UST Faculty Union, Petitioner, v. University of Sto. Tomas, Respondents., G.R. No. 180892, 584 SCRA 648, April 7, 2009

 

Wmt`t` bimr,, v. ]i`vmrs`ty bc Ztb. \bkfs, ^mspbilmits., O.^. Ib. ]Z\ Cfjuaty ]i`bi, Wmt`t`bimr 64740>, =4< ZJ^F 3770  

\bp`j5 ]icf`r Afnbr Wrfjt`jm5 Mkpabymr fil Afnbr Brofi`zft`bi Fjts S`baft`io ^`odt bc Zmac-Brofi`zft`bi- @itmrcmrmijm, ^mstrf`it fil Jbmrj`bi

Nr`imz, K`jdmaam B.

 

CFJ\Z BC \DM JFZM Wmt`t`bimr ]i`vmrs`ty bc Zfitb \bkfs \bkfs Cfjuaty ]i`bi (]Z\C]) wrbtm f amttmr tb faa `ts kmknmrs `icbrk`io tdmk 

bc f Omimrfa Fssmknay Fssmknay (OF). \dm amttmr jbitf`iml fi fomilf cbr tdm OF wd`jd `ijaulml fi mamjt`bi bc bcc`jmrs. \dm tdmi `ijuknmit prms`lmit bc tdm ]Z\C] wfs Ftty. Mlufrlb E. Kfr`öb, Er. 

Cr. ^blma Fa`ofi, B.W., Zmjrmtfry bc tdm ]Z\, `ssuml f Kmkbrfiluk faabw`io tdm rmqumst bc tdm Cfjuaty Jauns bc tdm ui`vmrs`ty tbOmimrfa dbal f jbivbjft`bi. 

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Kmknmrs bc tdm cfjuat`ms bc tdm ui`vmrs`ty ui` vmrs`ty fttmilml, `ijaul`io kmknmrs bc tdm ]Z\C], w`tdbut tdm  pfrt`j`pft`bi bc tdm kmknmrs bc tdm ]Z\ flk`i`strft`bi. flk`i`strft`bi. Fasb lur`io tdm jbivbjft`bi, jbivbjft`bi, fi mamjt`bi mamjt`bi cbr tdm bcc`jmrs bc tdm ]Z\C] wfs jbilujtml ny f orbup jfaaml tdm ^mcbrk`st Faa`fijm. Faa`fijm. ]pbi amfri`io tdft tdm jbivbjft`bi wfs `itmilml tb nm fi mamjt`bi, kmknmrs bc tdm ]Z\C] wfahml but. Kmfiwd`am, fi mamjt`bi wfs jbilujtml fkbio tdbsm prmsmit, fil O`a Ofk`aaf fil btdmr cfjuaty kmknmrs wmrm mamjtml mamjtml fs tdm prms`lmit fil bcc`jmrs, rmspmjt`vmay, rmspmjt`vmay, bc tdm ui`bi. Zujd mamjt`bi wfs jbkkui`jftml tb tdm ]Z\ flk`i`strft`bi `i f amttmr. \dus, tdmrm wmrm twb (>) orbups jaf`k`io tb nm tdm ]Z\C]5 tdm Ofk`aaf Orbup fil tdm orbup aml ny Ftty. Kfr`öb, Er. (Kfr`öb Orbup). \dm Kfr`öb Orbup c`aml f jbkpaf`it cbr ]AW fof`ist tdm ]Z\ w`td tdm Frn`trft`bi Nrfijd bc tdm IA^J. F Jbaamjt`vm Nfrof`i`io Formmkmit4 (JNF) wfs mitmrml `itb ny tdm Ofk`aaf Orbup fil tdm ]Z\. \dm JNF supmrsmlml fi mx`st`io JNF mitmrml `itb ny tdm ]Z\ fil ]Z\C]

 

CFJ\Z BC \DM JFZM 

Ofk`aaf, fjjbkpfi`ml ny tdm nfrfiofy jfptf`i `i tdm frmf w`td Jd`mc Zmjur`ty Bcc`jmr bc tdm ]Z\, ]Z\, pflabjhml tdm bcc`jm bc tdm ]Z\C]. Fctmrwfrls, fi frkml smjur`ty oufrl bc tdm ]Z\ wfs pbstml `i crbit bc tdm ]Z\C] bcc`jm.

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\dm kml-frn`tmr `ssuml f ^msbaut`bi, lmjafr`io tdm mamjt`bi bc tdm Ofk`aaf orbup fs iuaa fil vb`l fil brlmr`io tdft td`s orbup jmfsm fil lms`st crbk pmrcbrk`io tdm lut`ms fil rmspbis`n`a`t`ms bc ]Z\C] bcc`jmrs. \d`s ^msbaut`bi wfs fppmfaml tb tdm L`rmjtbr bc tdm Nurmfu bc Afnbr ^maft`bis (NA^). Aftmr, tdm l`rmjtbr `ssuml f ^msbaut`bi fcc`rk`io tdm ^msbaut`bi bc tdm kml-frn`tmr. kml-frn`tmr. D`s ^msbaut`bi wfs tdmi fppmfaml tb td`s Jburt wd`jd rmilmrml Lmj`s`bi updbal`io tdm rua`io bc tdm NA^.

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]Z\C] c`aml f Kfi`cmstft`bi w`td tdm Frn`trft`bi Nrfijd bc tdm IA^J, `icbrk`io `t bc tdm Lmj`s`bi bc tdm Jburt. \dmrmfctmr, \dmrmfctmr, tdm Frn`trft`bi Nrfijd bc tdm IA^J `ssuml f Lmj`s`bi  l`sk`ss`io tdm jbkpaf`it cbr afjh bc kmr`t.

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\dm ]Z\C] fppmfaml tdm afnbr frn`tmr's Lmj`s`bi tb tdm \d`rl L`v`s`bi bc tdm IA^J wd`jd rmilmrml f ^msbaut`bi fcc`rk`io tdm Lmj`s`bi bc tdm afnbr frn`tmr. ]Z\C]'s Kbt`bi cbr ^mjbis`lmrft`bi bc tdm IA^J's ^msbaut`bi wfs lmi`ml.

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\dm jfsm wfs tdmi mamvftml tb tdm JF wd`jd rmilmrml tdm fssf`aml Lmj`s`bi fcc`rk fcc`rk`io `io tdm ^msbaut`bis bc tdm

 

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_dmtdmr br ibt tdm Dbibrfnam Jburt bc Fppmfas jbkk`ttml smr`bus fil rmvmrs`nam mrrbr wdmi `t l`sk`ssml tdm Wmt`t`bi fil sustf`iml tdm Ift`bifa Afnbr ^maft`bis Jbkk`ss`bi's rua`io tdft tdm dmrm`i rmspbilmits frm ibt ou`aty bc ]icf`r Afnbr Wrfjt`jm lmsp`tm fnuilfijm bc mv`lmijm sdbw`io tdft ]icf`r Afnbr Wrfjt`jms wmrm `ilmml jbkk`ttml.

 

@ZZ]M5 _dmtdmr br ibt tdm Dbibrfnam Jburt bc Fppmfas jbkk`ttml smr`bus fil rmvmrs`nam mrrbr wdmi `t l`sk`ssml tdm Wmt`t`bi fil sustf`iml tdm Ift`bifa Afnbr ^maft`bis Jbkk`ss`bi's rua`io tdft tdm dmrm`i rmspbilmits frm ibt ou`aty bc ]icf`r

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Afnbr Wrfjt`jm lmsp`tm fnuilfijm bc mv`lmijm sdbw`io tdft ]icf`r Afnbr Wrfjt`jms wmrm `ilmml jbkk`ttml. 

Frt. >==. Mxjaus`vm nfrof`i`io n frof`i`io rmprmsmitft`bi fil wbrhmrs‐ pfrt`j`pft`bi `i pba`jy fil lmj`s`bi-kfh`io. \dm afnbr brofi`zft`bi lms`oiftml br smamjtml ny tdm kfebr`ty bc tdm mkpabymms `i fi fpprbpr`ftm jbaamjt`vm nfrof`i`io ui`t sdfaa nm tdm mxjaus`vm rmprmsmitft`vm bc tdm mkpabymms `i sujd ui`t cbr tdm purpbsm bc jbaamjt`vm nfrof`i`io. Dbwmvmr, fi `il`v`lufa mkpabymm br orbup bc mkpabymms sdfaa dfvm tdm r`odt ft fiy t`km tb prmsmit or`mvfijms tb tdm`r mkpabymr mkpabymr..

Fiy prbv`s`bi prbv`s`bi bc afw tb tdm jbitrfry ibtw`tdstfil`i ibtw`tdstfil`io, o, wbrhmrs sdfaa dfvm tdm r`odt, sunemjt tb sujd ruams fil rmouaft`bis rmouaft`bis fs tdm Zmjrmtfry bc Afnbr fil Mkpabykmit Mkpabykmit kfy prbk prbkuaoftm, uaoftm, tb pfrt`j`pftm `i pba`jy pba`jy fil lmj`s`bikfh`io prbjmssms bc tdm mstfna`sdkmit wdmrm tdmy frm mkpab mkpabyml yml `isbcfr fs sf`l prbjmssms w`aa l`rmjtay fccmjt tdm`r r`odts, nmimc`ts fil wmacfrm. Cbr td`s td`s  purpbsm, wbrhmrs fil mkpabymrs kfy cbrk afnbr- kfifomkmit jbuij`as jbuij`as55 Wrbv`lml, \dft tdm rmprmsmitft`vms bc tdm wbrhmrs `i sujd afnbrkfifomkmit jbuij`as sdfaa nm mamjtml ny ft amfst tdm kfebr`ty bc faa mkpabymms `i sf`l mstfna`sdkmit. (Fs fkmilml ny Z Zmjt`bi mjt`bi >>, ^mp ^mpuna`j una`j Fjt  Ib. 3?6=, Kfrjd >6, 6 6040) 040)

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\dm omimrfa pr`ij`pam pr`ij`pam `s tdft bim wdb kfhms fi faamoft`bi dfs tdm nurlmi bc prbv`io `t. _d`am tdmrm frm mxjmpt`bis tb td`s omimrfa ruam, `i tdm jfsm bc ]AW, tdm faamo`io pfrty dfs tdm nurlmi bc prbv`io sujd ]A ]AW W.

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\dus, wm ruaml `i Lm Wfua/H`io Wd`a`p Justbks \f`abr \f`abr v. IA^J tdft "f pfrty faamo`io f jr`t`jfa cfjt k kust ust suppbrt d`s faamoft`bi w`td sunstfit`fa mv`lmijm. Fiy lmj`s`bi nfsml bi uisunstfit`ftml faamoft`bi jfiibt stfil fs `t w`aa bccmil lum prbjmss.‑

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@i suk, pmt`t`bimr kfhms smvmrfa faamoft`bis tdft ]Z\ jbkk`ttml ]AW. ]AW. @i tdm pmt`t`bi ft nfr, pmt`t`bimr k`smrfnay cf`aml tb fllujm sunstfit`fa mv`lmijm fs nfs`s cbr tdm orfit bc rma`mc.

 

@ZZ]M5 _dmtdmr br ibt tdm Dbibrfnam Jburt bc Fppmfas jbkk`ttml smr`bus fil rmvmrs`nam mrrbr wdmi `t l`sk`ssml tdm Wmt`t`bi fil sustf`iml tdm Ift`bifa Afnbr ^maft`bis Jbkk`ss`bi's rua`io tdft tdm dmrm`i rmspbilmits frm ibt ou`aty bc ]icf`r

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Afnbr Wrfjt`jm lmsp`tm fnuilfijm bc mv`lmijm sdbw`io tdft ]icf`r Afnbr Wrfjt`jms wmrm `ilmml jbkk`ttml. Frt. >??. K`sjmaafimbus prbv`s`bis.

o. \dm K`i`stry sdfaa dmap prbkbtm fil orflufaay lmvmabp, w`td tdm formmkmit bc afnbr brofi`zft`bis fil mkpabymrs, afnbr-kfifomkmi afnbr-kfifomkmitt jbbpmrft`bi  prborfks ft fpprbpr`ftm fpprbpr`ftm amvmas bc tdm mit mitmrpr`sm mrpr`sm nfsml bi tdm sd sdfrml frml rmspbis`n`a`ty fil kutufa rmspmjt `i brlmr tb misurm `ilustr`fa pmfjm fil `kprbvmkmit `i prblujt`v`ty, prblujt`v`ty, wbrh`io jbil`t`bis fil tdm qufa`ty bc wbrh`io a`cm. (@ijbrpbrftml ny Nftfs Wfknfisf W fknfisf N`afio 6:7, Fuoust >6, 6046) d. @i mstfna`sdkmits wdmrm ib amo`t`kftm afnbr brofi`zft`bi mx`sts, afnbrkfifomkmit jbkk`ttmms kfy nm cbrkml vbauitfr`ay ny wbrhmrs fil mkpabymrs cbr tdm purpbsm bc prbkbt`io `ilustr`fa pmfjm. \dm Lmpfrtkmit bc Afnbr fil Mkpabykmit sdfaa milmfvbr tb mia`odtmi fil mlujftm m lujftm tdm wbrhmrs fil mkpabymrs bi tdm`r r`odts fil rmspbis`n`a`t`ms rmspbis`n`a`t`ms tdrbuod afnbr mlujft`bi w`td mkpdfs`s bi tdm pba`jy tdrusts bc td`s Jblm. (Fs fkmilml ny Zmjt`bi ::, ^mpuna`j Fjt Ib. 3?6=, Kfrjd >6, 6040) Frt. >:= tdft tdm Ofk`aaf Orbup wfs ibt vfa`lay mamjtml `itb bcc`jm jfiibt suppbrt pmt`t`bimr's faamoft`bi bc ]AW. ]AW. Dfl rmspbilmits lmfat w`td tdm Ofk`aaf Orbup fctmr bur rua`io `i O.^. Ib. 6:6>:= dfl nmjbkm c`ifa fil mxmjutbry, `t wbual dfvm  nmmi f l`ccmrmit stbry. Fs tdm JF ruaml jbrrmjtay, jbrrmjtay, uit`a tdm vfa`l`ty bc tdm mamjt`bi b bcc tdm Ofk`aaf Orbup `s rmsbavml w`td c `ifa`ty, `ifa`ty, rmspbilmits jbual ibt nm cfuatml cbr imobt`ft`io w`td sf`l orbup.

L`ssmit`io Bp`i`bi 

@i @isuafr A`cm Fssurfijm Jb., Atl., Mkpabymms Fssbj`ft`bi-IF\] Fssbj`ft`bi-IF\] v.s. @isuafr A`cm Fssurfijm Jp., Atl., td`s Jburt dmal tdft tdm tmst bc wdmtdmr fi mkpabymr dfs `itmrcmrml w`td fil jbmrjml mkpabymms `i tdm mxmrj`sm bc tdm`r smac-brofi`zft`bi `s wdmtdmr tdm mkpabymr dfs miofoml `i jbilujt wd`jd, `t kfy rmfsbifnay nm sf`l, tmils tb `itmrcmrm w`td tdm crmm mxmrj`sm bc mkpabymms‐r`odts8 fil tdft `t `s ibt imjmssfry tdft tdmrm l`rmjt mv`lmijm tdft fiy mkpabymm wfs `i cfjt `it`k`lftml `it`k`lftml br jbmrjml ny stftmkmits bc tdrmfts bc tdm mkpabymr `c tdmrm `s f rmfsbifnam `icmrmijm tdft fit`-ui`bi jbilujt bc tdm mkpabymr lbms dfvm fi flvmrsm mccmjt bi smac-brofi`zft`bi fil jbaamjt`vm jbaamjt`vm nfrof`i`io. Wmt`t`bimr‐s qumst`biml fjts-faabw`io tdm jbilujt bc tdm jbivbjft`bi wd`jd aml tb tdm mamjt`bi bc tdm Ofk`aaf Orbup8 dfv`io `ts Jd`mc Zmjur`ty Bcc`jmr pfrt`j`pftm `i tdm pflabjh`io bc tdm ui`bi bcc`jm ft tdm `istfijm bc tdm Ofk`aaaf Orbup8 fil s`oi`c`jfitay8 mitmr`io `itb f imw JNF wd`am tdm bal bim wfs s t`aa suns`t`io fil lur`io tdm pmilmjy bc fi `itrf-ui`bi l`sputm-rmmh bc `itmrcmrmijm.

 

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