4/1/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly the Constitution is committed to the policy of social justice and to the protection of the working class, it should not be presumed that every dispute will automatically be decided in favor of labor.[21] To be sure, mere general allegations of payment of excessive placement fees cannot be given merit as the charge of illegal exaction is considered a grave offense which could cause the suspension or cancellation of the agency's license. They should be proven and substantiated by clear, credible, and competent evidence.[22] WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is DENIED for lack of merit. The Court of Appeals Decision dated March 23, 2007 and Resolution dated August 16, 2007 in CA-G.R. SP No. 89298 are AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED. Carpio, (Chairperson), Peralta, Abad, and Mendoza, JJ., concur. [1] Penned by Associate Justice Mariflor P. Punzalan Castillo, with Associate Justices Martin S. Villarama, Jr. (now a member of this Court) and Rosmari D. Carandang, concurring; rollo, pp. 232-248. [2] Id. at 257-258. [3] Id. at 101. [4] Id. at 101-102. [5] Id. at 102. [6] Id. at 101-104. [7] Id. at 105-107. [8] Id. at 136-139. [9] Id. at 139. [10] Embodied in a Decision dated January 7, 2005; id. at 169-175. [11] Id. at 191-192. [12] Supra note 1, at 247-248. [13] Rollo, p. 60. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/34161 5/6