Practice question
Which circumstance falls within the specified appeal-prevention ground of Rule XII?
- An unexplained choice not to appeal
- A party’s desire to avoid appeal fees
- Fraud, accident, mistake or excusable negligence that prevented the party from taking an appeal
- Every instance of ordinary inattention regardless of excuse
- A party’s preference to wait indefinitely
Legal references
- https://nlrc.dole.gov.ph/uploads/content/The%202025%20NLRC%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf — 2025 NLRC Rules, Rule XII sections1–3,14 and17; printed pages 41–42,45–46: injustice and no adequate ordinary remedy thresholds, four specified grounds and verified petition.
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