G.R. NO. 165598 - LAGONOY BUS CO., INC./ NYMPHA O. BUENCAMINO, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER FOURTH DIVISION), JOSE B. CARIÑO, LORENZO FERMANO, ELEUTERIO P. PADIN, JR., MELVIN F. MORALEDA, LEYNARD O. ALVAREZ, BENJAMIN RINGANATE, JR., LORETO B. CONCINA, REY B. OLIVER, JR., AND RUPERTO O. REBUYA, JR..D

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of complainants, and against respondents, in the manner following: Declaring the dismissal of the complainants by respondents Lagonoy Bus Co., Inc./[Nympha] O. Buencamino, illegal; Ordering respondents to pay complainants their full backwages, computed as of the date of this decision, as follows: 1) Jose B. Cariño (P2,240 x 38 mos.) Php 85,120.00 2) Lorenzo Fermano (P200 x 26 x 38) 197,600.00 3) Eleuterio P. Padin, Jr. (P173 x 26 x35) 157,430.00 4) Melvin F. Moraleda (P200 x 26 x 35) 182,000.00 5) Leynard O. Alvarez (P173 x 26 x 35) 157,430.00 6) Benjamin Ringanate, Jr. (P200 x 26 x 35) 182,000.00 7) Loreto B. Concina (P200 x 26 x 35) 182,000.00 8) Rey B. Oliver, Jr. (P200 x 26 x 35) 182,000.00 9) Ruperto O. Rebuya, Jr. (P200 x 26 x35) 182,000.00 Php 1,507,580.00 3. Ordering respondents to pay complainants their respective separation pay in lieu of reinstatement, computed as follows: 1) Jose B. Cariño (P2,240 x 5 yrs) Php 11,200.00 2) Lorenzo Fermano (P200 x 26 x 2) 10,400.00 3) Eleuterio P. Padin, Jr. ([P]173 x 26 x 6) 26,988.00 4) Melvin F. Moraleda (P200 x 26 x 3) 15,600.00 5) Leynard O. Alvarez ([P]173 x 26 x 6) 26,988.00 6) Benjamin Ringanate, Jr. (P200 x 26 x 7) 36,400.00 7) Loreto B. Concina (P200 x 26 x 7) 36,400.00 8) Rey B. Oliver, Jr. (P200 x 26 x 4) 20,800.00 9) Ruperto O. Rebuya, Jr. (P200 x 26 x 4) 20,800.00 Php 205,576.00 All other claims and charges are DISMISSED for lack of merit. SO ORDERED.