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Practice question: Assumption of Jurisdiction or Certification of Disputes in Industries of National Interest

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What statutory situation permits the Secretary’s assumption or certification power under Article 278(g)?
  1. A labor dispute causing or likely to cause a strike or lockout in an industry indispensable to the national interest.
  2. Any private disagreement between neighbors.
  3. Every employee’s individual vacation request.
  4. Only a dispute after all operations have permanently ended.
  5. 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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