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SLC of Tuguegarao vs. Nat'l Labor Rel. Comm. Etal.

ST. LOUIS COLLEGE OF TUGUEGARAO, petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, JOSE SIMANGAN and BERNABE AVERA, respondents.

G.R. No. 74214 | 1989-08-31

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The petitioner is questioning the award to the private respondents of back wages as excessive in amount and duration. The private respondents contend that the challenged decision has long become final and executory and can no longer be amended at this late hour.

The petitioner had earlier employed the private respondents as members of its faculty, Bernabe Avera in 1974 when he was 66 years old and Jose Simangan in 1978 when he was 68 years old. Simangan's appointment was for a definite period ending on March 13, 1979.

The case arose on May 31, 1979, when the petitioner filed an application to terminate the...