Practice question
In June2026 a newly chartered local asks that its charter be treated as an election result and files a renamed request using the discontinued direct-SEBA process. Management endorses both shortcuts. Which is correct?
- Neither chartering nor endorsement proves a lawful electoral result or revives the discontinued route
- Both shortcuts automatically establish majority
- A charter is a completed secret ballot
- An employer can reinstate discontinued DOLE procedures
- Every new local immediately represents every unit employee
Legal references
- RA9481 Sections2,9,11–12: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2007/ra_9481_2007.html
- DO40-03 RuleVIII Sections10/23 and RuleIX, election procedures: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/42246
- DOLE official advisory index, LA07-2026 discontinuance of direct SEBA requests: https://ro11.dole.gov.ph/labor-advisories-2/
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