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Practice question: Labor as Primary Social Economic Force (Art. II)

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Practice question

A development council says recognizing labor as a primary social economic force requires eliminating all consideration of legitimate enterprise interests. It proposes a policy document stating that workers have a constitutional share in production but businesses have no constitutionally recognized interest in reasonable investment returns or growth. Which revision is most accurate?
  1. Recognize both labor’s just share and enterprises’ reasonable returns, expansion and growth while protecting workers
  2. Remove every worker-protection reference
  3. Treat all labor rights as dependent on an employer’s generosity
  4. Declare that Article II, Section 18 repeals Article XIII, Section 3
  5. Give either party unrestricted power to disregard labor law

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article II, Section 18; Article XIII, Section 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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