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Practice question: Benevolent Neutrality and Conscientious Objection

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A litigant reads Victoriano as permission for every worker to ignore every employment obligation merely by citing conscience. Identify the actual scope and why that reading is too broad.

Legal references

  • Victoriano v. Elizalde Rope Workers’ Union, G.R. No. L-25246, September 12, 1974, main decision: https://www.chanrobles.com/scdecisions/jurisprudence1974/sep1974/gr_l_25246_1974.php
  • Estrada v. Escritor, A.M. No. P-02-1651, June 22, 2006, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/jun2006/am_p-02-1651_2006.html

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