Capili vs. National Labor Relations Commission, 273 SCRA 576(1997

7/25/2019 Capili vs. National Labor Relations Commission, 273 SCRA 576(1997

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SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED

Capili vs. National Labor Relations Commission

.R. No. !"#$#". %&ne !7' !((7.)

%OSE T. CAP*L*' petitioner' vs. NAT*ONAL LA+OR RELAT*ONS COMM*SS*ON' an,UN*-ERS*T O/ M*NDANAO' respon,ents.

Labor La01 Retirement1 Arti2le "$7 o3 t4e Labor Co,e o3 t4e P4ilippines provi,es 3ort0o tpes o3 retirement a8 2omp&lsor an, b8 optional.9T4e arti2le provi,es 3ort0o tpes o3 retirement a8 2omp&lsor an, b8 optional. T4e :rst ta;es pla2e ata


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2ontra2t' or emploer@s retirement plan' an emploee ma optionall retire &ponrea24in< t4e a


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57$

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t4e a


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2onten,e, t4at it 4as a retirement plan' ;no0n as t4e Universit o3 Min,anao HAsso2iate, Enterprises Retirement

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B *,.' B75B.

5 Pertinent portions t4ereo3 rea, as 3ollo0s

ART*CLE **

e8 IMemberJ s4all mean an emploee' as 4erein ,e:ne,' 04o 24ooses to2ontrib&te to t4e /&n, as provi,e, 3or in Arti2le *-' Se2tion !' 4ereo3. Onl members

s4all be entitle, to an o3 t4e bene:ts provi,e, 3or &n,er t4is Plan an, to an o3 t4eCompan@s 2ontrib&tions as provi,e, 3or in Arti2le *- an, - 4ereo3.

ART*CLE ***

Se2tion !9Eli


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*mplementin< t4e Labor Co,e'6 04i24 also too; eGe2t on 7 %an&ar !((?' 4e 4ast4e option 04et4er or not to retire &pon attainin< t4e a


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B." Comp&lsor retirement.94ere t4ere is no s&24 plan or a


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T4e petitioner appeale,$ 3rom t4e ,e2ision to t4e respon,ent Commission on !#Ma !((B' or t4irteen ,as a3ter 4e re2eive, t4e Labor Arbiter@s ,e2ision. >e ar


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sin2e t4e petitioner re2eive, a 2op o3 t4e assaile, ,e2ision on "7 April !((B' 4e4a, onl &ntil 7 Ma !((B to :le 4is appeal1 4o0ever' 2onsi,erin< t4at 7 Ma !((B0as a Sat&r,a' 4e 4a, &ntil ( Ma !((B' t4e net 0or;in< ,a' to :le t4e appeal.>e :le, t4e appeal onl on !# Ma !((B.!"

T4e petitioner move, 3or t4e re2onsi,eration!? o3 t4e or,er' alle


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!" *,.' 7677. Per Presi,in< Commissioner M&sib M. +&at' 0it4 Commissioners Os2ar

N. Abella an, Leon . ona


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Complainant@s 2o&ntermani3estation t4at t4is 0as onl Ipartial a22eptan2eJ o3 4isretirement bene:ts is belie, b t4e 2omp&tation o3 4is retirement bene:ts base, on4is len


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Petitioner@s motion 3or re2onsi,eration!5 o3 t4e above resol&tion 4avin< been,enie, in t4e resol&tion!6 o3 ?! Ma !((5' t4e petitioner :le, t4is petition. >ealleEN *T RENDERED T>E UEST*ONED RESOLUT*ON . . . D*SM*SS*N T>EAPPEAL *N CONTRA-ENT*ON TO T>E RUL*N O/ T>E SUPREME COURT *N T>E CASEO/ UR+ANO' SR. -S. NLRC ""( SCRA 56?8 AND OT>ERS.

iii8 . . . *N >OLD*N T>AT T>E PET*T*ONER + ACCEPT*N T>E PROCEEDS O/ >*SRET*REMENT +ENE/*TS *S ESTOPPED /ROM PURSU*N >*S CLA*MS.

T4e :rst assi


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2eptan2e o3 4is retirement bene:ts amo&nte, to a 0aiver o3 4is 2laims' an, t4at 4is

retirement 0as in a22or,an2e 0it4 UM@s retirement poli2.

e resolve, to


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*n t4e absen2e o3 a retirement plan or a


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ART. "$7. Retirement.9An emploee ma be retire, &pon rea24in< t4e retirementa


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5$7


an,Qor emploee 04o retires or is retire, 3rom t4e servi2e p&rs&ant to t4e sames4all be entitle, to all t4e retirement bene:ts provi,e, t4erein.

**9*n t4e absen2e o3 an s&24 2ompan poli2 or 2olle2tive a


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an emploee' as 4erein ,e:ne,' 04o 24ooses to 2ontrib&te to t4e /&n, as provi,e,

3or in Arti2le *-' Se2tion ! 4ereo3. Onl Members s4all be entitle, to an o3 t4ebene:ts provi,e, 3or &n,er t4is Plan an, to an o3 t4e Compan@s 2ontrib&tions asprovi,e, 3or in Arti2les *- an, - 4ereo3.!(

As to elien2e' t4e above provisionson re&irements o3 members4ip an, eli


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T4e vali,it t4en o3 UM@s IretirementJ o3 t4e petitioner &pon t4e latter@s 6#t4 birt4anniversar on !$ A&


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Co&rt in UM@s 3avor. T4ese ,o2&ments are mere s2raps o3 paper' t4e bein< onlero 2opies. T4e 4ave not been 2erti:e, to be tr&e 2opies or oGere, in evi,en2ebe3ore t4e Labor Arbiter an, t4e NLRC. Neit4er 4ave t4e even been re3erre, to inUM@s 2omment in t4is 2ase.

T4e 3ore


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6# ears' provi,e, it is be3ore rea24in< 65 ears' 04i24 is t4e 2omp&lsor a


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&n,er t4e stat&te 3or s&24 retirement bene:ts. C%C Tra,in

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