Cheryl Santos Leus v. St. Scholastica's College Westgrove, G.R. No. 187226. January 28, 2015 Facts
Cheryl Santos Leus v. St. Scholastica's College Westgrove, G.R. No. 187226. January 28, 2015 Facts
Cheryl Santos Leus v. St. Scholastica's College Westgrove, G.R. No. 187226. January 28, 2015 Facts
tribunals merely assessed the fact of the petitioner's pregnancy vis--vis the totality of the circumstances
surrounding the same.
However, the court found no substantial evidence to support the aforementioned conclusion arrived at by the
labor tribunals. The fact of the petitioners pregnancy out of wedlock, without more, is not enough to characterize
the petitioners conduct as disgraceful or immoral. There must be substantial evidence to establish that premarital sexual relations and, consequently, pregnancy out of wedlock, are indeed considered disgraceful or
immoral.
The morality referred to in the law is public and necessarily secular, not religious. Religious teachings as
expressed in public debate may influence the civil public order but public moral disputes may be resolved only on
grounds articulable in secular terms.
Opinion: