G.R. No. 252720 - RICO PALIC CONJUSTA, VS. PPI HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY PHILIPPINE PIZZA, INC.), JORGE L. ARANETA (OWNER), ATALIAN GLOBAL SERVICES (FORMERLY CONSOLIDATED BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC./CBMI), AND JUAN MANOLO ORTAÑEZ (OWNER).D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered declaring [Conjusta] to have been ILLEGALLY DISMISSED . Accordingly, [PPI] is hereby ordered to pay [Conjusta] the following: a.) Full backwages from the time he was illegally dismissed on September 30, 2016 up to the finality of the decision, tentatively computed in the amount of One Hundred Fifty[-]Four Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Four Pesos and 93/100 ([PHP]154,934.93) ; b.) Separation pay of one (1) month pay for every year of service ([PHP]491.00 x 15 years) in the amount of One Hundred Ninety[-]One Thousand Four Hundred Ninety Pesos ([PHP]191,490.00) ; c.) 13 th Month Pay in the amount of Thirty[-]Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen Pesos ([PHP]37,518.00) ; and [d.)] Attorney's fees equivalent to 10% of the total monetary awards, in the amount of Thirty[-]Eight Thousand Three Hundred Ninety[-]Four Pe[s]os and 29/100 ([PHP]38,394.29) . The Computation of [Conjusta's] monetary awards is here attached to form an integral part of the Decision. The complaint against [CBMI], Jorge L. Araneta[,] and Juan Manolo O. Orta[ñ]ez is hereby DISMISSED . All other claims are DISMISSED for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.