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Practice question: Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

May duly authorized representatives exercise Article 37 visitorial functions within the applicable coverage?
  1. No; only the Secretary may personally inspect any record.
  2. Any private person may do so without authorization.
  3. Yes.
  4. Only an applicant’s friend may inspect.
  5. Only a trial judge may request regular reports.

Legal references

  • Labor Code Articles 18 and 35-38, read with current allocation of overseas functions under RA 11641: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
  • Salazar v. Achacoso, G.R. No. 81510, March 14, 1990, en banc main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/mar1990/gr_81510_1990.html
  • RA 11641 Sections 4-6 and 19, DMW functions and succession: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11641_2021.html

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