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Brazil vs. STI Education SER Group

LUNINGNING Z. BRAZIL, SALVACION L. GARCERA, AND RITA S. DE MESA, PETITIONERS, VS. STI EDUCATION SER GROUP, INC. AND MONICO V. JACOB, RESPONDENTS,

G.R. No. 233314 | 2018-11-21

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
Enshrined in our Constitution is the State's policy to afford full protection to labor and its right to security of tenure. This, however, must be balanced against the State's policy to protect and promote the right to quality education at all levels as embodied in our laws and regulations prescribing qualifications for the teaching profession. Although this Court is mindful of the plight of teachers whose security of tenure is necessarily affected by the said laws, We can only afford relief that is within the confines of the law. Neither estoppel nor equity can contravene a clear provision of law.

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