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Practice question: Solo Parent Leave (RA 8972, as amended by RA 11861)

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A qualifying solo parent needs to attend a child-related responsibility where presence is beneficial but no medical illness is involved. May illness alone be imposed as the statutory definition’s universal condition?
  1. No; the definition includes beneficial physical presence for parental duties
  2. Yes; only medical emergencies qualify
  3. Yes; parental duties mean hospital admission only
  4. Yes; all nonmedical duties are personal recreation
  5. Yes; the child must have an infectious disease

Legal references

  • RA11861 amended RA8972 Sections3 and8: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11861_2022.html

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