Practice question
A witness withdraws a local industry-worker recruitment complaint. Under DO 216-20, Article VIII, Section 5, does that necessarily bar further administrative investigation?
- Yes, the agency receives automatic renewal
- Yes, desistance always cancels regulatory jurisdiction
- Yes, every offense becomes lawful
- No
- Yes, the witness privately repeals the order
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order No. 216-20, Articles II-III and VIII-IX, signed October 27, 2020, printed pages 5-8 and 14-17: https://batangmalaya.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DOLE-Department-Order-No.-216-Series-of-2020-min-1-with-cover.pdf
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