ROSITA A. MONTANEZ, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SEVENTH DIVISION, CEBU CITY, HON. ROLULO P. SUMALINOG, ACTING EXECUTIVE LABOR ARBITER, RAB VI, BACOLOD C…
HERNANDO, J:
In her motion, petitioner avers that the parties in the instant case had already entered into a compromise agreement during the pre-execution proceedings before the Labor Arbiter, Romulo P. Sumalinog, of the NLRC RAB VI, Bacolod City and that the latter had already declared the case closed and terminated in an Order3 dated July 10, 2014, complete narration of which is hereunder quoted, as follows:
In today’s pre-execution conference, both parties appeared. Complainants, assisted by counsel, accepted the compromise settlement offered by respondent in this case, in the total amount of P84,992.00, to wit:
Adela O. Obsanga —————- Ninfa L. Ordaz——————— Attorney’s fee———————- receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to their full and complete satisfaction.
Further, parties jointly move that this case be now considered closed and terminated.
IN VIEW THEREOF, let this case be, as it is hereby, ordered CLOSED and TERMINATED.
SO ORDERED.
Signed
ROMULO P. SUMALINOG
Acting Executive Labor Arbiter
In like manner, private respondents also manifests for the termination of the instant Petition in view of the above-quoted July 10, 2014 Order.
Accordingly, as it appears that the agreement was validly and conscientiously entered into between the parties as in fact, it was duly approved by the Acting Executive Labor Arbiter and considering that the covenant is not contrary to law, morals, good customs and public policy, the same is hereby recognized as valid and binding.
WHEREFORE, in light of the foregoing, petitioner’s Motion to Withdraw Petition is GRANTED and that the present case is hereby considered CLOSED and TERMINATED.
SO ORDERED.
Quijano-Padilla, and Azcarraga-Jacob, JJ., concur.
[1] Rollo, pp. 123-125.
[2] Ibid, pp. 120.
[3] Rollo, p. 126.