Practice question
A contractor produces a municipal business permit and says it necessarily proves DOLE registration and all substantive legitimacy requirements. Which is sound?
- The permit conclusively proves every statutory requirement.
- The permit automatically gives the principal immunity.
- Only the permit’s color matters.
- A municipal permit abolishes Section 5.
- The different registration and substantive issues must be established rather than assumed from that permit.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order 174 s.2017, issued text, Sections 5-14: https://palscon.org/public/assets/img/labor-laws-advisory/DO%20174-17%20Rules%20Implementing%20%20Articles%20106%20to%20109%20of%20the%20Labor%20Code,%20As%20Amended.pdf
- Macalino v. Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, G.R. Nos. 275357 and 275955, August 6, 2025, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70006
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