G.R. No. 178184 - GRAND ASIAN SHIPPING LINES, INC., EDUARDO P. FRANCISCO AND WILLIAM HOW, VS. WILFREDO GALVEZ, JOEL SALES, CRISTITO GRUTA, DANILO ARGUELLES, RENATO BATAYOLA, PATRICIO FRESMILLO,* JOVY NOBLE, EMILIO DOMINICO, BENNY NILMAO, AND JOSE AUSTRAL.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises all considered, judgment is hereby rendered finding the dismissal of all 21 complainants herein as illegal and ordering respondents Grand Asian Shipping Lines, Inc., Eduardo P. Franscisco and William How to pay, jointly and severally, each complainant the amounts, as follows, to wit: A) 1. Wilfredo Galvez 2. Joel Sales 3. Cristito G. Gruta 4. Danilo Arguelles 5. Renato Batayola 6. Patricio Fresnillo 7. Jovy Noble 8. Emilio Dominico 9. Benny Nilmao 10. Jose Austral 11. Nobelito Rivas 12. Elias Facto 13. Jeremias Bonlagua 14. Rannie Canon 15. Fernando Malia 16. Calixto Flores 17. Necito Llanzana 18. Ramie Barrido 19. Albert Faulan 20. Magno Tosalem 21. Rolando Dela Guardia P 286,284.05 246,526.61 265,019.60 340,403.33 422,895.13 422,895.13 422,895.13 422,895.13 422,895.13 271,146.04 281,900.13 259,471.41 316,683.53 391,816.70 411,355.45 411,355.45 411,355.45 411,355.45 265,982.28 419,352.79 419,352.79 (Grand Total) P 7,104,483.84 B) The awards of P100,000.00 each, as indemnity for damages and ten percent (10%) of the total amount, as attorneys fees, are included in the above-individual amount so awarded. C) Respondents should immediately reinstate all the complainants to their former position without loss of seniority [sic] and other benefits; and to pay them full backwages up to the time of their actual reinstatement. All other claims of complainants, not included in the above awards, are hereby ordered dismissed for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.