SC affirms labor court's verdict on professor case
MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a labor court ruling against a professor who questioned his termination by the university after he forced a sick student to dance during a class presentation. In a recent 29-page decision written by Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, the SC upheld the National Labor Relations Commission's (NLRC) findings on Benedicto F. Lacanaria's complaint for illegal dismissal against the University of the Cordilleras (UC). On Feb. 25, 2010, Rafael Flores, one of Lacanaria's students, did not join the dance portion of the creative presentation ...