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Chris Garments Corp. v. Sto. Tomas by Joanne Macabagdal is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Supreme Court ruled that the case was not barred by res judicata. While the first petition for certification election was dismissed, it was due to being filed outside the 60-day freedom period where the union had no cause of action. The third petition, which is the subject of this case, was filed within the freedom period so the union now had a cause of action. Additionally, the element of identity of causes of action between the first and third petitions was lacking. Therefore, res judicata did not app

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Joanne Macabagdal

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