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    The document discusses the doctrine of finality of judgments. It states that once a judgment becomes final, the court or tribunal loses jurisdiction and may no longer modify the judgment in any way. It also discusses a case where a complainant sought to recompute a monetary award even after the original judgment awarding it had become final. The Supreme Court held that the complainant could no longer seek recomputation of the award, as judgments cannot be modified once they become final according to the doctrine of finality of judgments.

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    The document discusses the doctrine of finality of judgments. It states that once a judgment becomes final, the court or tribunal loses jurisdiction and may no longer modify the judgment in any way. It also discusses a case where a complainant sought to recompute a monetary award even after the original judgment awarding it had become final. The Supreme Court held that the complainant could no longer seek recomputation of the award, as judgments cannot be modified once they become final according to the doctrine of finality of judgments.

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    The document discusses the doctrine of finality of judgments. It states that once a judgment becomes final, the court or tribunal loses jurisdiction and may no longer modify the judgment in any way. It also discusses a case where a complainant sought to recompute a monetary award even after the original judgment awarding it had become final. The Supreme Court held that the complainant could no longer seek recomputation of the award, as judgments cannot be modified once they become final according to the doctrine of finality of judgments.

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    De Ocampo Vs RPN

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    The document discusses the doctrine of finality of judgments. It states that once a judgment becomes final, the court or tribunal loses jurisdiction and may no longer modify the judgment in any way. It also discusses a case where a complainant sought to recompute a monetary award even after the original judgment awarding it had become final. The Supreme Court held that the complainant could no longer seek recomputation of the award, as judgments cannot be modified once they become final according to the doctrine of finality of judgments.

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    DOCTRINE: It is basic that a judgment can no longer be disturbed, altered, or modified as soon

    as it becomes final and executory; “nothing is more settled in law.” Once a case is decided with
    finality, “the controversy is settled and the matter is laid to rest.” Accordingly, a final judgment
    may no longer be modified in any respect “even if the modification is meant to correct what is
    perceived to be an erroneous conclusion of fact or law, and regardless of whether the
    modification is attempted to be made by the court rendering it or by the highest court of the
    land.” Once a judgment becomes final, the court or tribunal loses jurisdiction, and any modified
    judgment that it issues, as well as all proceedings taken for this purpose, is null and void.

    SECOND DIVISION

    MELANIE E. DE OCAMPO v. RPN-9/RADIO PHILIPPINES NETWORK, INC.

    G.R. No. 192947, December 09, 2015

    LEONEN, J.;

    FACTS:

    De Ocampo was the complainant in a case for illegal dismissal. Executive Labor Arbiter
    rendered a Decision finding De Ocampo to have been illegally dismissed. The National Labor
    Relations Commission affirmed the Decision of Executive Labor Arbiter, RPN-9's Motion for
    Reconsideration was denied. RPN-9 then filed before the Court of Appeals a Petition for
    Certiorari with prayer for temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction. Court of
    Appeals issued a temporary restraining order preventing the National Labor Relations
    Commission from enforcing its ruling for a period of 60 days. The sixty-day period lapsed
    without a writ of preliminary injunction being subsequently issued by the Court of Appeals.
    Accordingly, the ruling of Executive Labor Arbiter, as affirmed by the National Labor Relations
    Commission, became final and executor and an Entry of Judgment was then issued. De Ocampo
    then filed a Motion for Issuance of Writ of Execution which the National Labor Relations
    Commission granted. The full satisfaction of the original award notwithstanding, De Ocampo
    filed a Motion to Recompute the Monetary Award with Motion to Issue Alias Writ of Execution.
    In the Motion, De Ocampo sought the increase of the monetary award given her.
    Executive Labor Arbiter denied De Ocampo's Motion to Recompute the Monetary Award with
    Motion to Issue Alias Writ of Execution on the ground that the Decision fixing the amounts of
    the monetary award due to De Ocampo had become final and executory.

    ISSUE:

    May De Ocampo still seek a recomputaion of and an increase in the monetary award
    given her?

    HELD:

    NO

    It is basic that a judgment can no longer be disturbed, altered, or modified as soon as it


    becomes final and executory "nothing is more settled in law." Once a case is decided with
    finality, "the controversy is settled and the matter is laid to rest." Accordingly, a final judgment
    may no longer be modified in any respect "even if the modification is meant to correct what is
    perceived to be an erroneous conclusion of fact or law, and regardless of whether the
    modification is attempted to be made by the court rendering it or by the highest court of the
    land." Once a judgment becomes final, the court or tribunal loses jurisdiction, and any modified
    judgment that it issues, as well as all proceedings taken for this purpose, is null and void.

    This elementary rule finds basis in "public policy and sound practice that at the risk of
    occasional error, the judgment of courts and the award of quasi-judicial agencies must become
    final at some definite date fixed by law." Basic rationality dictates that there must be an end to
    litigation. Any contrary posturing renders justice inutile and reduces to futility the winning
    party's capacity to benefit from a resolution of the case.

    The only exceptions to the general rule are the correction of clerical errors, the so-
    called nunc pro tunc entries which cause no prejudice to any party, void judgments, and
    whenever circumstances transpire after the finality of the decision rendering its execution unjust
    and inequitable. Consistent with the principle of finality of judgments, it follows that no appeal
    may be taken from orders of execution of judgments.

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