SC junks labor suit of prof who failed to get master's degree
MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has denied for lack of merit a petition filed by a faculty member who was required by her university to earn a master's degree as a condition for her continued employment. In an eight-page resolution dated Sept. 27 and made available early this week, the SC's Second Division turned down the suit filed by Fe P. Burcio who had sued her former employer, the Saint Louis University (SLU) in a labor case. Burcio was first hired by SLU in its College of Human Sciences in 2005 on a contractual basis. She was promoted with a regular status three years with the co...