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Practice question: Commission Proper (See also RA 9347)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under RA 9347, what is the NLRC’s statutory composition?
  1. One Chairperson and fourteen members
  2. One Chairperson and twenty-three members
  3. Eight members in total
  4. Three commissioners in total
  5. One Secretary acting alone

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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