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2008-04-08 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| Indeed, a party who has failed to appeal from a judgment is deemed to have acquiesced to it and can no longer obtain from the appellate court any affirmative relief other that what was already granted under said judgment.[19] However, when strict adherence to such technical rule will impair a substantive right, such as that of an illegally dismissed employee to monetary compensation as provided by law, then equity dictates that the Court set aside the rule to pave the way for a full and just adjudication of the case. As the Court held in St. Michael's Institute v. Santos:[20] | |||||
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2007-11-23 |
NACHURA, J. |
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| Finally, while this Court adheres to the principle of social justice and protection to labor, the constitutional policy to provide such protection to labor is not meant to be an instrument to oppress employers. The commitment under the fundamental law is that the cause of labor does not prevent us from sustaining the employer when the law is clearly on its side.[45] | |||||