VIRGILIO S. SITJAR, SUSAN L. SALVADOR, AND ORLANDO PASION, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, KEY CONSULTANTS, INC. AND/OR HIROSHI SHINDO, RESPONDENTS.

Brought to Us for disposition is the Mediator’s Report^[1] dated 13 May 2014 averring that the parties have entered into an amicable settlement as an upshot of a successful mediation. Invariably, the parties executed a Compromise Agreement,^[2] the contents of which read as follows:

“COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

The parties, VIRGILIO S. SITJAR, et al., petitioners, and KEY CONSULTANTS, INC. and/or HIROSHI SHINDO, respondents, hereby agree to settle the case in the total amount of P60,000.00 covered by the following checks:                                                                         

Payee	Check	No. Date	Amount
————	————	————	————
Virgilio Sitjar	PNB 0000064988	May 13, 2014	P20,000.00
Susan Salvador	PNB 0000064989	May 13, 2014	P20,000.00
Orlando Pasion	PNB 0000064991	May 13, 2014	P20,000.00

Both parties further agree that no further action based on the same grounds be brought against each other; and that this Agreement applies to all claims and damages or losses either party may have against each other, whether those damages or losses are known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen. 

WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that this case, CA-G.R. SP NO. 130884, be dismissed.

Manila, May 13, 2014                                                                                                

(Sgd)		KEY CONSULTANTS, INC. and/or
VIRGILIO SITJAR		HIROSHI SHINDO
		Respondents
(Sgd)		By:
SUSAN SALVADOR
(Sgd)		(Sgd)
ORLANDO PASION		MARISSA T. ESPINA
Petitioners
Attested by:
(Sgd)
JUDGE LETICIA E. SABLAN
Appellate Court Mediator

Clearly, the parties have chosen to preserve the peace by resolving the dispute among them. We auspiciously give Our judicial imprimatur on the aforestated agreement in accordance with Article 2037 of the Civil Code.

WHEREFORE, finding the terms and conditions of the Compromise Agreement dated 13 May 2014 to be in order and not contrary to law, morals, good customs and public policy, AS PRAYED FOR, We hereby APPROVE the same. The parties are ENJOINED to strictly comply with, and in good faith, the terms, conditions, and stipulations contained therein. Perforce, the case is declared CLOSED and TERMINATED.

SO ORDERED.

C E R T I F I C A T I O N

Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution, it is hereby certified that the conclusions in the above Judgment on the Compromise Agreement were reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Court.

Ybañez and Manahan, JJ., concur.
 

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^[1] Rollo, p. 340.

^[2]  Id., p. 341.