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KAISAHAN AT KAPATIRAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA AT KAWANI SA MWC-EAST ZONE UNION v. MANILA WATER COMPANY

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	GR No. 187691 2016-01-13	OLYMPIA HOUSING v. ALLAN LAPASTORA REYES, J.
The award for attorney's fees of 10% of the monetary awards is likewise sustained considering that Lapastora was forced to litigate and, thus, incurred expenses to protect his rights and interests.[46]
	GR No. 210634 2015-01-14	NORIEL R. MONTIERRO v. RICKMERS MARINE AGENCY PHILS. SERENO, C.J.
The established rule in labor law is that the withholding of wages need not be coupled with malice or bad faith to warrant the grant of attorney's fees under Article 111 of the Labor Code.[39] All that is required is that lawful wages be not paid without justification, thus compelling the employee to litigate.[40]
	GR No. 197353 2013-04-01	ALEXANDER B. BAÑARES v. TABACO WOMEN’S TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE VELASCO JR., J.
In accordance with Art. 111[37] of the Labor Code and in line with current jurisprudence,[38] petitioner shall be paid attorney's fees in the amount equivalent to 10% of the monetary award.
	GR No. 180636 2013-03-13	LORENZO T. TANGGA-AN v. PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS DEL CASTILLO, J.
The CA likewise erred in deleting the award of attorney's fees on the ground that bad faith may not readily be attributed to the respondents given the circumstances. The Court's discussion on the award of attorney's fees in Kaisahan at Kapatiran ng mga Manggagawa at Kawani sa MWC-East Zone Union v. Manila Water Company, Inc.,[29] speaking through Justice Brion, is instructive, viz: Article 111 of the Labor Code, as amended, governs the grant of attorney's fees in labor cases: