G.R. No. 203932 - PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., VS. ENRIQUE LIGAN, EDUARDO MAGDARAOG, JOLITO OLIVEROS, RICHARD GONCER, EMELITO SOCO, VIRGILIO P. CAMPOS, JR., LORENZO BUTANAS, RAMEL BERNARDES, NELSON M. DULCE, CLEMENTE R. LUMAYNO, ARTHUR M. CAPIN, ALLAN BENTUZAL, AND JEFFREY LLENES.RESOLUTION - Supreme

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WHEREFORE , the [CA] Decision of September 29, 2000 is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION. [PAL] is ORDERED to: a) accept respondents ENRIQUE LIGAN, EMELITO SOCO, ALLAN PANQUE, JOLITO OLIVEROS, RICHARD GONCER, NONILON PILAPIL, AQUILINO YBANEZ, BERNABE SANDOVAL, RUEL GONCER, VIRGILIO P. CAMPOS, JR., ARTHUR M. CAPIN, RAMEL BERNARDES, LORENZO BUTANAS, BENSON CARESUSA, JEFFREY LLENOS, ROQUE PILAPIL, ANTONIO M. PAREJA, CLEMENTE R. LUMAYNO, NELSON TAMPUS, ROLANDO TUNACAO, CHERRIE ALEGRES, EDUARDO MAGDADARAUG, NELSON M. DULCE and ALLAN BENTUZAL as its regular employees in their same or substantially equivalent positions , and pay the wages and benefits due them as regular employees plus salary differential corresponding to the difference between the wages and benefits given them and those granted to petitioner's other regular employees of the same rank; and b) pay respondent BENEDICTO AUXTERO salary differential ; backwages from the time of his dismissal until the finality of this decision; and separation pay , in lieu of reinstatement, equivalent to one (1) month pay for every year of service until the finality of this decision. There being no data from which this Court may determine the monetary liabilities of petitioner, the case is REMANDED to the [LA] solely for that purpose. SO ORDERED.