Hercules P. Guzman v. National Labor Relations Commission, et al., G.R. No. 177964 (2010)

A law student filed an administrative harassment complaint against her professor, alleging that she was given a poor final grade because he wanted to go on a date with her. A school committee found that the professor had improperly conducted school-related activities outside school premises, indicative of sexually motivated intentions, in violation of his obligation to provide students with an environment free from sexual harassment under the school’s policy. As a result, the university committee ordered the professor's one-year suspension from the school, which the National Labor Relations Committee (“NLRC”) later affirmed. The professor appealed this decision, but the appellate court rejected his argument that the NLRC had violated his constitutional right to due process. The Supreme Court also denied the professor's petition for review, reasoning that in administrative proceedings, due process requires that a party simply have an opportunity to be heard, present one’s side, or seek reconsideration of an action or ruling, and that the appellate court had afforded him that opportunity.

Topics

• Education rights
• Sexual harassment

Geographical location

• Asia
• Philippines

Keywords

• constitutional rights
• educational access
• harassment in school

Year

• 2010

External URL

• Hercules P. Guzman v. National Labor Relations Commission, et al., G.R. No. 177964 (2010)

Court

• Supreme Court of the Philippines

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Philippines