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What is the title of this decree?
What is the title of this decree?
- The Workers' Rights Act
- The Labor Code of the Philippines (correct)
- The Philippine Labor Act
- The Employment Code
How many months after its promulgation will this Code take effect?
How many months after its promulgation will this Code take effect?
- Three (3) months
- One (1) year
- Six (6) months (correct)
- Nine (9) months
What is the primary role of the State as stated in this decree?
What is the primary role of the State as stated in this decree?
- To afford protection to labor (correct)
- To regulate business operations
- To increase production
- To promote entrepreneurship
How will doubts in the implementation and interpretation of this Code be resolved?
How will doubts in the implementation and interpretation of this Code be resolved?
Who is responsible for promulgating the necessary implementing rules and regulations?
Who is responsible for promulgating the necessary implementing rules and regulations?
How many days after announcement of their adoption in newspapers of general circulation will the rules and regulations become effective?
How many days after announcement of their adoption in newspapers of general circulation will the rules and regulations become effective?
To whom do all rights and benefits granted to workers under this Code apply?
To whom do all rights and benefits granted to workers under this Code apply?
What is the primary goal of the State in promoting full employment?
What is the primary goal of the State in promoting full employment?
What is the main reason for the reformation of land ownership according to Article 7?
What is the main reason for the reformation of land ownership according to Article 7?
What is the maximum area of land that a landowner can retain, according to Article 8?
What is the maximum area of land that a landowner can retain, according to Article 8?
How is the value of the land determined for transfer to tenant-farmers, according to Article 9?
How is the value of the land determined for transfer to tenant-farmers, according to Article 9?
What is the interest rate on the amortization of the land, according to Article 9?
What is the interest rate on the amortization of the land, according to Article 9?
What is the duration of the amortization period for the tenant-farmer, according to Article 9?
What is the duration of the amortization period for the tenant-farmer, according to Article 9?
Who is responsible for paying the amortization due in case of default, according to Article 9?
Who is responsible for paying the amortization due in case of default, according to Article 9?
What is the purpose of determining the land value, according to Article 9?
What is the purpose of determining the land value, according to Article 9?
What is the minimum area of land constituting a family-size farm, according to Article 8?
What is the minimum area of land constituting a family-size farm, according to Article 8?
How does the government guarantee the amortizations, according to Article 9?
How does the government guarantee the amortizations, according to Article 9?
What happens to the amortization due in case of default, according to Article 9?
What happens to the amortization due in case of default, according to Article 9?
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Labor Code of the Philippines
Labor Code of the Philippines
A law that protects workers, promotes fair employment, and outlines the relationship between workers and employers.
Effectivity of Labor Code
Effectivity of Labor Code
The Labor Code takes effect six months after its promulgation, with implementing rules effective fifteen days after newspaper announcement.
Worker Protection (Basic Policy)
Worker Protection (Basic Policy)
The state safeguards workers' rights, ensures equal opportunities, and regulates employer-employee relations.
Interpretation of Labor Code
Interpretation of Labor Code
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Applicability of Labor Code
Applicability of Labor Code
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Land Reform Objective
Land Reform Objective
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Tenant Ownership (Farm Size)
Tenant Ownership (Farm Size)
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Landowner Retention
Landowner Retention
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Land Value Determination
Land Value Determination
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Land Payment
Land Payment
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Cooperative Role in Default
Cooperative Role in Default
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Government Guarantee
Government Guarantee
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Title Issuance Condition
Title Issuance Condition
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Title Transfer Restrictions
Title Transfer Restrictions
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Implementing Agency (Land Reform)
Implementing Agency (Land Reform)
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Study Notes
The Labor Code of the Philippines
- Official name of the decree is the "Labor Code of the Philippines"
Effectivity and Implementation
- The Code takes effect six (6) months after its promulgation
- Implementing rules and regulations become effective fifteen (15) days after announcement in newspapers of general circulation
Declaration of Basic Policy
- The State protects labor, promotes full employment, and ensures equal work opportunities regardless of sex, race, or creed
- The State regulates relations between workers and employers
- Workers have the right to self-organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and just and humane conditions of work
Construction and Interpretation
- All doubts in implementation and interpretation are resolved in favor of labor
Applicability
- All rights and benefits granted to workers under this Code apply to all workers, whether agricultural or non-agricultural, unless otherwise provided.
Land Reform Objectives
- The New Society aims to address legitimate grievances from the old concept of land ownership, which led to conflict and social tension, by emancipating tillers of the soil from their bondage.
Transfer of Lands to Tenant-Workers
- Tenant-farmers on private agricultural lands primarily devoted to rice and corn under share crop or lease tenancy are deemed owners of a family-size farm.
- The farm size is 5 hectares if not irrigated and 3 hectares if irrigated.
- Land owners may retain an area of not more than 7 hectares if they are cultivating it.
Determination of Land Value
- The value of the land is equivalent to 2.5 times the average harvest of three normal crop years immediately preceding October 21, 1972.
- The total cost of the land, including 6% interest per annum, is to be paid by the tenant in 15 years of 15 equal annual amortizations.
- In case of default, the amortization due is paid by the farmers' cooperative, with a right of recourse against the defaulting tenant-farmer.
- The government guarantees the amortizations with shares of stock in government-owned and government-controlled corporations.
Conditions of Ownership
- A title to the land acquired by the tenant-farmer is only issued when they become a full-fledged member of a duly recognized farmers' cooperative.
- The title to the land is not transferable except by hereditary succession or to the Government.
Implementing Agency
- The Department of Agrarian Reform is responsible for promulgating the necessary rules and regulations to implement the land reform program.
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This quiz covers the Labor Code of the Philippines, including its effectivity, basic policies, and labor rights.
