Case Digest (G.R. No. 111985)
Facts:
- The case involves Industrial Timber Corporation and Lorenzo Tangsoc as petitioners against the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Concordia Dos Pueblos, and Lolita Sanchez as respondents.
- The private respondents were illegally dismissed on April 26, 1986.
- They filed a complaint, which Labor Arbiter Amado M. Solamo decided on February 26, 1987.
- The Labor Arbiter ordered reinstatement without loss of seniority rights and awarded back wages totaling P24,300 each, along with P10,000 each for moral and exemplary damages and 10% of the total award for attorney's fees.
- The NLRC affirmed this decision on February 3, 1992, and directed payment of severance benefits if reinstatement was not possible.
- The resolution became final and executory on March 9, 1992.
- On March 20, 1992, the private respondents filed an ex parte motion for a writ of execution, claiming non-reinstatement and entitlement to back salaries.
- A computation by Fiscal Examiner Renrico N. Pacamo indicated each respondent was entitled to P175,964.84, covering three years of back wages and benefits.
- Labor Arbiter Leon P. Murillo concurred with the computation, and the NLRC modified the award to P375,795.20.
- The petitioners' motion for reconsideration was denied due to tardiness, leading them to appeal to the Supreme Court, alleging grave abuse of discretion by the NLRC.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court ruled that the NLRC did not err in modifying the monetary award, as the modification was justified by subsequent circumstances.
- The Court affirmed the NLRC's denial of the petitioners'...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The Supreme Court noted that while a final and executory judgment typically cannot be modified, exceptions exist when supervening events make execution impossible or unjust.
- The time elapsed since the original decision requ...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. 111985)
Facts:
The case involves Industrial Timber Corporation and Lorenzo Tangsoc as petitioners against the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Concordia Dos Pueblos, and Lolita Sanchez as respondents. The events leading to this case began with the illegal dismissal of the private respondents, who were employees of the petitioners, on April 26, 1986. Following their dismissal, the private respondents filed a complaint against the petitioners, which was initially decided by Labor Arbiter Amado M. Solamo on February 26, 1987. The Labor Arbiter ordered the petitioners to reinstate the private respondents without loss of seniority rights and to pay them back wages, including various benefits totaling P24,300 each, along with moral and exemplary damages of P10,000 each and attorney's fees equivalent to 10% of the total award. The NLRC affirmed this decision on February 3, 1992, and directed the petitioners to pay severance benefits if reinstatement was no longer possible. The resolution became final and executory on March 9, 1992. Subsequently, the private respondents filed an ex parte motion for a writ of execution on March 20, 1992, claiming they had not been reinstated and were entitled to back salaries. A computation by Fiscal Examiner Renrico N. Pacamo revealed that each respondent was entitled to P175,964.84, which included three years of back wages and other benefits. The case was later transferred to Labor Arbi...