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THE LEAGUE OF COLLEGE COUNCILS University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City Resolution No.

1, Series of 2013-2014

Authored by: SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENT COUNCIL Sponsored by: The League of College Councils Begun and held in the SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, UP DILIMAN on Thursday, 27th day of June, Two Thousand and Thirteen.

A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE LEAGUE OF COLLEGE COUNCILS UP DILIMANS SUPPORT AGAINST THE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES OF PLDT-DIGITEL CONTEXT: That on January 21, 2013, the Supreme Court issued with finality its decision regarding the almost twenty-year long case filed by the Digitel Employees Union. The Decision affirmed DEUs right to collectively bargain, as previously acknowledged by the DOLE Secretary and the National Labor Relations Commissions 2006 directive. The Decision by the highest court of the land confirmed the obligation of PLDT-Digitel to commence CBA negotiations with the DEU, the right of the DEU employees to be reinstated with full back pay and the finding that Digitel was guilty of Unfair Labor Practice. The Decision also upheld that the contractualization Digitel organized in the form of Digiserv, eventually resulting to the termination of 100 employees, was illegal and was done in bad faith. The termination of 100 women employees after the Assumption of Jurisdiction was declared contemptuous. The Supreme Court findings also state that PLDT-Digitel should award each of the illegally dismissed union memberemployees the amount of P10,000.00 and P5,000.00 as moral and exemplary damages, respectively. WHEREAS, the League of College Councils establishes its support against the practice of contractualization and its affirmation of the right of the Digitel Employees Union to security of tenure. The LCC affirms the Supreme Court Ruling that Digitels action to form Digiserv was illegal on the grounds that it was a labor-only contractor, a set-up expressly prohibited by law. WHEREAS, the League of College Councils upholds the obligation of PLDT-Digitel to commence Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations with the Digitel Employees Union as stated in the SC Ruling. Furthermore, this was strengthened by DOLEs resolution stating that the pendency of a petition for cancellation of union registration does not preclude collective bargaining. WHEREAS, the League of College of Councils calls for the immediate acknowledgment by PLDT/Digitel of its duties to its employees as stated in the Supreme Court Decision. As PLDTDigitel, the countrys market share leader in the telecommunications industry, the company must resolutely take the lead in ensuring fair labor practices in its organization and move to comply with the Ruling issued upon it by the highest court of the land. As students of the premiere state university in the Philippines, the LCC believes that issues such as labor disputes are vital to our understanding as future members of the countrys labor force. Such unjust and unethical practices will never be acceptable, thus our resolution to unite with the members of the DEU in their struggle against contractualization and for their right to tenure, right to organize and right to collectively bargain.

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WHEREAS, the LEAGUE OF COLLEGE COUNCILS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN shall be submitting this resolution to (RESPECTIVE AUTHORITIES). WHEREAS, the LEAGUE OF COLLEGE COUNCILS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN shall be engaging in Basic Mass Integrations with the workers on strike. Also, the LCC shall serve as an avenue to disseminate information (such as various fora, round table discussion, and other activities that would popularize the issue to the youth sector) to the youth sector as regards to the status of the campaign. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the LEAGUE OF COLLEGE COUNCILS UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN adopts and enacts this resolution PROVIDING THE LEAGUE OF COLLEGE COUNCILS UP DILIMANS SUPPORT AGAINST THE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES OF PLDT-DIGITEL, effective June 27, 2013. Done this June 27, 2013.

Signed this 27th of June, Two Thousand and Thirteen, by the members of the League of College Councils University of the Philippines, Diliman.

ARCHITECTURE STUDENT COUNCIL (ASC) ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM STUDENT COUNCIL (AITSC) ENGINEERING STUDENT COUNCIL (ESC) COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS STUDENT COUNCIL (CALSC) COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENT COUNCIL (CESC) COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS STUDENT COUNCIL (CFASC) COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS STUDENT COUNCIL (CHESC) COLLEGE OF HUMAN KINETICS STUDENT COUNCIL (CHKSC) COLLEGE OF MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENT COUNCIL (CMCSC) COLLEGE OF MUSIC STUDENT COUNCIL (CMuSC) COLLEGE OF SCIENCE STUDENT COUNCIL (CSSC) COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENT COUNCIL (CSSPSC) COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STUDENT COUNCIL (CSWCDSC) LAW STUDENT GOVERNMENT (LSG) NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE STUDENT GOVERNMENT (NCPAGSG) SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENT COUNCIL (SBSC) SCHOOL OF ECONOMCS STUDENT COUNCIL (SESC) SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES STUDENT COUNCIL (SLISSC) SCHOOL OF STATISTICS STUDENT COUNCIL (SSSC) LCC AMBASSADORS JULLIANO FERNANDO A. GUIANG (LCC Convenor)

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