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An employee, Rosa, works as a line crew member at Sunrise Foods Corp. The supervisor orders her to stay 30 minutes after her shift to complete a batch and to sign an overtime acknowledgment. Rosa refuses and leaves the worksite at shift end. Sunrise Foods terminates Rosa for or willful disobedience of a lawful order, without giving any prior notice of charges or an opportunity to explain. Rosa has no prior disciplinary record. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on discipline of employees and why it applies to this scenario. (b) Determine whether Rosas act constitutes willful disobedience of a lawful order and thus a just cause for dismissal. (c) If Sunrise Foods failed to observe due process (notice and hearing) prior to termination, what remedy should Rosa be entitled to under Philippine law?