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Stellar Robotics, Inc., a manufacturing facility employing 570 rank-and-file workers represented by a certified union, announces a major automation upgrade and relocation of finishing operations to an in-campus integration hub. To implement the changes during an anticipated labor action, management locks out the entire plant for 9 days. The workers allege the lockout is punitive and retaliatory for a planned wage-and-benefits strike and file an unfair labor practices complaint with the NLRC. (a) Identify the legally relevant actors and determine whether the employer’s act constitutes a lockout. (b) State the controlling rule on legitimate lockouts in the Philippines and how it is tested in practice. (c) Apply the rule to this scenario and decide whether the lockout is lawful or unlawful, and outline the remedies available to the workers if it is unlawful.