G.R. NO. 143219 - ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., FORMERLY MARINA PORT SERVICES, INC., VS. RENATO P. VILLANUEVA, ROLANDO T. RODOLFO, ALFREDO L. LANZA, AND BRENDO S. POQUIZ. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered declaring illegal the termination of complainants Renato P. Villanueva, Rolando T. Rodolfo, Brendo S. Poquiz and Alfredo Lanza, and ordering respondent Marina Port Services, Inc. to reinstate them to their former or equivalent positions without loss of seniority rights and other privileges and ordering both respondents Associated Workers Union of the Philippines (AWU) and Marina Port Services, Inc. to jointly and severally pay them their backwages from the time of their illegal dismissal on June 11, 1993 up to the time of their reinstatement which, computed as of today, amounts to: Renato P. Villanueva (P130x26x29.5 mos.) P 99,710.00 Rolando T. Rodolfo 99,710.00 Alfredo Lanza 99,710.00 Brendo S. Poquiz (P3,800x29.5 mos.) 112,100.00 ------------- P411,230.00 ========= plus 10% thereof as attorney's fees since complainants had to engage the services of counsel to prosecute this case for the protection of their rights and interests. All other claims are dismissed for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.