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Practice question: Grounds

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which is an expressly specified Rule XII ground?
  1. Any disagreement about the office’s opening hours
  2. Prima facie evidence of abuse of discretion by the Labor Arbiter
  3. The petitioner’s wish for a different lawyer
  4. An opposing party’s refusal to settle
  5. The respondent’s business size alone

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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