G.R. No. 275832 - INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA, VS. IRELAND CARREON CABRIDO.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered DISMISSING the complaint for underpayment of Retirement pay for lack of merit. The other claims of the complainant are likewise DISMISSED . SO ORDERED . [15] (Emphasis in the original) Cabrido thus filed an appeal against the order of the arbiter to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). [16] Ruling of the NLRC In its April 28, 2023 Decision, [17] the NLRC affirmed the arbiter's ruling. The dispositive portion thereof reads: WHEREFORE , the complainant's appeal is DISMISSED for lack of merit. Accordingly, the Decision dated December 28, 2022 of Labor Arbiter Andrew N. Baysa is AFFIRMED . SO ORDERED . [18] (Emphasis in the original) Dissatisfied, Cabrido appealed the NLRC's Decision. [19] Ruling of the Court of Appeals In its February 29, 2024 Decision, [20] the CA partly granted Cabrido's petition; the dispositive portion thereof reads: WHEREFORE , premises considered, the instant Petition for Certiorari is GRANTED . Accordingly, the Decision dated 28 April 2023 and Resolution dated 21 June 2023 issued by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Second Division, in NLRC LAC No. 03-000915-23 is SET ASIDE and a NEW ONE IS ENTERED declaring herein [respondent] Ireland Carreon Cabrido ENTITLED to RETIREMENT PAY pursuant to Option A, Section 3, Article V of private respondent International School Manila's Retirement Plan. The case is REMANDED to the Labor Arbiter for re-computation of the amounts due to petitioner in conformity with this Decision . SO ORDERED.