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2009-09-29 |
SANCHEZ, J. |
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| contradistinguished from their being ACCFA officials - they are not parties to this suit. Besides as we have observed a few years back, moral damages are "already included in, if not absorbed by, the back salaries" to which petitioners are entitled. [16] Equitable considerations stop us from breaking away from this rule. Award for moral damages is not proper. 7. We now come to attorneys' fees. The award below is for P500.00. Petitioners ask that this amount be raised to P2,000 for each of the petitioners. The Civil Code [Article 2208] allows recovery of attorneys' fees. It is true that petitioners' contract with their counsel is | |||||