FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 216772. April 20, 2015.]
ASMARA INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT AGENCY, INC., petitioner, vs. MARY ANN T. CANCEL, respondent.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, First Division, issued a Resolution datedApril 20, 2015which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 216772 (Asmara International Placement Agency, Inc. v. Mary Ann T. Cancel). — The petitioner's motion for an extension of fifteen (15) days within which to file a petition for review on certiorari is GRANTED, counted from the expiration of the reglementary period; the Department of Labor and Employment (Office of the Secretary) is DELETED as party respondent in this case pursuant to Sec. 4, Rule 45, 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended.
After a judicious review of the records, the Court resolves to DENY the instant petition and AFFIRM the August 18, 2014 Decision 1 and January 26, 2015 Resolution 2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 131482 for failure of Asmara International Placement Agency, Inc. (petitioner) to show that the CA committed any reversible error in finding it guilty of violating Section 2 (ee), Rule I, Part VI, 3 in relation to Section 4, Rule I, Part VIII 4 of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers.
As correctly pointed out by the CA, no action was taken by petitioner to liberate respondent Mary Ann T. Cancel from the oppressive conditions of her employment despite the latter's repeated pleas. HEITAD
SO ORDERED."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) EDGAR O. ARICHETADivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1. Rollo, pp. 42-52. Penned by Associate Justice Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla with Associate Justices Noel G. Tijam and Agnes Reyes Carpio, concurring.
2. Id. at 53-54.
3. Section 2 (ee), Rule I, Part VI of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers provides:
SEC. 2. Grounds for imposition of administrative sanctions:
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ee. Violation of other pertinent provisions of the Code and other relevant laws, rules and regulations, guidelines and other issuances on recruitment and placement of workers for overseas employment and the protection of their welfare;
4. Section 4, Rule I, Part VIII of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers provides:
SEC. 4. Administrative Sanctions. — Deliberate failure by agencies and/or employers to act on requests for assistance and/or complaints of workers and/or families shall warrant imposition by the Administration of such sanctions as it may deem appropriate.