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Practice question: Commission Proper (See also RA 9347)

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Practice question

An NLRC division has only one Commissioner available to concur in a proposed judgment. Explain the concurrence and consultation safeguards and the statutory means of addressing the inability to obtain the required vote.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9347_2006.html — RA 9347, section 1: composition, divisions, en banc functions, two-Commissioner concurrence and consultation.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6715_1989.html — RA 6715, sections 9 and 27: Labor Arbiter appeals and certified national-interest disputes.
  • https://nlrc.dole.gov.ph/site/faq — Official NLRC FAQ, jurisdiction categories: original injunction and certified-dispute jurisdiction, and appellate Labor Arbiter and Article129 jurisdiction.

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