Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR RELIEFS FROM AND EXECUTION OF FINAL DECISIONS AND AWARDS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND THE LABOR ARBITERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 223 AND 224 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
April 28, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5944, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR RELIEFS FROM AND EXECUTION OF FINAL DECISIONS AND AWARDS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND THE LABOR ARBITERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 223 AND 224 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Providing for Reliefs from Final Decisions of the National Labor Relations Commission and the Labor Arbiters | |
| ABSTRACT : As provided under the bill, decisions of the labor arbiters are appealable to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). Subsequently, decisions onwards or resolutions of the NLRC, except those on certified cases, shall be appealable only to the Supreme Court on certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court solely on question of law and/or jurisdiction. This eliminates one layer of the appellate process which is the Court of Appeals. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLARAMA, WILFRIDO | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-04-28 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Beltran | 2. Ocampo |
| 3. Maza | 4. Torres |
| 5. Lagman-luistro | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01395 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-04-28 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 2475, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 2872, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-04-30 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-04-30 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-05-06 |
Abstract
As provided under the bill, decisions of the labor arbiters are appealable to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). Subsequently, decisions onwards or resolutions of the NLRC, except those on certified cases, shall be appealable only to the Supreme Court on certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court solely on question of law and/or jurisdiction. This eliminates one layer of the appellate process which is the Court of Appeals.
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