Practice question
Does filing a Rule XII petition alone ordinarily stop all proceedings before the Labor Arbiter?
- Yes, every filing creates an unlimited stay
- Yes, if the petition uses the word urgent
- Yes, if a lawyer sends a demand letter
- No; proceedings continue unless restrained, subject to the specific execution safeguard in section9
- No, because Rule XII provides no execution-related safeguard of any kind
Legal references
- https://nlrc.dole.gov.ph/uploads/content/The%202025%20NLRC%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf — 2025 NLRC Rules, Rule XII sections9–13 and16; printed pages 43–46: continued proceedings, limited fifteen-day execution safeguard, bond enforceability and specified-act injunction scope.
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