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Practice question: Mental Health (RA 11036, Secs. 25 and 35)

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Practice question

A regulator says Section 35 authorizes only a technical manual and prevents it from developing any policy addressing workplace stigma. An employer cites this position to remove its anti-stigma component. What is the statutory problem?
  1. Technical guidance legally excludes policy development
  2. Section 35 separately requires policies promoting mental health and addressing stigma and discrimination
  3. Stigma must be addressed only outside employment
  4. The regulator may erase Section 25 by silence
  5. Neither section concerns workplace stigma

Legal references

  • RA 11036, Sections 25 and 35: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11036_2018.html

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