6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly [27] Similar to the grounds for vacating an award under Republic Act. No. 876: Section 24. Grounds for vacating award. - In any one of the following cases, the court must make an order vacating the award upon the petition of any party to the controversy when such party proves affirmatively that in the arbitration proceedings: (a) The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means; or (b) That there was evident partiality or corruption in the arbitrators or any of them; or (c) That the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause shown, or in refusing to hear evidence pertinent and material to the controversy; that one or more of the arbitrators was disqualified to act as such under section nine hereof, and wilfully refrained from disclosing such disqualifications or of any other misbehavior by which the rights of any party have been materially prejudiced; or (d) That the arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed them, that a mutual, final and definite award upon the subject matter submitted to them was not made. xxxx [28] Article 2208. In the absence of stipulation, attorney's fees and expenses of litigation. other than judicial costs, cannot be recovered, except: xxxx (8) In actions for indemnity under workmen's compensation and employer's liability laws; [29] Iloreta v. Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc., G.R. No. 183908, December 4, 2009, 607 SCRA 796; Eyana v. Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc., et. al., G.R No. 193468, January 28, 2015; Olaybal v. OSG Shipmanagement Manila, Inc. and OSG Shipmanagement [UK] Ltd., G.R. No. 211872, June 22, 2015. Source: Supreme Court E-Library This page was dynamically generated by the E-Library Content Management System (E-LibCMS) elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/62831 16/16