Practice question
Did the exception discussed in Victoriano compel covered religious workers never to join a union?
- Yes, it imposed a criminal ban on voluntary membership.
- No; the Court distinguished freedom from compulsion from a prohibition on voluntary affiliation.
- Yes, every religious worker lost freedom of association.
- Yes, the employer chose the worker’s faith.
- No, because the exception forced every worker to join.
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
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