The following periods were then measured and tabulated: (a) the date of filing of the OFW complaint before the NLRC up to the date of the decision of the Labor Arbiter; In cases where the date of filing of the complaint was not indicated in the decision of the Supreme Court, it was presumed for purposes of this study that the date of filing of the complaint before the NLRC happened four (4) months before the date of the Labor Arbiter’s decision. This measured period of time approximates the period of time the OFW cases were pending before the Labor Arbiter. (b) the date of the decision of the Labor Arbiter up to the date of the NLRC’s resolution of the motion for reconsideration; This measured period of time approximates the period of time the OFW cases were pending on appeal before the NLRC. (c) the date of the NLRC’s resolution of the motion for reconsideration up to the date of the Court of Appeal’s resolution of the motion for reconsideration filed before it, if any; This measured period of time approximates the period of time the OFW cases were pending before the Court of Appeals. (d) the date of the Court of Appeal’s resolution of the motion for reconsideration up to the date of the Supreme Court’s decision; This measured period of time approximates the period of time the OFW cases were pending before the Supreme Court. 22