Practice question
An officer personally fabricates a charge and directs an illegal dismissal to retaliate against an employee. The malicious conduct is pleaded and proved. Explain why corporate personality is not an absolute defense and whether the same conclusion necessarily covers uninvolved officers.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_265610_2024.html — Borromeo v. Lazada, G.R.265610, April3 2024, main opinion, corporate-officer liability.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11232_2019.html — Revised Corporation Code, Section30, liability of directors, trustees or officers.
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