People vs Melgar-Mercader : 118815 : August 18, 1997 : J. Bellosillo :... http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/aug1997/118815.htm under Arts. 13 (b), 38 (b), and 39 of the Labor Code and sentencing her to life imprisonment and to indemnify Lilia Manlolo P5,000.00, Adela Domingo P11,000.00, Guy Forte P10,000.00 and Ofelia Petrache-Germono P6,000.00, and to pay the costs, is AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED. Padilla (Chairman), Vitug, Kapunan, and Hermosisima, Jr., JJ., concur. [1] Decision penned by Judge Jose Catral Mendoza, RTC-Br. 219, Quezon City. [2] Exh. B, Records, p. 76. [3] Exhs. A, and A-1; id. [4] Exh. C, id., p. 77. [5] Exh. D, id., p. 78. [6] Exh. E, id., p. 79. [7] Exh. H, id., p. 81. [8] Exh. I, id., p. 82. [9] See Note 1. [10] Appellants Brief, p. 1; Rollo, p. 42. [11] People v. Carizo, G.R. No. 96510, 6 July 1994, 233 SCRA 687. [12] TSN, 6 September 1994, pp. 18-20. [13] People v. Bautista, G.R. No. 113547, 9 February 1995, 241 SCRA 216, 220. [14] Art. 39 (b), Labor Code. [15] People v. Cabacang, G.R. No. 113917, 17 July 1995, 246 SCRA 530. 4 of 4 1/24/2016 11:13 PM