order was not a modification but a necessary implementation of the original decision to make execution possible. Furthermore, under Sections 17 and 18 of Commonwealth Act No. 103 , the CIR has the authority, during the effectiveness of its award, to alter or modify its decisions or to interpret them upon application of an interested party. The hearing and order were in conformity with this statutory power to interpret and give effect to its prior award.

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