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A manufacturing plant with about 900 workers forms a new union, the MedWorks Employees Guild (MEG). Within a week after formation, the plant manager publicly states: 'Any employee who signs MEG materials or attends MEG meetings will be suspended for 7 days without pay.' The HR department then issues written warnings to MEG supporters for minor infractions and reassigns several MEG officers to less favorable shifts, withholds access to a planned leadership development program, and denies two sought-after promotions tied to that program. The MEG files a complaint with the NLRC alleging unfair labor practices by the employer. (a) Identify the central doctrine tested by these facts. (b) Based on these facts, did the employer commit unfair labor practices by interfering with workers' rights to self-organization or by discriminating against union members? Explain. (c) What remedies are available to the employees and the union under Philippine law?