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Ceprado Jr. etc. vs. Nationwide Security etc.

LEJANDRO CEPRADO, JR., RONILO SEBIAL, NICANOR OLIVAR, ALVIN VILLEGAS, AND EDGAR MANATO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONWIDE SECURITY AND ALLIED SERVICES, INC/ROMEO T. NOLASCO,

G.R. No. 175198 | 2015-09-23

DECISION
LEONEN, J.:
 
Motions for reconsideration not served on the adverse party do not toll the running of the reglementary period for filing an appeal. Upon lapse of the reglementary period, the judgment sought to be reconsidered becomes immutable.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] of the Court of Appeals Decision[2] remanding the case to the Regional Director of the Department of Labor and Employment - Region IV for further proceedings. The Court of Appeals found that the Regional Director resolved respondent Nationwide Security and Allied Services' Motion for Reconsideration without giving the adverse...