G.R. No. 130935 - ALLAN VILLAR, DANILO INDITA, ARTURO MANIMTIM, GERSON DATALIO, GERRY VILLARALBO, ALFONSO PIPINO, NOEL ANGAY AND EXEQUIEL MANIMTIM, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND HI-TECH MANUFACTURING CORPORATION.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED . The assailed Decision dated 30 May 1997 and Resolution dated 31 July 1997 of the National Labor Relations Commission are SET ASIDE , and the Labor Arbiters Decision of 15 August 1996 is REINSTATED . Private respondent is directed to reinstate petitioners to their former positions without loss of seniority rights and with full back wages, as well as to pay their monetary benefits in accordance with the computation made by Labor Arbiter Emerson C. Tumanon in his Decision of 15 August 1996. However, insofar as Arturo Manimtim and Exequiel Manimtim are concerned, this case is remanded to the Labor Arbiter for purposes of determining the amounts they received as consideration for their quitclaims and thereafter deducting these amounts from their monetary awards. No costs. SO ORDERED.