Practice question
A contractor presents a DOLE certificate issued years after the employment period in dispute and asks that it automatically validate its earlier operations. Which approach follows Anonuevo v CBK Power?
- Every later certificate necessarily operates retroactively.
- The certificate automatically eliminates every earlier violation.
- The date and disputed period matter; retroactive validation cannot simply be presumed.
- A later certificate proves the employee never worked.
- The date is irrelevant whenever the principal prefers retroactivity.
Legal references
- Anonuevo v CBK Power, G.R. 235534, January 23 2023, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jan2023/gr_235534_2023.html
- DOLE Department Order 174 s. 2017, primary issuance reproduced: 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 — Sections 14–15.
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