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Land and Housing Development Corporation, et al. vs. Marianito C. Esquillo

LAND AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and ABV ROCK GROUP, Petitioners, versus MARIANITO C. ESQUILLO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 152012 | 2005-09-30

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Quitclaims, releases and other waivers of benefits granted by laws or contracts in favor of workers should be strictly scrutinized to protect the weak and the disadvantaged. The waivers should be carefully examined, in regard not only to the words and terms used, but also the factual circumstances under which they have been executed. 

The Case 

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to set aside the July 27, 2001 Decision[2] and the January 29, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 50679. The dispositive portion...