Practice question
What statutory situation permits the Secretary’s assumption or certification power under Article 278(g)?
- A labor dispute causing or likely to cause a strike or lockout in an industry indispensable to the national interest.
- Any private disagreement between neighbors.
- Every employee’s individual vacation request.
- Only a dispute after all operations have permanently ended.
- Only a dispute where the employer consents.
Legal references
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, Articles 219, 258–260, 262–264, 274 and 278–279: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Articles 278(g)–(i) and 279(a).
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