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2015-07-06 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| Nevertheless, we have had occasion to rule that the appeal bond requirement for judgments involving monetary awards may be relaxed in meritorious cases,[108] as in instances when a liberal interpretation would serve the desired objective of resolving controversies on the merits.[109] In the recent Balite v. SS Ventures International, Inc.,[110] we recognized that there was a need "to strike a balance between the constitutional obligation of the state to afford protection to labor on the one hand, and the opportunity afforded to the employer to appeal on the other."[111] In this kind of undertaking, the Court is justified in giving employers the amplest opportunity to pursue their cause while ensuring that employees will receive the money judgment should the case be ultimately decided in their favor. | |||||