4/9/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly The Court of Appeals held that petitioners' act of preventing respondent from leaving for Germany was tainted with bad faith, and that petitioners were also liable to respondent for moral and exemplary damages. Thereafter, petitioners filed this petition raising the following issues: I WHETHER OR NOT THE HONORABLE APPELLATE COURT COMMITTED A SERIOUS ERROR AND GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION WHEN IT HELD THE PETITIONERS LIABLE FOR ILLEGALLY TERMINATING THE PRIVATE RESPONDENT FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT. II WHETHER OR NOT THE HONORABLE APPELLATE COURT COMMITTED SERIOUS ERROR AND GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION IN SETTING ASIDE THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT THE PRIVATE RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE POEA RULES REGARDING FITNESS FOR WORK. III WHETHER OR NOT THE HONORABLE APPELLATE COURT SERIOUSLY ERRED AND COMMITTED GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION WHEN IT AWARDED MONETARY BENEFITS TO THE PRIVATE RESPONDENT DESPITE THE PROVISION OF THE POEA [STANDARD EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT] TO THE CONTRARY. IV WHETHER OR NOT THE HONORABLE APPELLATE COURT COMMITTED SERIOUS ERROR WITH REGARD TO ITS FINDINGS OF FACTS, WHICH, IF NOT CORRECTED, WOULD CERTAINLY CAUSE GRAVE OR IRREPARABLE DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THE PETITIONERS.[14] The general rule that petitions for review only allow the review of errors of law by this Court is not ironclad.[15] Where the issue is shrouded by a conflict of factual perceptions by the lower court or the lower administrative body, such as the NLRC in this case, this Court is constrained to review the factual findings of the Court of Appeals.[16] Petitioners contend that the Court of Appeals erred in doubting the Affidavit of Dr. Lyn dela Cruz-De Leon, which affidavit stated that the Hepatitis profile of respondent was done only on January 18, 2000 and was concluded on January 20, 2000. Petitioners elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/21705 6/12