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Practice question: Appellate Jurisdiction

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Practice question

A company appeals an Article128 monetary order. It files a detailed memorandum but posts no bond, relying solely on the Secretary’s appellate authority to say the appeal must be perfected. Which distinction is correct?
  1. Appellate authority does not dispense with the employer monetary-appeal security condition
  2. Having an appellate forum eliminates all perfection requirements
  3. A memorandum is automatically cash
  4. A disputed award cannot require any security
  5. The employer may redefine perfection by policy

Legal references

  • RA7730 Section1 amending Article128(b), compliance and bond: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1994/ra_7730_1994.html Employer appeal bond and administrative appeal.

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