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JurisprudenceG.R. No. 172199 -

G.R. No. 172199 - ELIZABETH D. PALTENG, VS. UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Cited Laws

RA 84,RA 383,RA 162,RA 523RA 679,RA 650,RA 315,RA 671,RA 386,
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered declaring as illegal the termination of herein complainant and ordering respondent to pay complainant the following: 1.) Separation pay in lieu of reinstatement computed at the rate of one (1) month pay for every year of service from the time of her employment up to the time of termination. 2.) Full backwages plus increments or adjustment if any from the time of her dismissal until finality of judgment.

Decision

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered declaring as illegal the termination of herein complainant and ordering respondent to pay complainant the following: 1.) Separation pay in lieu of reinstatement computed at the rate of one (1) month pay for every year of service from the time of her employment up to the time of termination. 2.) Full backwages plus increments or adjustment if any from the time of her dismissal until finality of judgment. 3.) P500,000.00 as moral damages. 4.) [P300,000.00] as exemplary damages. 5.) 10% of the total monetary award as attorney's fees. SO ORDERED . [9] The bank appealed to the NLRC which rendered a decision on March 6, 2002, to wit: WHEREFORE, premises considered[,] the assailed decision is hereby affirmed except that the awards of moral and exemplary damages are ordered deleted therefrom. SO ORDERED.