Practice question
After proper exhaustion, a willing party serves the required Notice to Arbitrate on an unwilling party, with the named CBA arbitrator and RCMB furnished copies. Seven calendar days pass without a favorable response. All rule conditions are met. Which is best?
- The named arbitrator should commence proceedings as the prescribed mechanism directs.
- Silence necessarily creates a permanent veto.
- Only another fifty years of silence permits action.
- The notice is legally meaningless in every case.
- The unwilling party automatically wins the merits.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order 255-2025, Rule III Sections 2-3, reproduced issued text: https://www.scribd.com/document/1056241538/DO-255-25-Revised-Procedural-Guidelines-in-the-Conduct-of-Voluntary-Arbitration-Proceedings
- NCMB official explanation of updated voluntary-arbitration rules, August 2025: https://ncmb.gov.ph/ncmb-dole-unveil-updated-rules-to-streamline-voluntary-arbitration-procedure/
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