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Vicente Fortich vs. Court of Industrial Relations

VICENTE FORTICH, petitioner, vs. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS and ARTEX DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-25953 |

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The present Constitution specifically protects security of tenure. 1 It was not so under the former Charter, but the mantle of protection to labor found in the 1935 Charter 2 did cover a situation where dismissal is arbitrary or improvident. It is in accordance with such a mandate that there is this specific provision in the Civil Code: "Dismissal of laborers shall be subject to the supervision of the Government, under special laws." 3 Even more to the point where this litigation is concerned is the provision of the Industrial Peace Act: 4 "It shall be unfair labor practice for an employer: . . . To...