NOEL S. MANALAC, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (5TH DIVISION), BIBBY SHIPMANAGEMENT PHILIPPINES INC., CSS CRUISE SHIP SOLUTIONS LTD., AND MR. JONATHAN M. P…

Decisions / Signed Resolutions November 19, 2013 SEVENTEENTH DIVISION ZALAMEDA, R.V., J.:
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ZALAMEDA, R.V., J.:


On 18 September 2013, this Court issued a Resolution[2] directing respondents to comment on the instant Petition for Certiorari.[3]  Subsequently, on 07 October 2013, private respondents submitted their Comment[4] thereto.  On 22 November 2013, petitioner, thru counsel, filed a Motion to Withdraw Petition for Certiorari[5] manifesting therein that the parties, assisted by their respective counsels, have executed a Joint Motion to Dismiss[6] and Satisfaction of Judgment thru Compromise Agreement and Release of All Rights[7] (with attached Pagpapaubaya ng Lahat ng Karapatan),[8] before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and thus, prayed that the herein Petition for Certiorari be withdrawn.

The Motion to Withdraw, together with its attachments, being  in order, this Court resolves to GRANT the same.  Settlement of disputes, by way of compromise, is an accepted, nay desirable and encouraged practice in courts of law and administrative tribunals.[9]

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the Motion to Withdraw Petition for Certiorari is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Petition is WITHDRAWN and the present case is deemed CLOSED and TERMINATED.

SO ORDERED.

Bato, Jr., (Chairperson), and [1]Corales, JJ., concur.

[1] Acting Junior Member per Office Order No. 432-13-ABR dated 19 November 2013.

[2] Rollo, page 308.

[3] Rollo, pages 03 to 31.

[4] Rollo, pages 309 to 343.

[5] Rollo, pages 450 to 454. “Motion to Withdraw,” for brevity.

[6] Rollo, page 455, Annex “A.”

[7] Rollo, pages 456 to 458, Annexes “A-1” to “A-3.”

[8] Rollo, pages 460 to 463, Annexes “A-5” to “A-8.”

[9] Philippine National Oil Company-Energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) vs. Frederick V. Abella, 448 SCRA 549, 565 (2005).

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