G.R. No. 175481 - DIONISIO F. AUZA, JR., ADESSA F. OTARRA, AND ELVIE JEANJAQUET, VS. MOL PHILIPPINES, INC. AND CESAR G. TIUTAN.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , we find respondents guilty of illegally dismissing complainants consequently they are ordered to reinstate complainants to their positions without loss of seniority rights with full backwages from the time they were illegally dismissed until their actual reinstatement, the backwages are computed as of June 30, 2005 as follows: Dionisio F. Auza, Jr. P2,106,165.90; P1,203,705.13 for Adessa F. Otarra and P685,027.68 for Elvie Jeanjaquet, subject to further recomputation. In addition, respondents are ordered to pay moral and exemplary damages of P500,000.00 to Dionisio F. Auza, Jr. and P100,000.00 to Adessa F. Otarra. Further, respondents are ordered to pay complainants equivalent to 10% of the total amount awarded as attorneys fees. SO ORDERED.