Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826
National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5, issued by President Corazon C. Aquino on January 3, 1990, outlines measures to protect labor rights amid a national emergency. It affirms the right of employees to organize and engage in collective bargaining, while also recognizing the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and petition. The order mandates the Department of Labor and Employment to swiftly address disputes leading to strikes or lockouts and to monitor private businesses taken over by the government to ensure compliance with workers' rights. Additionally, it stipulates that labor complaints must be acted upon within 24 hours, and any certified labor cases should be resolved within 30 days. The Memorandum takes effect five days after publication in major newspapers.
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- What is Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826 about?
- National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5, issued by President Corazon C. Aquino on January 3, 1990, outlines measures to protect labor rights amid a national emergency. It affirms the right of employees to organize and engage in collective bargaining, while also recognizing the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and petition. The order mandates the Department of Labor and Employment to swiftly address disputes leading to strikes or lockouts and to monitor private businesses taken over by the government to ensure compliance with workers' rights. Additionally, it stipulates that labor complaints must be acted upon within 24 hours, and any certified labor cases should be resolved within 30 days. The Memorandum takes effect five days after publication in major newspapers.
- What type of law is National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5?
- Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826 (National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826 enacted?
- Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826 (National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5) was enacted on Jan 3, 1990.
- What is the citation for Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826?
- Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826, National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5, Jan 3, 1990 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- National Emergency Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 3, 1990
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 5
PROVIDING MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE LABOR FRONT PURSUANT TO PROCLAMATION NO. 503 IN RELATION TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6826
Pursuant to the provisions of Proclamation No. 503 in relation to Republic Act No. 6826, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
1. ON LABOR RELATIONS
(a) The right of employees to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of collective bargaining and to engage in concerted activities is an inherent right of labor explicitly protected by the Constitution and shall be safeguarded at all times.
(b) The right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances is likewise recognized as a fundamental Constitutional right.
(c) Within twenty four (24) hours from receipt of a notice of strike or lockout or knowledge of an impending or on-going dispute causing or likely to cause a strike or lockout, the Department of Labor and Employment shall exert all efforts to resolve the said dispute through continuous conciliation/mediation conferences.
(d) The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall exercise all powers authorized under the law to avert the occurrence of widespread strikes and prolonged work stoppages including the suspension of mass retrenchments which impair the operations of public utilities, businesses affected with public interest, and those indispensable to the national interest.
(e) Cases certified to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) pursuant to Article 263 (g) of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, shall be acted upon immediately and resolved within thirty (30) days from receipt of the certification order.
The NLRC shall immediately adopt the necessary rules and regulations to govern the expeditious resolution of certified cases.
2. ON ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS
(a) In the event the government temporarily takes over or directs the operation of any privately-owned public utility or business affected with public interest pursuant to Sec. 3 (3) of Republic Act No. 6826, the Department of Labor and Employment shall monitor its operations to ensure that worker's rights under existing CBAs should be respected. As much as possible, no dislocation of workers shall be effected.
(b) Pursuant to Proclamation No. 503 in relation to Articles 89 (a) and 92 of the Labor Code, any employee may be required by his employer to perform overtime work on any day. The employee required to render such overtime work shall be paid additional compensation as determined by Chapter 1, Title 1, Book III of the same Code.
(c) All complaints alleging violations of labor and health and safety standards shall be acted upon with twenty four (24) hours from receipt thereof.
3. This Memorandum Order shall take effect five (5) days after publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 3rd day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety.
Cite This Law
Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826, National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5, Jan 3, 1990 (Philippines)
Providing Measures to be Undertaken in the Labor Front Pursuant to Proc. No. 503 in Relation to RA 6826, National Emergency Memorandum Order No. 5 (Phil. 1990)
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