6/5/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly The recitals of the AE for Naluis were as follows:[15] This letter allows authorized entry into the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Aguinaldo S. Naluis. AGUINALDO S NALUIS Expires Gender BirthdateCitizenship 5/13/98 M 4/11/57 PHL Employer: PACIFIC MICRONESIA CORPORATION Occupation:PLUMBER Issue Class: 706K Date 6/3/97 Wage Wage Rate: Type: $3.25 HOURLY You are hereby notified of the following requirements: 1. Present this Authorization for Entry letter to an Immigration Officer immediately upon arrival at your designated port of entry into the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. xxxx 3. The Entry Permit, if issued for the purpose of employment, expires automatically upon termination of such employment and must be surrendered to your employer. xxxx 5. You must enter the CNMI within 90 days of issuance of this “Authorization for Entry” letter if you are entering for the purpose of employment. (emphasis supplied) The AE thereby clearly indicated that the date of May 13, 1998 appearing thereon referred only to the expiration of the document itself. Centro Project stretched its interpretation to bolster its contention that May 13, 1998 was the limit of stay for Naluis in Northern Marianas. The interpretation is unacceptable, for item number 3 of the AE even recognized any employment period if the AE was issued for the purpose of employment. This meant that contrary to the position of Centro Project there was no clear and categorical entry in the AE to the effect that the AE limited his stay in Northern Marianas. It is fundamental that in the interpretation of contracts of employment, doubts are generally resolved in favor of the worker.[16] It is imperative to uphold this rule herein. Hence, any doubt or vagueness in the provisions of the contract of employment should have been interpreted and resolved in favor of Naluis.[17] Although Centro Project alleges that it feared that Naluis would eventually be declared an illegal alien had he not been repatriated, the records do not support the allegation. For one, Centro Project did not demonstrate that its fear was justified at all. On the contrary, its fear was, at best, imaginary because it did not submit evidence showing elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/60923 4/8