Practice question
A labor contract has two reasonable readings of an undefined allowance term. One supports the worker's decent living, and neither conflicts with a mandatory law. Which rule directly guides resolution of that genuine ambiguity?
- Choose the employer's reading solely because it drafted the contract.
- Ignore both readings and invent a penalty.
- Apply Article 1702's construction in favor of the laborer.
- Treat the contract as automatically void in its entirety.
- Require a strike before interpreting the clause.
Legal references
- Civil Code Article 1702: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Leoncio v MST Marine Services, G.R. 230357, December 6, 2017, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/dec2017/gr_230357_2017.html
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