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University of the East, Dean Eleanor Javier, Ronnie Gillego and Dr. Jose C. Benedicto Vs. Analiza F. Pepanio and Mariti D. Bueno

UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST, DEAN ELEANOR JAVIER, RONNIE GILLEGO and DR. JOSE C. BENEDICTO, Petitioners, vs. ANALIZA F. PEPANIO and MARITI D. BUENO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 193897 | 2013-01-23



THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

ABAD, J.:

This case is about the employment status of college teachers with no postgraduate degrees who have been repeatedly extended semester-to-semester appointments as such.


The Facts and the Case

In 1992, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) issued the Revised Manual of Regulations for Private Schools,1 Article IX, Section 44, paragraph 1 (a), of which requires college faculty members to have a master's degree as a minimum educational qualification for acquiring regular status.2

In 1994 petitioner University of the East (UE) and the UE Faculty Association executed a five-year Collective...