cralawPetitioner
appealed the Decision[15] to the NLRC onJuly 31,
2003 which issued its Resolution[16] dated February 19, 2004, affirming
the decision of the Labor Arbiter, with the modification that petitioner was
entitled to US$1,350.00 or its peso equivalent, representing his salary for
three (3) months. The NLRC ruled that petitioner should have been
reinstated by respondents considering that when the former was declared
'fit for duty, his employment contract had not yet expired. Thus,
respondents were liable for his salary corresponding to the unexpired
portion of the employment contract or three months' salary for every year
of the unexpired term whichever is less, pursuant to Section 10 of Republic
Act No. 8042. The fallo of the Resolution reads:
cralaw
cralawWHEREFORE,
premises considered, the Appeal is DENIED.
However, for reasons stated above, the Decision dated 11 July
2003 is hereby MODIFIED, ordering respondents-appellees to
indemnify
complainant-appellant
in
the
amount
of
US$1,350.00 or its peso equivalent at time of payment.
cralawSO ORDERED.[17]chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
cralawPetitioner
filed a Motion for Reconsideration which the NLRC denied
on April 27, 2004.[18] He forthwith filed a Petition for Certiorari[19] with
the CA, assailing the ruling of the labor tribunal.
cralawOn January 25, 2005, the CA rendered judgment dismissing the
petition.The appellate court declared that the issues raised by petitioner
relating to the credibility and probative weight of the evidence presented
were factual in nature, hence, proscribed under Rule 65 of the Rules of
Court. The CA noted that petitioner did not even contest the due execution,
voluntariness and veracity of his own handwritten quitclaim. Thus, he was
estopped from assailing the Deed of Release and Quitclaim he executed
after receiving US$405.00 from respondents.Considering that petitioner
was examined by the company-designated physician and did not protest
the findings thereon and later received sickwages, the appellate court
concluded that the NLRC was correct in its ruling. The dispositive portion
of the CA decision states:
cralawIN VIEW OF ALL THE FOREGOING, the instant petition is
ordered DISMISSED. No pronouncements as to costs.