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    Nominal damages, allowed for violation of statutory due process. Court has discretion to determine amount.
    The violation of the petitioners’ right to statutory due process by the private respondent warrants the
    payment of indemnity in the form of nominal damages. The amount of such damages is addressed to the
    sound discretion of the court, taking into account the relevant circumstances. Considering the prevailing
    circumstances in the case at bar, we deem it proper to fix it at thirty thousand pesos (P30,000.00). We
    believe this form of damages would serve to deter employers from future violations of the statutory due
    process rights of employees. At the very least, it provides a vindication or recognition of this right granted
    to employees under the Labor Code and its Implementing Rules. (MAQUILING vs. PHILIPPINE
    TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY, INC., G.R. No. 143384, February 4, 2005)

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  AO 01, s. 2002 (PHILCOA), RA 8048

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