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Practice question: Technical Rules Not Binding

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A party argues that nonlitigious proceedings allow the Labor Arbiter to decide on undisclosed evidence without any meaningful opportunity for the opponent to respond. Which is best?
  1. The argument is always correct
  2. The word nonlitigious eliminates all procedural rights
  3. RuleV Section2 expressly preserves due process; the label does not authorize that denial
  4. The employer alone may decide the issue
  5. The tribunal must ignore every fact

Legal references

  • 2025 NLRC Rules, RuleV Section2; Article227[221]: https://nlrc.dole.gov.ph/uploads/content/The%202025%20NLRC%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf

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