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Libres v NLRC G.R. No. 123737. May 28, 1999.
BELLOSILLO, J
Fa!s"
#e!i!io$er Car%os G. Libres, a$ e%e!ria% e$&i$eer, 'as
(o%)i$& a *a$a&eria% +osi!io$ 'i!( Na!io$a%
S!ee% Cor+ora!io$ NSC- as ssis!a$! Ma$a&er. /e 'as !(e$
as0e) !o o**e$! re&ar)i$& !(e (ar&e o
sea% (arrass*e$! i%e) a&ai$s! (i* by !(e 4#5s sere!ary
Ca+ira%. 6(is 'as i$%)e) 'i!( a 'aiver o(is ri&(! !obe (ear)
o$e (e )i)$5! o**e$!.
O$ 1 &s! 1993 +e!i!io$er sb*i!!e) (is 'ri!!e$ e+%a$a!io$
)e$yi$& !(e asa!io$ a&ai$s! (i* a$)oeri$& !o sb*i!
(i*se% or %ariia!ory i$!erro&a!io$.
6(e Ma$a&e*e$! Eva%a!io$ Co**i!!ee sai) !(a! !o(i$& a
e*a%e sbor)i$a!e5s (a$) a$) s(o%)er,aressi$& (er $a+e a$)
!e%%i$& o!(er +eo+%e !(a! Ca+ira% 'as !(e o$e '(o (&&e)
a$) 0isse) or !(a! s(e
res+o$)e) !o !(e sea% a)va$es are $a!(orie) a!s !(a! )a*a&e)
(er (o$or. 6(ey ss+e$)e)
Libres or 3: )ays 'i!(o! +ay.
/e i%e) (ar&es a&ai$s! !(e or+ora!io$ i$ !(e Labor
rbi!er, b! !(e %a!!er (e%) !(a! !(e o*+a$y a!e)
'i!( )e +roess a$) !(a! (is +$is(*e$! 'as o$%y *i%).
Moreover, (e assai%e) !(e NLRC )eisio$ as 'i!(o! basis )e !o !(e
*assa&i$& o (er s(o%)ers$ever ;)isri*i$a!e) a&ai$s! (er
o$!i$e) e*+%oy*e$!,< ;i*+aire) (er ri&(!s a$) +rivi%e&es
$)er !(e
Labor Co)e,< or ;rea!e) a (os!i%e, i$!i*i)a!i$& or
oe$sive e$viro$*e$!.ivi$a Go$a&a=s i**e)ia!e i%i$& o (er
%e!!er o resi&$a!io$ i$ !(e Villaramaase as o++ose)!o !(e o$e
year )e%ay o Ca+ira% i$ i%i$& (er o*+%ai$! a&ai$s! (i*. /e
$o' sr*ises !(a! !(e i%i$& o
!(e ase a&ai$s! (i* 'as *ere%y a$ a!er!(o&(! a$) $o!
bor$e o! o a va%i) o*+%ai$!, (e$e, !(e
Villaramaase s(o%) (ave $o beari$& o$ !(e i$s!a$! ase.
Isse" ?as Libres aor)e) )e +roess '(e$ !(e MEC )e$ie) (is re@es!
or +erso$a% o$ro$!a!io*A
/e%)" es #e!i!io$ )e$ie).
Ra!io"
O$ $o! s!ri!%y a++%yi$& R 7877 Re+b%i ! No. 7877 'as $o! ye!
i$ ee! a! !(e !i*e o !(e
orre$e o !(e a! o*+%ai$e) o. I! 'as s!i%% bei$& )e%ibera!e)
+o$ i$ Co$&ress '(e$ +e!i!io$er=s
ase 'as )ei)e) by !(e Labor rbi!er. s a r%e, %a's s(a%% (ave $o
re!roa!ive ee! $%ess o!(er'ise+rovi)e), or ee+! i$ a ri*i$a% ase
'(e$ !(eir a++%ia!io$ 'i%% avor !(e ase)./e$e, !(e Labor
rbi!er (ave !o re%y o$ !(e MEC re+or! a$) !(e o**o$ o$$o!a!io$ o
sea% (arass*e$! as i! is
&e$era%%y $)ers!oo) by !(e +b%i. Fae) 'i!( !(e sa*e
+re)ia*e$!, !(e NLRC (a) !o a&ree 'i!( !(eLabor rbi!er. I$ so
)oi$&, !(e NLRC )i) $o! o**i! a$y abse o )isre!io$ i$
air*i$& !(e )eisio$
o !(e Labor rbi!er.
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O$ !(e 4i%%ara*a a!er!(o&(!i! 'as bo!( i!!i$& a$)
a++ro+ria!e si$e i! si$&%ar%y a))resse) !(e isse
o a *a$a&eria% e*+%oyee o**i!!i$& sea% (arass*e$! o$ a
sbor)i$a!e. 6(e )is+ari!y i$ !(e +erio)s
o i%i$& !(e o*+%ai$!s i$ !(e !'o 2- ases )i) $o! i$ a$y 'ay
re)e !(is ase i$!o i$si&$iia$e. O$
!(e o$!rary, i! eve$ i$vi!e) !(e a!!e$!io$ o !(e Cor! !o os o$
sea% (arass*e$! as a Ds! a$) va%i)ase or !er*i$a!io$. ?(ereas
+e!i!io$er Libres 'as o$%y *e!e) a 3:)ay ss+e$sio$ by !(e NLRC,
Villarama,i$ !(e o!(er ase 'as +e$a%ie) 'i!( !er*i$a!io$. s a
*a$a&eria% e*+%oyee, +e!i!io$er is
bo$) by *ore ea!i$& 'or0 e!(is. /e ai%e) !o %ive + !o (is
(i&(er s!a$)ar) o res+o$sibi%i!y '(e$(e s*be) !o (is *ora%
+erversi!y. $) '(e$ s( *ora% +erversi!y is +er+e!ra!e) a&ai$s!
(is
sbor)i$a!e, (e +rovi)es a Ds!iiab%e &ro$) or (is )is*issa%
or %a0 o !rs! a$) o$i)e$e.
It is the the duty of every employer to protect its employees
from oversexed superiors.#b%i
res+o$)e$! !(ereore is orre! i$ i!s observa!io$ !(a! !(e Labor
rbi!er 'as i$ a! %e$ie$! i$ (is
a++%ia!io$ o !(e %a' a$) Dris+r)e$e or '(i( +e!i!io$er *s! be
&ra!e% or.
s +oi$!e) o! by !(e So%ii!or Ge$era%, i! o%) be e+e!e) si$e
Libres 'as Ca+ira%=s i**e)ia!e
s+erior. Fear o re!a%ia!io$ a$) ba0%as(, $o! !o or&e! !(e
soia% (*i%ia!io$ a$) e*barrass*e$! !(a!
vi!i*s o !(is (*a$ rai%!y sa%%y ser, are a%% rea%i!ies !(a!
Ca+ira% (a) !o o$!e$) 'i!(. Moreover,!(e )e%ay )i) $o! )e!ra! ro*
!(e !r!( )erive) ro* !(e a!s. #e!i!io$er Libres $ever @es!io$e)
!(e
verai!y o Ca+ira%=s a%%e&a!io$s. I$ a! (is $arra!io$ eve$
orrobora!e) !(e %a!!er=s asser!io$ i$ severa%
*a!eria% +oi$!s. /e o$%y raise) isse o$ !(e o*+%ai$!=s +ro!ra!e)
i%i$&.
O$ !(e @es!io$ o )e +roess Re@ire*e$!s 'ere siie$!%y o*+%ie)
'i!(. >e +roess as a
o$s!i!!io$a% +ree+! )oes $o! a%'ays a$) i$ a%% si!a!io$s re@ire
a !ria% !y+e +roee)i$&. >e +roessis sa!isie) '(e$ a +erso$
is $o!iie) o !(e (ar&e a&ai$s! (i* a$) &ive$ a$
o++or!$i!y !o e+%ai$ or
)ee$) (i*se%. 6(e esse$e o )e +roess is si*+%y !o be (ear), or
as a++%ie) !o a)*i$is!ra!ive
+roee)i$&s, a$ o++or!$i!y !o e+%ai$ o$e=s si)e, or a$
o++or!$i!y !o see0 a reo$si)era!io$ o !(e
a!io$ or r%i$& o*+%ai$e) o.
I! is $)e$iab%e !(a! +e!i!io$er 'as &ive$ a No!ie o
I$ves!i&a!io$ i$or*i$& (i* o !(e (ar&e o
sea% (arass*e$! as 'e%% as a)visi$& (i* !o sb*i! a 'ri!!e$
e+%a$a!io$ re&ar)i$& !(e *a!!er !(a! (esb*i!!e) (is 'ri!!e$
e+%a$a!io$ !o (is s+erior. 6(e 4# r!(er a%%o'e) (i* !o air (is
&rieva$e i$ a
+riva!e sessio$ /e 'as &ive$ *ore !(a$ a)e@a!e o++or!$i!y !o
e+%ai$ (is si)e a$) air (is &rieva$es.
#erso$a% o$ro$!a!io$ 'as $o! $eessary. /o*eo'$ers v NLRC
%i!i&a$!s *ay be (ear) !(ro&(
+%ea)i$&s, 'ri!!e$ e+%a$a!io$s, +osi!io$ +a+ers, *e*ora$)a
or ora% ar&*e$!s.
