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Practice question: Mandatory Conciliation-Mediation (RA 10396)

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Practice question

Distinguish mandatory SEnA conciliation-mediation from compulsory acceptance of a settlement. A party asks the SEADO to declare it the winner because its proposal was rejected.

Legal references

  • https://ncmb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DO249-.pdf — DOLE Department Order249-25, RulesI–II, IV Section4, V and VII.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10396_2013.html — Republic Act10396, Section1; current Labor Code Article234 [228].

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