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Calamba Medical Center Inc. Vs. NLRC, Ronaldo and Merceditha Lanzanas

CALAMBA MEDICAL CENTER, INC., Petitioner, versus NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RONALDO LANZANAS AND MERCEDITHA* LANZANAS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 176484 | 2008-11-25

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

The Calamba Medical Center (petitioner), a privately-owned hospital, engaged the services of medical doctors-spouses Ronaldo Lanzanas (Dr. Lanzanas) and Merceditha Lanzanas (Dr. Merceditha) in March 1992 and August 1995, respectively, as part of its team of resident physicians. Reporting at the hospital twice-a-week on twenty-four-hour shifts, respondents were paid a monthly "retainer" of P4,800.00 each.[1] It appears that resident physicians were also given a percentage share out of fees charged for out-patient treatments, operating room assistance and discharge billings, in addition to their fixed...