Practice question
During SEnA, one party refuses every settlement proposal. The other asks the SEADO to impose a final merits award merely because an RFA was filed. Does filing the RFA itself give that power?
- No; SEnA facilitates voluntary settlement, with appropriate referral of unresolved issues.
- Yes; every RFA is already a final money judgment.
- Yes; refusal of a proposal automatically proves liability.
- Yes; no competent tribunal is needed for any dispute.
- No; because settlement can never occur.
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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