G.R. No. 194134 - JOSE ROMULO L. FRANCISCO, VS. LOYOLA PLANS CONSOLIDATED INC., JESUSA CONCEPCION AND GERARDO B. MONZON.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered finding [petitioner] to have been illegally dismissed and in bad faith by respondents and ordering respondents Loyola Plans Inc., its President and Chief Executive Officer Jesusa P. Concepcion, and Gerardo B. Monzon, jointly an[d] severally 1. To reinstate [petitioner] to his former position without loss of seniority rights and benefits; and the reinstatement immediately executory upon receipt of this Decision by the respondents and even pending appeal; 2. To submit a report compliance whether [petitioner] was physically reinstated or simply enrolled in the company's payroll within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of this Decision; 3. To pay [petitioner]'s full backwages starting from date of his illegal dismissal on 15 April 1997, plus 13 th month pay from 1 January 1997, until his actual reinstatement: A. Backwages 4/15/97- 9/5/07 = 125 months P15,400.00 x 125 mos. = P1,925,000.00 13 th Month Pay P1,925,000.00 - 12 = 160,416.66 SILP P592.30 x 5 x 125-12 = 30,848.95 B. 13 th Month Pay 1/1/97-4/14/97 =-3.43 mos. P15,400.00 x 3.43 - 12 = 4,401.83 P2,120,667.44 4. To pay [petitioner] moral and exemplary damages in the respective amount of P1,000,000.00 each; 5. To pay [petitioner] 10% of the total awards as attorney's fees or in the amount of P212,066.74. SO ORDERED.