Practice question
In an ordinary nonseafarer voluntary-arbitration matter, a party files a Rule 43 appeal and obtains no stay order. It argues the appeal invariably stays the award. Which is sound?
- Every Rule 43 appeal automatically stays every award.
- A party’s preference equals a court order.
- Only the docket number determines a stay.
- Rule 43 Section 12 does not itself create that automatic stay.
- An appeal always permanently extinguishes the award.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 43 Sections 3-6, 10 and 12: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Guagua National Colleges v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 188492, August 28, 2018, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/aug2018/gr_188492_2018.html
- DOLE Department Order 255-2025, Rules VI and VIII, reproduced issued text: https://www.scribd.com/document/1056241538/DO-255-25-Revised-Procedural-Guidelines-in-the-Conduct-of-Voluntary-Arbitration-Proceedings
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