Practice question
A labor contract has two reasonable readings concerning a worker’s safety allowance; no special statute resolves the ambiguity. Which Civil Code direction is relevant?
- Always choose the employer’s preferred reading
- Treat the contract as nonexistent
- Require the worker to surrender all wages
- Choose randomly between the readings
- Construe the doubt in favor of the laborer’s safety and decent living
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 1702: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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