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RADIO MINDANAO NETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MICHAEL MAXIMO R. AMURAO III, RESPONDENT.

RADIO MINDANAO NETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MICHAEL MAXIMO R. AMURAO III, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 167225 | 2014-10-22

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:

This appeal deals with the issue of whether the quitclaim executed by the employee was valid and effective against him.

Antecedents
 
On February 16, 1989, petitioner Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. (RMN) hired respondent Michael Maximo R. Amurao III (Michael) as a radio broadcaster for its DWKC-FM station and production manager for its metropolitan radio operations at a monthly salary of P28,400.00.1
 
Years later, RMN decided to reformat and restructure the programming of its DWKC-FM station to meet the demands of the broadcasting industry. On April 25, 2002, the president of RMN met with...