G.R. NO. 149281 - NEW CITY BUILDERS, INC., VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LEONILO GANDA, NOLITO RICASA AND HERBERT EPIS.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

Accordingly, in her decision [3] of 24 July 1997, the Labor Arbiter ordered petitioner to reinstate private respondents to their former positions without loss of seniority rights and to pay them their backwages, thus: WHEREFORE, premises considered, [petitioner] New City Builders, Inc. is hereby ordered to: 1) reinstate complainants Leonilo Ganda, Nolito Ricasa and Herbert Epis to their former position without loss of seniority rights; and 2) pay complainants the amount indicated opposite their respective names, representing their monetary award as above-computed. LEONILO GANDA NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR PESOS & 22/100 (P98,254.22) NOLITO RICASA EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX PESOS & 70/100 (P82,886.70) HERBERT EPIS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT PESOS & 62/100 (P100,188.62). The [petitioner] is further ordered to pay complainants the amount of TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO PESOS & 95/100 (P28,132.95) as and for attorneys fees. All other claims are DISMISSED for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.