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[47] “AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, FURTHER
IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF
MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES” (July 27, 2009).
[48] Entitled “AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND
ESTABLISH A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE
OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” (June 7, 1995).
[49] Art. 111. Attorney’s fees.
1. In cases of unlawful withholding of wages, the culpable party may be assessed
attorney’s fees equivalent to ten percent of the amount of wages recovered.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to demand or accept, in any judicial or
administrative proceedings for the recovery of wages, attorney’s fees which
exceed ten percent of the amount of wages recovered.
[50] Rollo, p. 93.
[51] See Motion for Reconsideration dated January 23, 2013; id. at 573-579.
[52] Id. at 98-99.
[53] Jao v. BCC Products Sales, Inc., G.R. No. 163700, April 18, 2012, 670 SCRA 38,
44.
[54] In New City Builders, Inc. v. NLRC, 499 Phil. 207, 212-213 (2005), citing The
Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd. v. CA, G.R. No. 126850, April 28, 2004, 428
SCRA 79, 86, the Court recognized several exceptions to this rule, to wit: “(1) when the
findings are grounded entirely on speculation, surmises or conjectures; (2) when the
inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd or impossible; (3) when there is grave
abuse of discretion; (4) when the judgment is based on a misapprehension of facts; (5)
when the findings of facts are conflicting; (6) when in making its findings the
Court of Appeals went beyond the issues of the case, or its findings are contrary to the
admissions of both the appellant and the appellee; (7) when the findings are contrary
to the trial court; (8) when the findings are conclusions without citation of specific
evidence on which they are based; (9) when the facts set forth in the petition as well
as in the petitioner’s main and reply briefs are not disputed by the respondent; (10)
when the findings of fact are premised on the supposed absence of evidence and
contradicted by the evidence on record; and (11) when the Court of Appeals manifestly
overlooked certain relevant facts not disputed by the parties, which, if properly
considered, would justify a different conclusion.” (Emphasis supplied)
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