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Practice question: Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

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A Labor Secretary issues a document directing a criminal evidentiary search and arrest, claiming Article 38 alone supplies authority without a judge’s warrant. Explain the controlling limitation from Salazar v. Achacoso.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Articles 5, 36–38, regulatory, visitorial, and complaint powers, subject to current laws.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/mar1990/gr_81510_1990.html — Salazar v. Achacoso, GR 81510, March 14, 1990, main decision; constitutional restriction on search and arrest warrants.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11641_2021.html — RA 11641, sections 4–6, transfer of overseas recruitment functions to DMW.

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