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Practice question: Construction of Labor Legislation (Civil Code, Art. 1702)

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Practice question

A lawyer says Article 1702 applies only to statutes and cannot guide interpretation of an ambiguous employment contract. Is that correct?

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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