Published May 9, 2021, 2:49 PM
Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered a local labor recruitment agency and its foreign principal to pay five illegally dismissed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) the unexpired portions of their contracts, P4,000 each in documents processing fees, P100,000 each in damages, and attorney’s fees.
In a decision issued by the CA based in Cebu City, the appellate court granted the petition against the 2018 decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) filed by OFWs Norman P. Nilo, George Samson Encabo Jr., Romulo Burdago Pilar Jr., Jun Alvin Playda Po and Robello Ruyag Reyes.