G.R. No. 165407 - HERMINIGILDO INGUILLO AND ZENAIDA BERGANTE, VS. FIRST PHILIPPINE SCALES, INC. AND/OR AMPARO POLICARPIO, MANAGER.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered: Declaring respondents First Philippines Scales, Inc. (First Philippine Scales Industries [FPSI] and Amparo Policarpio, in her capacity as President and General Manager of respondent FPSI, not guilty of illegal dismissal as above discussed. However, considering the length of services rendered by complainants Herminigildo Inguillo and Zenaida Bergante as employees of respondent FPSI, plus the fact that the other complainants in the above-entitled cases were previously granted financial assistance/separation pay through amicable settlement, the afore-named respondents are hereby directed to pay complainants Herminigildo Inguillo and Zenaida Bergante separation pay and accrued legal holiday pay, as earlier computed, to wit: Herminigildo Inguillo Separation pay................ P22,490.00 Legal Holiday Pay........... 839.00 Total 23,329.00 Zenaida Bergante Separation pay................. P43,225.00 Legal Holiday Pay........... 839.00 Total 44,064.00 Directing the afore-named respondents to pay ten (10%) percent attorney's fees based on the total monetary award to complainants Inguillo and Bergante. Dismissing the claim for illegal withholding of salary of complainant Inguillo for lack of merit as above discussed. Dismissing the other money claims and/or other charges of complainants Inguillo and Bergante for lack of factual and legal basis. Dismissing the complaint of complainant Gilberto Lucero with prejudice for having executed a Quitclaim and Release and voluntary resignation in favor of respondents FPSI and Amparo Policarpio as above-discussed where the former received the amount of P23,334.00 as financial assistance/separation pay and legal holiday pay from the latter. SO ORDERED.