Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya
INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE
IM No.: PROF ED 2-1S-SEM-2022-2023

COLLEGE: TEACHER EDUCATION

CAMPUS: Bayombong Campus

DEGREE PROGRAM BSED COURSE NO. PROF ED 2

SPECIALIZATION Math & Science COURSE TITLE The Teaching Profession
YEAR LEVEL 2ND Year TIME FRAME 6 hrs WK NO. 7-8 IM NO 4

VI. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Learning Activity 1: File at least 4 newspaper clippings/articles about teachers’ battlecry for
salary increase. From your readings, do you honestly believe that teachers
are overworked and underpaid? Make an argumentative essay about this
claim.
(50 pts)

Learning Activity 2: Analyze critically the following cases involving teachers’ rights. Make a
discussion paper based on these.

a) G.R. No. 202097, July 03, 2019 Department of Education vs. Rizal
Teachers Kilusang Bayan for Credit, Inc.@
https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/jul2019/gr_202097_2019.html

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b) Jane Charley Dagdag case @ https://r3.rappler.com/nation/224139-

supreme-court-decision-teacher-fired-after-getting-pregnant-out-of-
wedlock

May a teacher be terminated for pregnancy out of wedlock?

For me it depends on the situation just like ma’am Charley Janes’ case, she retain her
license because her pregnancy is not cause by an affair.

Ruling of the Court: The petition is without merit.

"Constructive dismissal is a cessation of work because continued employment is rendered

impossible, unreasonable or unlikely; when there is a demotion in rank or diminution in pay
or both; or when a clear discrimination, insensibility, or disdain by an employer
becomes unbearable to the employee." "The test of constructive dismissal is whether a
reasonable person in the employee's position would have felt compelled to give up his
employment/position under the circumstances." As aptly observed by the CA, Mandapat's
act of suggesting that Dagdag should simply tender her resignation, as the school may
impose harsher penalties, left Dagdag with no choice but to discontinue working for Union
School. Also, the CA noted that although there was a conduct of grievance meeting, its
outcome was already predetermined as petitioners were already resolute in their decision to
terminate Dagdag's employment. This is evident by the fact that Dagdag was left with two
choices — resignation or dismissal and threatening her with possible revocation of her
teaching license. Indeed, Dagdag agreed to resign because her actuation was perceived by
petitioners as a ground for the revocation of her license as a teacher. Such license serves
as a permit for Dagdag to secure an employment and find a means of livelihood. Be that as
it may, it appears that the grievance committee finally voted on Dagdag's dismissal, per
minutes of the meeting. Said committee made a conclusion that Dagdag committed gross
immorality in violation of the school rules and the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.
To determine whether a conduct is disgraceful or immoral, a consideration of the totality of
the circumstances surrounding the conduct; and an assessment of the said circumstance’s
vis-a-vis the prevailing norms of conduct, what the society generally considers moral and
respectable, are necessary. The fact that a particular act does not conform to the traditional
moral views of a certain sectarian institution is not sufficient reason to qualify such act as
immoral unless it, likewise, does not conform to public and secular standards. More
importantly, there must be substantial evidence to establish that premarital sexual relations
and pregnancy out of wedlock is considered disgraceful or immoral.

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c) Collegio De San Juan Letran vs. I. Meris @

https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/sep2014/gr_178837_2014.html

d) A. Pat-og vs Civil Service Commission @

https://www.chanrobles.com/cralaw/2013junedecisions.php?id=400

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