4/14/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly All told, Villaflor's exclusion as a member of Abiko Baptist Church and his removal as minister are matters ecclesiastical in nature. These matters are outside the jurisdiction of secular courts, including this Court. IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, I vote to GRANT the Petition for Review on Certiorari and REVERSE and SET ASIDE the Decision and Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 08067. The Decision of the National Labor Relations Commission dismissing the illegal dismissal complaint filed by respondent Ricardo Villaflor, Jr. for lack of jurisdiction must be REINSTATED. [1] Ponencia, p. 5, citing Austria v. National Labor Relations Commission, 371 Phil. 340, 353 (1999) [Per J. Kapunan, First Division]. [2] Id. [3] Id. [4] 371 Phil. 340 (1999) [Per J. Kapunan, En Banc]. [5] Id. at 347-350. [6] Id. at 352. [7] Id. [8] Id. at 353. [9] Id. at 354. [10] Id. at 353. [11] Id. at 354. [12] Id. at 362. [13] 132 S. Ct. 694 (2012) [Per C.J. Roberts, United States Supreme Court]. [14] Opinion of the United States Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, p. 2. Available at <https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-553.pdf>. (Last accessed on February 11, 2020). [15] Id. at 16. [16] Id. at 3-4. [17] Id. at 4-5. [18] Id. at 5. https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66079 14/24