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JurisprudenceG.R. No. 192084 -

G.R. No. 192084 - JOSE MEL BERNARTE, VS. PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (PBA), JOSE EMMANUEL M. EALA, AND PERRY MARTINEZ. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Cited Laws

RA 302,RA 583,RA 160,RA 361
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TL;DR — Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered all respondents who are here found to have illegally dismissed complainants are hereby ordered to (a) reinstate complainants within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of this decision and to solidarily pay complainants: 1. backwages from January 1, 2004 up to the finality of this Decision, which to date is 2. moral damages 3. exemplary damages JOSE MEL BERNARTE P536,250.

Decision

Ruling

Accordingly, the Labor Arbiter ordered the reinstatement of petitioner and the payment of backwages, moral and exemplary damages and attorney's fees, to wit: WHEREFORE, premises considered all respondents who are here found to have illegally dismissed complainants are hereby ordered to (a) reinstate complainants within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of this decision and to solidarily pay complainants: 1. backwages from January 1, 2004 up to the finality of this Decision, which to date is 2. moral damages 3. exemplary damages JOSE MEL BERNARTE P536,250.00 100,000.00 50,000.00 RENATO GUEVARRA P211,250.00 100,000.00 50,000.00 4. 10% attorney's fees TOTAL or a total of P1,152,250.00 68,625.00 P754,875.00 36,125.00 P397,375.00 The rest of the claims are hereby dismissed for lack of merit or basis. SO ORDERED.