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Leiden Fernandez vs. NLRC

LEIDEN FERNANDEZ, BRENDA GADIANO, GLORIA ADRIANO, EMELIA NEGAPATAN, JESUS TOMONGHA, ELEONOR QUI?ANOLA, ASTERIA CAMPO, FLORIDA VILLACERAN FLORIDA TALLEDO, MARILYN LIM and JOSEPH CANONIGO, petitioners, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FOURTH DIVISION; MARGUERITE 1 LHUILLIER AND/OR AGENCIA CEBUANA-H. LHUILLIER, respondents.

G.R. No. 105892 | 1998-01-28

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

Is failure to attend hearings before the labor arbiter a waiver of the right to present evidence? Are moral damages included in the computation of "monetary award" for purposes of determining the amount of the appeal bond? Is there a limit to the amount of service incentive leave pay and backwages that may be awarded to an illegally dismissed employee?

The Case

These are the main questions raised in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the March 11, 1992 Decision 2 of Respondent National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), 3 the dispositive portion of which reads: 4

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