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At Summit Precision Components, a labor union organizes a peaceful picket on a public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the plant from 6:55 to 7:25 a.m. The picket occupies a segment of the sidewalk and slightly encroaches onto the plant’s employee driveway, causing a brief 12-minute delay in arriving workers. The participants chant and display placards; there is no threat or property damage. Security guards permit workers to pass around the line; however, a supervisor tells a non-member employee that she cannot cross the line to punch in for her shift. The next day, the union conducts another picket on a public street near the plant entrance, not blocking access, and there is no violence. (a)Identify the controlling doctrine on picketing under Philippine law and whether the facts constitute protected peaceful picketing. (b)Explain the main limits on picketing and when it becomes unlawful. (c)How would the outcome differ if the picket line blocked entry to the plant for all employees, including non-members, for 20 minutes?