Based on the foregoing, the following observations may be drawn: 1. In the OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2015, the cases stayed at the NLRC Labor Arbiter level for an average of 7.92 months. By 2019, this period was reduced to an average of 6.03 months. In contrast, the NLRC reported in its 2019 Performance Report that its Regional Arbitration Branches were able to resolve 61% of all labor cases within three (3) months from filing/receipt. Taken together, these figures indicate a decrease in the period of time an OFW money claims case stayed at the Labor Arbiter level of the NLRC. 2. In the OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2015, the cases stayed at the level of the NLRC Commission Proper for an average of 13.85 months. By 2019, this period was reduced to an average of 10.76 months. In contrast, the NLRC Commission Proper reported in its 2019 Performance Report that it was able to resolve 89% of the appealed cases within three (3) months from filing/receipt. Taken together, these figures indicate a significant decrease in the period of time an OFW money claims case stayed at the Commission Proper level of the NLRC. 3. In the OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2015, the cases stayed at the level of the Court of Appeals for an average of 24.78 months. In the OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2019, the cases stayed at the level of the Court of Appeals for an average of 24.36 months. These figures indicate, including those OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2016-2018, that on the average, an OFW money claims case stays at the level of the Court of Appeals for 2 years, more or less. 4. In the OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2015, the cases stayed at the level of the Supreme Court for an average of 46.82 months. In the OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2019, the cases stayed at the level of the Supreme Court for an average of 44.68 months. These figures indicate, including those OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2016-2018, that on the average, an OFW money claims case stays at the level of the Supreme Court for 42.8 months or almost 3 years and 7 months, more or less. 5. OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2015 took an average of 93.37 months or 7.78 years counted from the time the labor complaint was filed before the NLRC, up to the time the case was decided by the Supreme Court. The OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2019 took 85.83 months or 7.15 years to go through the entire judicial process. These figures indicate, including those OFW money claims cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2016-2018, that on the average, it takes 86.37 months or 7.2 years for an OFW money claims case to go through the entire judicial process counted from the time the labor complaint was filed before the NLRC, up to the time the case was decided by the Supreme Court. 24

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