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The so-called Backpay Law of 1945 turned out to be the most controversial measure passed by the postwar Congress. Joint Resolution No. 5 authorized the Philippine Treasury, which was already financially crippled, to pay back salaries and wages to members of Congress and their staff to cover the three years of Japanese occupation.
Labor education, standards and statistics; Organization of the labor market including recruitment, training and placement of workers and exports of human resources; Foreign workers in the Philippines; Promotion and development of workers' organizations; Promotion and development of employment-intensive technology
The Labor Code and other legislated labor laws are implemented primarily by government agencies, namely, Department of Labor and Employment and Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (now the country's Department of Migrant Workers). Non-government entities, such as the trade unions and employers, also play a role in the country's labor.
Since 1946, the laws passed by the Congress, including legal codes, have been titled Republic Acts. [b] While Philippine legal codes are, strictly speaking, also Republic Acts, they may be differentiated in that the former represents a more comprehensive effort in embodying all aspects of a general area of law into just one legislative act.
Enrique "Eric" D. Torres (September 21, 1947 - April 4, 2004) - Torres was a teacher who authored the Manual of Legal Rights for Teachers and Education Workers (1984) and helped establish the teachers’ organizations Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and the Teacher Center of the Philippines (TCP) during the Marcos dictatorship. He was ...
The 1st National Assembly of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Asambleyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from November 25, 1935 until August 15, 1938, during the first three years of Manuel L. Quezon's presidency.
Amending the Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections Act or RA 9164: Postponing the Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (spent) 2015-03-27: 10657: Chemistry Profession Act: Repealing the Chemistry Act of the Philippines or RA 754 2015-03-27: 10658: Creating a Legislative District: Lone District of the City of Biñan 2015-03-27: 10659
Moreover, Philippine jurisprudence has long applied a rule that any doubts in the interpretation of law, especially the Labor Code, will be resolved in favor of labor and against management. The Labor Code has been amended numerous times since it was first enacted. The most significant amendment was brought about by the passage of Republic Act ...