1) The prescribed reglementary period for appeal
under Rule 43, Section 4 of the Rules of Court.
a) 10 calendar days
b) 15 days
c) 15 calendar days
d) 10 days.
2) The prescribed reglementary period for appeal
under Article 276 (262-A)
a) 10 calendar days
b) 15 days
c) 15 calendar days
d) 10 days.
3) It is an exaction constitutive of ULP within the
meaning of this law for a union to _______ of the
employer for a contract calling for payment of
compensation for the presence of one of its members at
a jobsite when no unionist's work is being done
therein, and when the employer indicated that it bad no
need for such labor, the union staged a strike to make
the employer respond to such demand.
a) Demand
b) Mandate
c) Order
d) None of the above
4) When an employer receives a bona-fide offer of
competent performance of relevant services, it remains
for the _______, through free and fair negotiation, to
determine whether such offer should be accepted and
what compensation should be paid for the work done.
a) Employer
b) Employee
c) Manager
d) None of the above
5) What is the nature of the payment of appeal docket
fee within the prescribed period?
a) Mandatory
b) Jurisdictional
c) Both mandatory and jurisdictional
d) Optional
6) Which of the following statements is correct?
a) The independent action of certiorari under
Rule 65 can be availed of as a substitute for
the lost remedy of ordinary appeal, including
that provided for under Rule 43.
b) The independent action of certiorari under
Rule 65 cannot be availed of as a substitute
for the lost remedy of ordinary appeal,
including that provided for under Rule 43.
c) The independent action of certiorari under
Rule 65 can be availed of as a substitute for
the lost remedy of ordinary appeal, excluding
that provided for under Rule 43.
d) The independent action of certiorari under
Rule 65 cannot be availed of as a substitute for
the lost remedy of ordinary appeal, excluding
that provided for under Rule 43.
7) The following are the exceptions when certiorari
may be granted despite the availability of an appeal,
except?
a) When there is a pending appeal
b) When the writs issued are null and void
c) When the broader interest of justice so
requires
d) No exceptions, the rule is absolute.
8) The _______ has jurisdiction over the petition for
certiorari under Rule 65 that may filed before it from
the decision of the NLRC, Dole Secretary or the BLR
Director
a) Court of Appeals
b) Supreme Court
c) Regional Trial Court
d) Labor Arbiter
9) Under Rule 45, the reglementary period to appeal
from notice of judgment or denial in motion for
consideration from the Court of Appeals is
a) 15 days
b) 30 days
c) 60 days
d) 6 months
10) If the Court of Appeals acted with grave abuse of
discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction.
What is the proper remedy so that the petitioner would
be promptly relieved from the injurious effect of the
judgment?
a) Rule 45
b) Motion for reconsideration
c) Rule 65 Certiorari
d) Rule 43
11) It was conceded that respondent indeed availed of
the wrong remedy of certiorari under Rule 65. Due,
however, to the nature of the case, involving worker's
wage and benefits, and the fact that whether the
petition filed under Rule 65 or appeal by certiorari
under Rule 45, it was filed within 15 days (the
reglementary period under rule 45) from petitioner's
receipt of the resolution of the CA's Resolution
denying it's motion for reconsideration, the Court
resolved to give it due course.
 a) Cirtek Employees Labor Union vs Cirtek
Electronics, Inc.
b) Mamayang Manggagaww ng Stayfast Phils, Inc
vs NLRC
c) San Miguel Corporation vs the Hon. CA
d) Tomas Claudio Memorial College, Inc. vs CA
12) In case what is filed is a petition under Rule 65
instead of Rule 45, before the Supreme Court may treat
the petition erroneously filed under Rule 65 as having
been filed under Rule 45, the same must comply with
the reglementary period for filing an appeal. this
requirement is not only mandatory but also
jurisdictional such that failure to do so renders the
assailed decision final and executory and deprives the
SC of jurisdiction to alter the final judgement, much
less to entertain the appeal.
17) Which of the following was created to fill in the
missing details in the Labor Code and its implementing
rules?
a) Rules of Procedure on Arbitration
b) Rules of Procedure on Mediation-
Arbitration
c) DOLE Rules of Procedure on Med-Arb
d) Rules of Procedure on Mediation
18) Which of the following has the authority to
approve, deny, or revoke labor union permits?
a) Labor Arbiter
b) Bureau of Labor Relations
c) DOLE Secretary
d) Administrative Code of 1987

a) Tirazona vs CA 19) It refers to an officer in the DOLE Regional Office

b) New Ever Marketing ,Inc vs CA or in the BLR authorized to hear and decide
c) Almelor vs RTC representation cases, inter-union or intra-union
d) Mora vs Avesco Marketing Corporation disputes and other related labor relation disputes.

13) The __________ has standardized the appeal a) Mediator-Arbiters

periods to afford litigants fair opportunity to appeal b) DOLE Regional Director
their cases. c) BLR Director
d) None of the Above
a) Neypes doctrine
b) Gomez doctrine 20) Which of the following is incorrect in relation to
c) Zamora doctrine Mediator-Arbiter?
d) Roquero doctrine
Statement 1: Med-Arbiters possessed certain powers
14) The appellant is allowed a fresh period of ______ not even available to Labor Arbiters, such as
within which to file the notice of appeal in the RTC , injunction power.
counted from receipt of the order dismissing a motion Statement 2: They do not have the authority to issue
for a new trial or motion for reconsideration. writs of injunction in appropriate cases, the
determination of which is addressed to their sound
a) 60 days discretion.
b) 30 days Statement 3: They are granted contempt powers
c) 15 days Statement 4: They are not merely ordinary
d) 10 days functionaries in the BLR.

15) The Bureau of Labor Relations shall have ____ a) Statement 1

days to act on labor cases before it, subject to b) Statement 2
extension by agreement of the parties. c) Statement 3
d) Statement 4
a) 15 working days
b) 15 calendar days 21) They are the duly authorized representative of the
c) 30 working days DOLE Secretary in the DOLE regional offices. They
d) 30 calendar days are in charge of the administration and enforcement of
labor standards within their respective territorial
16) "Labor Relations Division" refers to the following jurisdictions.
units in the Dole Regional Office.
a) DOLE Regional Director
a) Labor Organization and CBA registration b) BLR Director
Unit c) Med Arbiter
b) Med-Arbitration Unit d) Labor Official Concern
c) A and B
d) None of the above
22) They are the one who hears and decides certain
specified cases over which he has either original and
appellate jurisdiction.
a) BLR Director
b) DOLE Regional Director
c) Med Arbiter
d) Labor Officials concerned
23) Refers to a dispute occurring on between or among
unions.
a) inter-union
b) intra-union
c) extra-union
d) contra-union
24) Which of the following is a mode of securing the
status of a SEBA?
I. Voluntary Recognition
II. Request for SEBA Certification
a) II only
b) I only
c) Both choices
d) None of the choices
25) When the Request is made in an unorganized
establishment with_____________, and the requesting
union or local fails to complete the requirements for
SEBA certification during the validation conference
before the DOLE Regional Director, such Request
should be referred to the Election Officer for the
conduct of certification election,' in which case, such
certification election should now be under the
jurisdiction of the Mediator-Arbiter.
a) Only one (1) legitimate union
b) Only two (2) legitimate unions
c) No legitimate union
d) Limited legitimate union
26) When the Request is made in an unorganized
establishment with ______________________, in
which case, the DOLE Regional Director, before
whom Requests are required to be filed, should refer
the Request directly to the Election Officer for the
conduct of a certification election in accordance with
the Rules
a) Not more than one (1) legitimate labor
organization
b) More than one (1) legitimate labor
organization
c) No legitimate organization at all
d) None of the choices
27) The following is a rundown inter-union or intra-
union disputes:
a) Opposition to application for union and
CBA registration
b) Cancellation of registration of a labor
organization filed by its members or by
another organization
c) Deregistration of collective bargaining
agreements
d) Validity or invalidity of union affiliation or
disaffiliation
e) All of the above
28) The following is a rundown inter-union or intra-
union disputes, except:
a) Violations of the rights and conditions of
union or workers' association membership
b) Violations of the rights of legitimate labor
organizations
c) Deregistration of collective bargaining
agreements
d) Interpretation of collective bargaining
agreements
e) None of the above
29) Which of the following is not considered as “other
related relations dispute”?
a) A petition for interpleader involving labor
relations
b) A conflict between a labor union and an
individual who is not a member of such union
c) A conflict between a union member and
one who is not a union member
d) A conflict between a labor union and a
group that is not a labor organization
30) Which of the following statements is true?
a) The Bureau of Labor Relations may not
motu proprio act on intra-union disputes
b) The jurisdiction of the Bureau of Labor
Relations over labor-management relations in
agricultural workplaces is original and
concurrent
c) A dispute involving two labor unions is
considered as “other related labor relations
dispute”
d) A petition for interpleader involving labor
relations is not considered as an inter-union
case even if it involves two or more labor
unions.
31) The matter of determining the existence of an
employer-employee relationship between the employer
and the members of the union/s participating in a
certification election case pending before the Med-
Arbiter is an example of ____________
 a) Inter-union dispute
b) Intra-union dispute
c) Either inter-union or intra-union dispute
d) Neither inter-union or intra-union dispute
32) Under Article 232 [226], the ___ has original and
exclusive jurisdiction over labor-management relations
dispute involving the determination of existence of an
employer-employee relationship between the employer
and the members of the union/s participating in a
certification election case. Necessarily, in the exercise
of this jurisdiction, its _____ has the authority, original
and exclusive, to determine the existence of such
relationship.
a) BLR; Med-Arbiter
b) BLR; Labor Arbiter
c) NLRC; Med-Arbiter
d) NLRC; Labor Arbiter
33) Statement 1: If a dispute concerns a labor
organization and any of its officers or members, it
appropriately falls under the categorization of “intra-
union” dispute. However, if the individual party is
neither an officer nor a member of the labor union, in
no way can it be called an intra-union case.
Statement 2: A petition to cancel a labor
organization’s registration can be designated neither as
“intra-union” nor “inter-union” if it is filed by
individuals other than its officers and/or members or
by a group that is not a labor organization.
a) Statement 1 is false
b) Statement 2 is true
c) Both statements are true
d) Both statements are false
34) Within the context of labor relations, the term
refers to a proceeding brought by a party against two
or more parties with conflicting claims, compelling the
claimants to litigate between and among themselves
their respective rights to the claim, thereby relieving
the party so filing from suits they may otherwise bring
against it.
a) Arbitration
b) Intervention
c) Interpleader
d) Joinder
35) Request for SEBA certification when made in an
unorganized establishment with only one or more than
one (1) legitimate union or in an organized
establishment falls under the __________ jurisdiction
of the Mediator-Arbiter.
a) exclusive
b) original
c) original and exclusive
d) limited
36) Injunction Cases falls under the ___________
jurisdiction of the Mediator-Arbiter.
a) exclusive
b) original
c) original and exclusive
d) limited
37) The Mediator-Arbiter will have jurisdiction over a
Request for SEBA Certification if it is made in an
_____________ establishment as well as in instances
where it is made in an ______________ establishment
with _____________________. Under this situation,
the DOLE Regional Director, before whom the said
Request is filed, is required to refer it to the Mediator-
Arbiter for the determination of the propriety of
conducting a certification election; consequently, the
Mediator-Arbiter would now have the jurisdiction to
take cognizance of the certification election.
a) organized; unorganized; more than one
(1) legitimate organization
b) unorganized; organized; more than two (2)
legitimate organization
c) recognized; unrecognized; more than one
(1) legitimate organization
d) recognized; unrecognized; more than two
(2) legitimate organization
38) The DOLE Regional Directors have original and
exclusive jurisdiction over numerous cases. But not all
of them are relevant to or connected with the _____
classes of cases.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
39) What is the legal basis of the DOLE Regional
Director's original and exclusive jurisdiction over
visitorial cases?
a) Article 289 [274]
b) Article 258 [b]
c) Article 250
d) Article 251
40) It is the power to inquire into the financial
activities of legitimate labor organizations upon the
filing of a complaint under oath and duly supported by
the written consent of at least 20% of the total
membership of the labor organization concerned and to
examine their books of accounts and other records to
determine compliance or non-compliance with the law
and prosecute any violation of the law and the union
constitution and by-laws.
a) Visitorial
 b) Examination
c) Inquiry
d) Investigation
41) In this case, it was clearly pointed out that original
jurisdiction over complaints for examination of union
accounts is vested not in the Med-Arbiter but in the
DOLE Regional Director.
a) Anes v. Arlito
b) Deneses v. Dionisio
c) Chenes v. Chito
d) Barles v. Bitonio
42) When request for SEBA Certification is made in
an _____ establishment with _____, it should be filed
with the DOLE Regional Director, who will make an
immediate determination on whether there is a
majority support by the members of the bargaining unit
to the requesting union.
a) organized ; with four legitimate union
b) unorganized ; with three legitimate union
c) organized ; with two legitimate union
d) unorganized ; with only one legitimate union
43) In case the request for SEBA certification is made
in an unorganized establishment with only one (1)
legitimate union, who has jurisdiction?
a) Labor Arbiter
b) DOLE regional director
c) Med-Arbiter
d) Secretary of Labor
44) The DOLE Regional Director never issues a
"SEBA Certification", what is done is the mere
recording of the "_______________"
a) Notice of Voluntary Recognition
b) Notice of Certification Election
c) Notice of Voluntary Election
d) Notice of SEBA Certification
45) The Med-Arbiter would acquire original
jurisdiction over the request for SEBA Certification in
case the request is made in an _________________
with only one legitimate union; an
_____________________ with more than one
legitimate union; and in an _________________
establishment.
a) organized; organized; unorganized
b) organized; unorganized; unorganized
c) unorganized; unorganized; organized
d) unorganized; organized; organized
46) The BLR exercises two kinds of jurisdiction,
namely:
a) original and exclusive
b) exclusive and appellate
c) original and appellate
d) original and concurrent
47) Are all cases under the Bureau of Labor Relations
under the DOLE Regional Directors, Med-Arbiters,
and the BLR Director?
a) Yes, the term ‘BLR’ in terms of jurisdiction
refers to the DOLE Regional Directors, Med-
Arbiters, and the BLR Director.
b) Yes, they have concurrent original and
appellate jurisdiction over labor cases.
c) No, the term ‘BLR’ in terms of jurisdiction
must solely refer to the BLR Director.
d) No, only the BLR Director and Med-
Arbiters have jurisdiction over cases under the
BLR.
48) The following cases fall under the appellate
jurisdiction of the BLR Director, except:
a) Registration of multi-employer CBAs or
petitions for deregistration thereof
b) Notice of merger, consolidation, affiliation,
and change of name of unions and/or petition
for denial thereof
c) None of the above
d) Both a and b
49) The High Court pointed out that Article 232 of the
Labor Code clearly provides that the BLR Director and
the Regional Directors of DOLE _______________
over inter-union and intra-union disputes.
a) concurrent
b) appellate
c) exclusive
d) original
50) The Supreme Court had occasion to distinguish the
appellate jurisdiction of the BLR Director from that of
the DOLE Secretary in the case of
______________________________.
a) Abbot Laboratories Philippines , Inc vs.
Abbott Laboratories Employees Union
b) Barles vs Bitorio
c) Dai-Chi Electronics Manufacturing
Corporation vs Hon. Villarama
d) San Miguel Corporation vs NLRC
51) Generally, decisions of the Med-Arbiter on intra-
union disputes, in the exercise of its original and
exclusive jurisdiction, is appealable to the
________________ .
a) DOLE Regional Director
 b) Labor Arbiter
c) President of the Philippines
d) BLR Director
52) The DOLE Secretary has ___________________
over decisions of the BLR Director rendered in the
exercise of his appellate jurisdiction over decisions
made by Med-Arbiters and DOLE Regional Directors
in the exercise of their respective original and
exclusive jurisdictions.
a) Jurisdiction
b) Limited jurisdiction
c) Exclusive jurisdiction
d) No jurisdiction
53) All decisions, awards or orders rendered by the
DOLE Regional Director are appealable to BLR
director.
a) False because such are appealable to the
regular courts.
b) False as these are not subject to appeal.
c) False because there are only certain cases
that are appealable.
d) True
54) The decisions of the Med-Arbiter are appealable to
BLR Director. Which of the following is true?
a) The rule is absolute.
b) Med-Arbiter's decision is not subject to
appeal.
c) Decisions rendered by the Med-Arbiter are
appealable directly to the DOLE Secretary
d) this rule is subject to exceptions.
55) The ____________ shall exercise original and
exclusive jurisdiction over application for union
registration, petitions for cancellation of union
registration and complaints for examination of union
books accounts.
a) Labor Arbiter
b) Regional Director
c) Med Arbiter
d) Voluntary Arbitrator
56) The following are decisions appealable to the BLR
Director, except?
a) Union registration related case
b) Notice of merger, consolidation, affiliation
and change of name of said unions and or
petition for denial thereof.
c) CBA related cases
d)None of the choices
57) The Secretary of Labor or his duly authorized
representative may, at any time, inspect the premises,
books of accounts and records of any person or entity
covered by this Title, require to submit reports
regularly on prescribed forms, and act on violation of
any provisions of this Title.
a) Visitorial Power
b) Visitorial Inspection
c) Ocular Inspection
d) None of the above.
58) The order of the Regional Director shall be final
and executory unless appealed to the Secretary of
Labor within _______ from receipt thereof.
a) 10 calendar days.
b) 15 calendar days.
c) 10 working days.
d) 15 working days.
59) In the 2014 case of ________, the motu proprio
referral to the BLR Director by the DOLE Secretary of
an appeal erroneously filed before him from the
decision of the DOLE Regional Director ordering the
cancellation of respondent union’s registration was
held valid. Consequently, by reason of such referral,
the BLR Director can then validly act on it.
a) Takata
b) Heritage Manila
c) Abbott Laboratories
d) Robosa
60) True or False
Exception when DOLE Secretary may entertain appeal
directly from the DOLE Regional Director’s decision
without passing through the BLR Director.
I. Jurisdiction to review the decisions of the DOLE
Regional Directors over certain cases lies with the
BLR Director.
II. No appeal from the DOLE Regional Director’s
decision can directly be filed with the DOLE Secretary
who has no appellate jurisdiction thereover.
a) True, True
b) True, False
c) False, False
d) False, True
61) For purposes of appeal, the issue of union
registration involves two (2) situations, they are:
a) Denial of application for union registration
b) Revocation or cancellation of union
registration
c) Neither a and b
d) Both a and b
62) Statement I: If the denial of the registration
application or revocation or cancellation of union
registration is made by the DOLE Regional Director,
in the exercise of his original and exclusive
jurisdiction.
Statement II: In cases involving independent unions,
local chapters/chartered locals and worker’s
associations, the same may be appealed to the BLR
Director whose decision on the matter shall be final
and inappealable.
a) True; False
b) False; True
c) True; True
d) False; False
63) If the registration of single-enterprise CBAs are
denied by the Regional Director, what is the remedy?
a) file an appeal with the BLR Director
within ten (10) days from the receipt of the
notice of denial
b) file an appeal with the BLR Director within
fifteen (15) days from the receipt of the notice
of denial
c) file an appeal with the BLR Director within
ten (10) days from the decision
d) file an appeal with the BLR Director within
twenty (20) days from the receipt of the notice
of denial
64) Which administrative body has appellate
jurisdiction over the denial of application for
registration of labor organization made by the BLR
Director, in the exercise of his original and exclusive
jurisdiction in cases involving federations?
a) NLRC
b) Labor Arbiter
c) Voluntary Arbitrator
d) DOLE Secretary
65) Which of the following statements pertain to
Direct contempt?
c) Both A and B
d) Administrative officer has no power of
contempt.
67) The remedy of appeal involved in the cases
contemplated under Article 232 is available only up to
the level of either the:
a) BLR Director or the DOLE Secretary
b) Labor Arbiter or the DOLE Secretary
c) Med- Abiter or the BLR Director
d) DOLE Secretary or the Labor Arbiter
68) 934
69) It is an agency attached to the DOLE principally
in-charge of the settlement of labor disputes through
conciliation, mediation, and voluntary arbitration. It is
also charged with the promotion of voluntary
approaches to labor dispute prevention and settlement.
a) Voluntary Arbitrator
b) NLRC
c) NCMB
d) Labor Dispute Prevention and
Settlement
70) This refers to an officer of the NCMB whose
principal function is to assist in the settlement and
disposition of labor-management disputes through
conciliation and preventive mediation, including the
promotion and encouragement of voluntary approaches
to labor disputes prevention and settlement.
a) Voluntary Arbitrator
b) Conciliator Mediator
c) Mediator
d) Labor Arbiter
71) I. NCMB refers to the National Conciliation
Mediation Board.
II. The NCMB is a quasi-judicial agency.

a) A person guilty of misbehavior in the a) True, true

presence of or so near the BLR Director as to b) False, false
obstruct or interrupt the proceedings before c) True, false
him. d) False, true
b) Disrespect towards, offensive personalities
towards others, or refusal to be 72) Who has jurisdiction over conciliation, mediation
sworn or to answer as a witness and voluntary arbitration cases?
c) Refusal to Subscribe an affidavit or
deposition when lawfully required to do so. a) Labor Arbiter
d) All of the choices b) BLR
c) NCMB
d) None of the above
66) The following are the penalties for direct contempt
except? 73) Why are there no marked distinctions between
conciliation and mediation?
a) a fine not exceeding P100.00
b) imprisonment not exceeding one (1) day.
 a) The reason is that in both cases, a neutral
third party (called Conciliator or Mediator) is
tasked to assist two or more opposing parties
in finding appropriate resolution to a dispute.
b) Because there is no separate classification
between conciliators and mediators.
c) It is due to the fact that these two words are
synonymous and they mean the same exact
thing.
d) none of the choices
74) In other jurisdictions, what is the principal
distinction between conciliation and mediation?
a) The principal distinction lies on the extent
of the power and authority granted to the
neutral third party.
b) In Philippine law and jurisprudence, there
was no distinction embodied between these
two.
c) There seems no distinctions that could or
may exist between these two terms.
d) none of the choices
75) Statement 1: Conciliator is given more power and
authority than Mediator.
Statement 2: Conciliation is more formal than
mediation in the sense that the Conciliator’s opinion
may be binding on the parties.
a) true, true
b) false, false
c) true, false
d) false, true
76) The privileged nature of the communication in
conciliation and mediation proceedings applies to:
a) Conciliation and mediation proceeding
before BLR
b) Med-Arbiter
c) Labor Arbiter
d) Commissioner of the NLRC
e) All of the choices
77) It is a remedy not found under the Labor Code but
under the NCMB, which expressly states that one of its
functions is to provide such to disputing parties.
a) Preventive Mediation
b) Writ of Preliminary Injunction
c) Habeas Corpus
d) Certification Election
78) The following are ways to initiate Preventive
Mediation:
I. By filing a notice or request of preventive mediation,
as distinguished from a notice of strike or lockout
II. By conversion of the notice of strike or lockout into
a preventive mediation case
a) Both statements are correct
b) Only statement I is correct
c) Only statement II is correct
d) Neither statements are correct
79) It has the authority to convert a notice of strike/
lockout filed by the union/ employer into a preventive
mediation case.
a) NCMB
b) NLRC
c) DOLE
d) Labor Arbiter
80) When among the following circumstances can the
NCMB convert a notice of strike/ lockout into a
preventive mediation case?
a) When the issues raised in the notice of
strike/lockout are strikable in character
b) When the party which filed the notice of
strike/ lockout involuntarily asks for the
conversion
c) When both parties to a labor dispute
mutually agree to have it subjected to
preventive mediation proceeding
d) None of the choices
81) Once the notice of strike is converted into a
______________, the notice is deemed ________
from the dockets as if no notice of strike has been
filed.
a) Preventive suspension case; revived
b) Preventive arbitration case; reinstated
c) Preventive mediation case; dropped
d) Preventive maintenance; refiled
82) In case of conversion of a notice of strike or
lockout into a preventive mediation case, if conversion
is warranted, a _________________ coming from the
____________ handling the case is required after close
consultation with the regional branch director.
a) Written recommendation;
Conciliator-Mediator
b) Certification; Voluntary Arbitrator
c) Written Order; Employer
d) Verification; regional Branch Director.
83) Statement I: The moment the NCMB orders the
preventive mediation in a strike case, the union
thereupon loses the notice of strike it had filed.
Statement II: If the union still defiantly proceeds with
the strike while mediation is ongoing, the strike is
illegal.
 a) Only Statement I is correct
b) Only Statement II is correct
c) Both Statement I and Statement II are
correct
d) Both Statement I and Statement II are
not correct
84) Refers to the duly authorized representatives of the
DOLE Secretary referred in Article 18 of the Labor
Code which grants to them both visitorial and
enforcement powers.
a) DOLE Regional Director
b) Med- Arbiters
c) BLR Director
d) Labor Arbiter
85) The DOLE Regional Director have original and
exclusive jurisdiction over the following cases, except:
a) Visitorial (inspection) cases under Article 37
b) Visitorial (inspection) cases under Article 128
c) Visitorial cases under Article 289
d) Wage distortion issue arising from
application of Regional Tripartite Wages and
Productivity
86) The following is considered small money claims
arising from labor standards violation under the
jurisdiction of DOLE Regional Director:
a) Claims in the amount not exceeding
P10,000 and not accompanied with claim for
reinstatement.
b) Claims in the amount not exceeding P3,000
and not accompanied with claim for
reinstatement.
c) Claims in the amount not exceeding
P5,000 and not accompanied with claim for
reinstatement.
d) Claims in the amount not exceeding
P15,000 and not accompanied with claim for
reinstatement.
87) The employer has no duty to bargain
collectively:
(1) With a union whose PCE is still pending and,
therefore, it has yet to be certified as the SEBA;
or
(2) If the majority status of the current SEBA is
being challenged and contested by other unions in
the bargaining unit which seasonably filed PCE/s
within the 60day freedom period
a) Both are true
b) Both are false
c) Only statement 1 is true
d) None of the above
88) The issue of majority representation in the
bargaining unit remains unresolved until the
____________ shall have been conducted and a
SEBA is proclaimed as a result thereof.
a) Certification election
b) Run-off election
c) Consent election
d) None of the above
89) Who shall have access to employer’s records and
premises at any time of the day or night whenever
work is being undertaken therein, and the right to copy
therefrom, to question any employee and investigate
any fact, condition or matter which may be necessary
to determine violations or which may aid in the
enforcement of the Labor Code and of any labor law,
wage order or rules and regulations issued pursuant
thereto.
a) The Secretary of Labor and Employment or
his duly authorized representatives, excluding
labor regulation officers
b) The Secretary of Labor and Employment
or his duly authorized representatives,
including labor regulation officers
c) The Labor Arbiter or his duly authorized
representatives, including labor regulation
officers
d) The Labor Arbiter or his duly authorized
representatives, excluding labor regulation
officers
90) Who are the duly authorized representatives of the
DOLE Secretary in charge of the administration and
the enforcement of labor standards within their
respective territorial jurisdictions?
a) DOLE Regional Directors
b) Labor Arbiters
c) NLRC
d) Med-Arbiters
91) The following are the three kinds of power under
Article 128 of the Labor Code except
a) Search and seizure power
b) Visitorial power
c) Enforcement power
d) Appellate power
92) The visitorial and enforcement powers granted to
the DOLE Secretary and the DOLE Regional
Directors who are his duly authorized representatives
are ____________- in nature
a) Quasi-judicial
b) Mandatory
c) Ministerial
d) Emergency

93) Under Article 289 of the Labor Code, The
Secretary of Labor and Employment or his duly
authorized representatives may exercise the following
powers, except:
a) inquire into the financial activities of
legitimate labor organizations
b) examine their books of accounts
c) determine compliance or non-compliance
with the law
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
94) Under article 128 (b) the DOLE Regional
Directors have the power to:
a) issue compliance orders to give effect to the
labor standards provisions of the Labor Code
and other labor legislations
b) issue writs of execution to the appropriate
authority for the enforcement of their orders,
except in contested cases
c) to order stoppage of work or suspension of
operations of any unit when non-compliance
with the law poses grave and imminent danger
d) none of the above
e) all of the above
95) Who has original jurisdiction to exercise the
visitorial and enforcement powers under articles 37,
128, and 289 of the Labor code.
a) Labor Arbiter
b) DOLE Regional Directors
c) Voluntary arbitration
d) NLRC
96) Refers to the minimum requirements prescribed by
existing laws,rules and regulations and other issuances
relating to wages, hours of work, coat of living
allowances and other and other monetary and welfare
benefits,including those set by occupational safety and
health services.
a) Labor Standards
b) Labor relations
c) DOLE Implementing rules and guidelines
d) CBA
97) What is the subject of the visitorial and
enforcement power?
a) The employee
b) The supervisor of the establishment under
inspection
c) The establishment under inspection
d) The labor organization
98) The ________ exercises original jurisdiction over
the visitorial and enforcement power.
a) Labor Arbiter
b) RTC
c) DOLE Secretary
d) DOLE Regional Director
99) Who has the authority to administer and enforce
labor standards under Article 128(b) of the Labor
Code?
a) DOLE Regional Directors
b) Voluntary Arbitrator
c) Labor Arbiter
d) Med-Arbiter
100) The DOLE Regional Director has the power to
require employers, by appropriate regulations, to keep
and maintain such employment records as may be
necessary in aid of his _______ powers.
a) Visitorial and Enforcement
b) Enforcement and Inspection
c) Visitorial and Inspection
d) Visitorial and Police Power
101) Which of the following is NOT a requisite for the
valid exercise of the visitorial and enforcement powers
provided under Article 128 of the Labor Code?
a) Existence of employee-employer
relationship at the time of the initiation of the
action.
b) The employer has been duly afforded due
process in the course of inspection.
c) The findings in question were made in the
course of inspection, regardless of whether it
was initiated by complaint or routine
inspection.
d) The employees have not yet initiated any
claim or complaint with the DOLE Regional
Director under Article 129 of the Labor Code.
102) Which of the following statements is/are true?
I. The DOLE Regional Direction, in the exercise of his
visitorial and enforcement powers, has authority to
make determination on whether the employer-
employee relationship exists.
II. The finding of existence of employer-employee
relationship is subject to judicial review but not review
by the NLRC.
a) Only statement I is true.
b) Only statement II is true.
c) Both statements are true.
d) Both statements are false.
103) Who has the original jurisdiction over small
money claims cases arising from labor standards
violations in the amount not exceeding P5,000.00 and
not accompanied with a claim for reinstatement under
Article 129 of the Labor Code?
a) Labor Arbiter
b) DOLE Regional Director
c) Mediator-Arbiter
d) None of the Above
104) The following statements are the requisites for the
valid exercise of jurisdiction over small money claims
except:
Statement 1: The claim is presented by an employee.
Statement 2: The claimant, no longer being employed,
does not seek reinstatement.
Statement 3: The aggregate money claim of the
employee does not exceed P5,000.00
a) Statement 1
b) Statement 2
c) Statement 3
d) All of the Above
e) None of the Above
105) Employment relationship should no longer exist
at the time of the initiation of the complaint for
monetary claim under ____________.
108) When the money claim _____ but the the
employee prays for reinstatement, the case falls within
the original and exclusive jurisdiction of the _____.
a) does not exceed P5,000; Labor Arbiter
b) does not exceed P5,000; DOLE Regional
Director
c) exceeds P10,000; Labor Arbiter
d) exceeds P5,000; DOLE Regional Director
109) There is no more appeal to the __________ in
monetary claims cases of Kasambahays decided by
DOLE Regional Directors.
a) NLRC
b) DOLE
c) RTC
d) None of the choices
110) Based on this latest amendment as discussed
above, the jurisdiction over all labor-related disputes
involving ____________ , including illegal dismissal,
money claims (regardless of amount) and other labor
issues, is now lodged entirely with the DOLE Regional
Director.
a) A kasambahay
b) Any employee
c) Project-based employee
d) Probationary employee

a) Article 129 111) If the decision of the DOLE Regional director is

b) Article 229 pursuant to article 128 which basically involves
c) Article 128 inspection case, the appeal should be made to the
d) Article 228 .

106) Jurisdiction when the total monetary claims a) DOLE Secretary

exceeds ____________ is lodged with the b) DOLE Regional director
______________. This is regardless whether or not c) NCMB
the monetary claim is accompanied with a claim for d) NLRC
reinstatement. e) None of the above

a) Php 5000; Labor Arbiter 112) If the decision of the DOLE Regional director is
b) Php 5000; NLRC made in accordance with article 129 which does not
c) Php 500; Labor Arbiter involve an inspection case, the appeal should be made
d) Php 500; NLRC to the _____.
107) In small claims cases, the DOLE Regional
Director has jurisdiction over money claims of a) NLRC
Kasambahays up to what threshold? b) DOLE Secretary
c) NCMB
a) The DOLE Regional Director has d) DOLE Regional director
jurisdiction over all money claims regardless e) None of the above
of amount
b) Less than P5000 under Art. 129 113) Which power of the DOLE Secretary is involved
c) The DOLE Regional Director does not have in the Occupational and Safety and Health Standards in
any jurisdiction over money claims of workplaces?
Kasambahays, regardless of amount
d) More than P5000 under Art. 129 a) Visitorial power
b) Injunctive power
c) Regulatory power
 d) Power to review
114) The law “An Act Strengthening Compliance with
Occupational Safety and Health Standards and
Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof” was signed
into law by:
a) President Rodrigo Duterte
b) President Benigno Aquino III
c) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
d) President Joseph Ejercito Estrada
115) No person or entity shall obstruct, impede, delay
or otherwise render ineffective the orders of the DOLE
Secretary or the Secretary’s duly authorized
representatives issued pursuant to the authority granted
under ________ of the Labor Code.
a) Article 126
b) Article 127
c) Article 128
d) Article 129
116) If stoppage of work due to imminent danger
occurs as a result of the employer’s violation or fault,
the employer _________the workers concerned their
wages during the period of such stoppage of work or
suspension of operations.
a) shall pay
b) shall not pay
c) may pay
d) may not pay
117) The authority to enforce mandatory Occupational
Safety and Health (OSH) Standards may be delegated
by the DOLE Secretary to . b) Issue or issues to be arbitrated
a) the DOH Undersecretary
b) the Labor Arbiter
c) a competent government authority
d) the Regional Directors
118) Statement 1: The DOLE Regional Directors
have original jurisdiction over complaints against a
licensee and/or its authorized representative/s which
are filed in writing and under oath with the
Regional/District/Provincial Office having jurisdiction
over them.
Statement 2: This jurisdiction of the DOLE Regional
Directors covers only complaints against Private
Recruitment and Placement Agencies engaged in local
recruitment.
a) Statement 1 is false
b) Statement 2 is true
c) Both statements are true
d) Both statements are false
119) This is ______________ in the law which was
appropriately addressed by Department Order No. 83-
07, Series of 2007, designating all DOLE Regional
Directors and Assistant Regional Directors as Ex-
Officio Voluntary Arbitrators (EVAs).
a) cancelled
b) invalid
c) void
d) annulled
120) Cases referred to EVAs (Ex-Officio Voluntary
Arbitrators) by ____________ under the DOLE'S
Administrative Intervention for Dispute Avoidance
(AIDA) initiative fall under the jurisdiction of the Ex-
Officio Voluntary Arbitrators, the DOLE Regional
Directors and their Assistants.
a) the DOLE Regional Office
b) the DOLE Regional Directors
c) the DOLE Secretary
d) the DOLE Regional Directors’ assistant
121) Powers of Ex-officio Voluntary Arbitrators:
a) All of the choices
b) power to hold hearings
c) receive evidence
d) take the necessary actions to resolve the
dispute
122) What is to be indicated in a written request to
EVA?
a) All of the choices
c) Names and addresses of the parties involved
d) Other information that the parties deem
vital in the immediate resolution of the
dispute.
123) Which of the following does not fall within the
original and exclusive jurisdiction of the DOLE
Secretary?
a) Unfair labor practices
b) Contempt cases
c) Petition to suspend effects of termination
d) Petition to certify national interest cases to
the NLRC for compulsory arbitration
124) Who has the extraordinary power to suspend the
effects of termination of employment which he may
exercise even pending resolution of the validity or
legality thereof in an appropriate proceeding?
a) Secretary of Labor and Employment
b) Any commissioner of the NLRC
c) Labor Arbiter
 d) Voluntary Arbitrator
125) Effects of termination is suspended to bring the
parties back to the _____, that is, their state of
relationship prior to the termination.
a) status quo anti majorem
b) status quo ante majorem
c) status quo anti litem
d) status quo ante litem
126) The Labor Arbiters and the Voluntary Arbitrators
or Panel of Voluntary Arbitrators are the _____
referred to in Article 292(b) [277(b)].
a) true officials
b) right officials
c) proper officials
d) appropriate officials
127) The exercise of this power involves only the issue
of termination of employment which may cause a
serious labor dispute or is in implementation of a mass
lay-off.
a) Power to suspend the effects of
termination
b) Power to Suspend
c) Power to assume or certify labor disputes
d) Power to terminate
128) The remedy for the power to suspend the effects
of termination is?
a) Immediate reinstatement pending
resolution of the termination case
b) automatic return to work of the strikers or
locked-out employees
c) Separation pay and benefits
d) Reinstatement after the issue
129) _____________________________________
(AIDA) is a new administrative procedure for the
voluntary settlement of labor disputes in line with the
objectives of RA No. 9285, EO No. 523, and the
mandate of the DOLE to promote industrial peace.
a) Administrative Intervention for Dispute
Avoidance
b) Administrative Inoculation for Dispute
Avoidance
c) Administrative Intervention for Discourse
Avoidance
d) Administrative Intervention for Dispute
Annulment
130) The determination of whether a
__________________ evidence exists that the
termination may cause a serious labor dispute or is in
implementation of a mass lay-off as would justify the
suspension of the effects of termination should be
made at the inception of the labor proceedings.
a) sufficient
b) conclusive
c) prima facie
d) substantial
131) The DOLE Secretary’s Administrative
Intervention for Dispute Avoidance (AIDA) is the
same as the established dispute resolution modes of
mediation, conciliation, and arbitration under the
Labor Code.
a) Depends on the case.
b) True.
c) False.
d) Only the same as arbitration.
132) A potential or on-going dispute submitted to the
administrative intervention by the DOLE Secretary
means a live and active dispute that may lead to a
strike, lockout, or massive labor unrest and:
a) Is subject to a complaint filed at the office.
b) Is subject to a notice of strike or lockout at
the office.
c) Is not subject of any complaint or notice of
strike or lockout at the time a Request for
Intervention is made.
d) Is not subject of any complaint but is
subject to a notice of strike or lockout at the
time a Request for Intervention is made.
133) The Office of the Secretary or the Regional
Director, in the proper case, shall proceed to intervene
after the parties shall have manifested the following
except:
a) They voluntarily submit their potential or
ongoing dispute to intervention by the Office
of the BLR Director.
b) There is no pending notice of strike or
lockout or any related complaint in relation to
their potential or ongoing dispute.
c) They shall refrain from any strike or lockout
or any form of work stoppage or from filing
any related complaint while the Secretary's
intervention is in effect.
d) They shall abode by the agreement reached,
whose terms may be enforced through the
appropriate writs issued by the DOLE
Secretary.
RATIONALE: They voluntarily submit their potential
or ongoing dispute to intervention by the Office of the
DOLE SECRETARY AND NOT THE BLR
DIRECTOR.
134) The parties and the officials or employees of the
Department of Labor and Employment who took part
in the intervention proceeding are not allowed to
testify in any court or body regarding the
____________, submission or positions made by the
parties therein.
a) disclosures
b) depositions
c) disputes
d) demands
135) It was declared in Philtranco Service Enterprises
Inc. vs. PWU-AGLO that:
a) The DOLE Secretary does not assume the
role of a Voluntary Arbitrator when he
exercises his extraordinary power of
assumption of jurisdiction over a national
interest case.
b) The DOLE Secretary assumes the role of a
Voluntary Arbitrator when he exercises his
extraordinary power of assumption of
jurisdiction over a national interest case.
c) The DOLE Secretary does not assume the
role of a Voluntary Arbitrator when he
exercises his extraordinary power of
supervision over a national interest case.
d) The President assumes the role of a
Voluntary Arbitrator when he exercises his
extraordinary power of assumption of
jurisdiction over a national interest case.
136) What is/are the circumstances in Philtranco
Service Enterprises Inc. vs. PWU-AGLO which
removed the case from the coverage of Article 277
(262), and placed it under Article 278 (263) of the
Labor Code?
a) The character of the case involving an
impending strike by the employees of
petitioner
b) The nature of the business of the petitioner
as a public transportation company which is
imbued with public interest
c) The assumption of jurisdiction by the
DOLE Secretary
d) All of the above
137) The office of the DOLE secretary has exclusive
appellate jurisdiction over cases decided by the Labor
Arbiters.
a) False as DOLE has the original jurisdiction
over the matter
b) True
c) False, it is the CA which could take
cognizance of such decision if the decisions,
awards, or orders are subject to appeal
d) False
BASIS: Decisions, awards, or orders rendered by LA
are appealable to the NLRC which exclusive appellate
jurisdiction thereof.
138) Which of the following decisions is not
appealable to the DOLE Secretary?
a) Those rendered by the Labor Arbiter
b) Those rendered by the NLRC
c) Those rendered by the BLR Director in the
exercise of his appellate jurisdiction.
d) All of the choices
139) Which of the following statements are true?
Statement I: The decisions of the DOLE Secretary
rendered in his appellate jurisdiction may be appealed
to the President of the Philippines subject to such
conditions or limitations as the president may direct.
Statement II: The only way to elevate the decisions of
the NLRC to the CA is to initiate an original special
civil action of certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised
Rules of Court.
a) Only statement I is true
b) Only statement II is true
c) Both statements are true
d) Both statements are false
140) The following decisions are not appealable to the
DOLE Secretary, except?
a) Those rendered by DOLE Regional
Directors in simple or small money claims
under Article 129 of the Labor Code since they
are appealable to the NLRC.
b) Those issued by DOLE Regional Directors
in their capacity as Ex- Officio Voluntary
Arbitrators (EVAs) since they can be brought
directly to the CA under Rule 43 of the Rules
of Court
c) Those rendered by Voluntary Arbitrators
which are appealable directly to the CA under
Rule 43 of the Rules of Court.
d) None of the choices
141) Appeals to the DOLE Secretary may originate
from any of the following offices except:
a) DOLE Regional Directors
b) Med-Arbiters
c) BLR Director
d) POEA
e) None of the above
142) Cases falling under the DOLE Regional
Director’s jurisdiction rendered in the following are
appealable to DOLE Secretary except:

a) Visitorial cases under Article 37
b) Visitorial and enforcement cases under
Article 128, either routine or initiated through
a complaint.
c) Occupational safety and health violations.
d) None of the above.
c) BLR Director
d) DOLE Secretary
147) Among the cases cognizable by the Med-Arbiters
in their original and exclusive jurisdiction, only
decision in __________ are appealable to the DOLE
Secretary.

143) The following are the cases related to private a) inter-union disputes
recruitment and placement agencies (PRPAs) for local b) intra-union disputes
employment, except: c) illegal dismissal
d) payment of wages
a) Applications for license or denial thereof
b) Complaints for suspension or cancellation 148) Cases involving intra-union disputes decided by
of license by reason of administrative offenses the Med-Arbiters are appealable to?
c) Complaints for illegal recruitment; and
Petition for closure of agency a) BLR Director
d) None of the above b) DOLE Sectrary
c) NLRC
144) True or False. Cases not appealable to DOLE d) CA
Secretary 149) Who has exclusive jurisdiction to act on appeals
from the Orders of the Administration (POEA)?
I. Visitorial cases under Article 289 [274], involving
examination of books of accounts of independent a) DOLE Secretary
unions, local chapters/chartered locals and workers’ b) DOJ Secretary
associations – to BLR Director. c) OWWA Secretary
II. Small money claims cases arising from labor d DFA Secretary
standards violations in an amount not exceeding
P5,000.00 and not accompanied with a claim for 150) Who has exclusive jurisdiction to act in the
reinstatement under Article 129- to NLRC. following circumstances?

a) True, True All cases which are administrative in character,

b) True, False involving or arising out of violations of recruitment
c) False, False rules and regulations, including refund of fees
d) False, True collected from land-based OFWs and seafarers and any
violation of the conditions for the issuance of die
145) As regards to Request for SEBA Certification license to
when made in an ______________________, over recruit OFWs.
which the DOLE Regional Director has original
Jurisdiction to issue the SEBA Certification being a) DOLE Secretary
requested. b) DOJ Secretary
c) OWWA Secretary
a) organized establishment with only one (1) d DFA Secretary
legitimate union
b) unorganized establishment with only one 151) The party aggrieved by a decision of the POEA
(1) legitimate union Administration may appeal the same to the office of
c) unorganized establishment with more than the DOLE Secretary within how many days from the
one (1) legitimate union receipt of the copy of the decision?
d) organized establishment with more than one
(1) legitimate union a) 15 calendar days
b) 20 calendar days
146) One who possessed of the original and exclusive c) 30 calendar days
jurisdiction over certification election cases, including d) 60 calendar days
the proclamation of the winning SEBA because the
ensuing certification election cannot be conducted 152) The POEA's jurisdiction over money claims cases
under the directive of the DOLE Regional Director was transferred to:
without his participation.
a) Labor Arbiter
a) Mediator-Arbiter b) DOLE Secretary
b) Labor Arbiter c) Med- Arbiter
 d) Court of Appeals 158) When the violation of the CBA consists in the
flagrant and/or malicious refusal to comply with the
153) A grievance or grievable issue is any question economic provisions thereof, the same shall be treated
raised by: as?

I. Employer a) ULP
II. Union b) rights dispute
c) grievable issue
a) I only d) none of the choices
b) II only
c) Either I or II 159) A CBA will not be registered with the DOLE if it
d) Neither I nor II does not contain a provision on grievance
procedure/machinery which is a ______ provision
154) It is a dispute or controversy between the required of all CBAs.
employer and the sole and exclusive bargaining agent
(SEBA) arising from the interpretation or a) must
implementation of their CBA and/or those arising from b) shall
the interpretation or enforcement of company c) should
personnel policies or any claim by either party that the d) will
other party is violating any provisions of the CBA or
company personnel policies. 160) In the absence of any applicable provision in the
CBA, a grievance committee is required to be created
a) Grievance within 10 days from the signing thereof. The
b) Grievance Machinery committee shall be composed of at least ______
c) Grievance Procedure representatives each from the members of the
d) Legal Dispute bargaining and the employer, unless otherwise agreed
upon by the parties.
155) It refers to the mechanism for the adjustment and
resolution of grievances arising from the interpretation a) 2
or implementation of a CBA and those arising from the b) 3
interpretation or enforcement of company personnel c) 4
policies. d) 5

a) Grievance machinery 161) All grievances arising from the ____ or ____ of
b) Grievance procedure the CBA and/or interpretation and enforcement of
c) Grievance system company personnel policies are compulsory subject to
d) None of the above the grievance machinery.

156) It refers to the series of formal steps that parties a) implementation; interpretation
to a CBA agreed to take for the adjustment of b) grievance; machinery
grievances or questions arising out of the interpretation c) machinery; grievance
or implementation of a CBA or company personnel d) interpretation; implementation
policies.
162) Generally, it is ___ who initiates grievance.
a) Grievance machinery
b) Grievance procedure a) Employees
c) Grievance system b) Employer
d) None of the above c) Bargaining unit
d) CBA
157) What are the two kinds of stipulations that a CBA
has? 163) It refers to the mode of settling labor-
management disputes in which the parties select a
a) Economic or non-political provisions and competent, trained and impartial third person who is
Non-economic or political provisions. tasked to decide on the merits of the case and whose
b) Managerial related provisions and employee decision is final and executory.
related provisions.
c) Actionable and non-actionable acts of a) Voluntary arbiter
employers and employees. b) Voluntary arbitrator
d) None of the choices. c) Voluntary arbitration
d) Voluntary arbirteration

164) 982
165) Voluntary arbitrators may be classified into two
kinds, namely: Permanent Arbitrator and Ad Hoc
Arbitrator. A voluntary arbitrator refers to:
a) Any person who has been accredited by the
national conciliation and mediation board or
board as such; any person named or designated
in the CBA by the parties as their voluntary
arbitrator.
b) One chosen by the parties with or without
the assistance of the NCMB, pursuant to a
selection procedure agreed upon in the CBA;
One appointed by the end NCMB in case
either of the parties to the CBA refuses to
submit to voluntary arbitration.
c)None of the above.
d) All of the above
166) Under the NCMB Revised Procedural Guidelines,
it is provided that if the CBA does not specify the
number of voluntary arbitrators, the case should be
heard and resolved by a ____________, unless the
parties agree otherwise.
a) Only Statement I is correct
b) Only Statement II is correct
c) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
d) Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct
169) If the party upon whom the notice is served fails
or refuses to respond favorably within ____ days from
receipt thereof, the Voluntary Arbitrator or Panel of
Voluntary Arbitrators designated in the CBA should
commence voluntary arbitration proceedings.
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
170) If the party upon whom the notice is served fails
or refuses to respond favorably within _____ days
from receipt thereof, the Voluntary Arbitrator or Panel
of Arbitrators designated in the CBA should
commence voluntary arbitration proceedings.
a) 7 calendar days
b) 7 working days
c) 10 calendar days
d) 10 working days

a) sole voluntary arbitrator 171) Before a party is allowed to seek the intervention
b) group of 5 Voluntary Arbitrators to be of the court, it is ______ that he should have availed of
selected by draw lots. all the means of administrative processes afforded him.
c) Group of 3 Voluntary Arbitrators
selected by the parties. a) a precondition
d) A group of Appointed Voluntary b) mandatory
Arbitrators. c) necessary
d) essential
167) The Voluntary Arbitrator or panel of Voluntary
Arbitrators shall have exclusive and original 172) It is settled that when parties have _______ on a
jurisdiction over the following cases: procedure for resolving grievances and to submit a
dispute to voluntary arbitration, then that procedure
Statement I: Unresolved grievances arising from the should be strictly observed.
interpretation or implementation of the CBA
Statement II: Unresolved grievances arising from the a) validly agreed
interpretation or enforcement of company personnel b) voluntarily agreed
policies c) full-heartedly agreed
d) none of the choices.
a) Only Statement I is correct
b) Only Statement II is correct 173) Where is violation of CBA by the employer as a
c) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct form of ULP mentioned?
d) Both Statement I and Statement II are not correct
a) Article 259 [248]
168) The Voluntary Arbitrator or panel of Voluntary b) Article 258 [248]
Arbitrators shall have exclusive and original c) Article 257 [248]
jurisdiction over the following cases: d) Article 256 [248]

Statement I: Violations of the CBA which are not
gross in character
Statement II: Other labor disputes, including unfair
labor practices and bargaining deadlocks, upon
agreement of the parties.
174) What is the proper recourse of an employee
whose grievable issue was not resolved by the
Grievance Committee?
 a) Elevate his grievance to the Board of a) Bargaining agent
Arbitrators for final decision, pursuant to the b) Bargaining unit
CBA. c) CBA
b) Elevate the case to the Labor Arbiter d) None of the above
c) Elevate the case to the Regional Trial Court
d) Elevate the case to the Court of Appeals 179) Only grievances that are _________ by the
grievance machinery fall under the original and
175) ________ of Collective Bargaining Agreement exclusive jurisdiction of the Voluntary Arbitrators or
shall mean flagrant and/or malicious refusal to comply panel of Voluntary Arbitrators
with the economic provisions of such agreement.
a) Unresolved
a) Gross Violations b) Pending appeal
b) Ordinary Violation c) Resolved
c) Unfair Labor Practice d) Suspended
d) Bargaining Deadlock.
180) Which of the following fall under the original and
176) Violations of a Collective Bargaining Agreement, exclusive jurisdiction of Voluntary Arbitrators or panel
except those which are gross in character, shall no of Voluntary Arbitrators?
longer be treated as unfair labor practice and shall be
resolved as grievances under the CBA. “Gross a) All grievances whether resolved or not by
violation” of CBA shall mean: the grievance machinery
b) Only grievances that are resolved by the
a) Flagrant and/or malicious refusal to grievance machinery
comply with economic provisions of such c) Only grievances that are unresolved by the
agreement. grievance machinery
b) Violation of a CBA which involves non- d) All grievances submitted to the grievance
economic provisions thereof. machinery
c) Both a & b.
d) Neither a nor b. 181) Who has jurisdiction over a company policy
which requires the conduct of simultaneous drug tests
177) Which of the following statement is correct? on all employees from different factories and plants?

a) Cases of national interest assumed by the a) Regional Trial Court

DOLE Secretary’s power or certified to the b) Labor Arbiter
NLRC for compulsory arbitration may, at c) DOLE Secretary
any stage, be withdrawn and submitted to a d) Voluntary Arbitrators
Voluntary Arbitration.
b) Cases of national interest once assumed by 182) Cases cognizable by Voluntary Arbitrators but
the DOLE Secretary’s power or certified to the filed with regular courts should be _________.
NLRC for compulsory arbitration shall no
longer be withdrawn and submitted to a a) dismissed
Voluntary Arbitration. b) disposed of by referring them to the Labor
c) Cases of national interest may only be Arbiters
referred to voluntary arbitration before c) entertained
assumption by the DOLE Secretary’s power or d) disposed of by referring them to the DOLE
certification to the NLRC for compulsory Secretary
arbitration.
d) Cases of national interest pending before 183) Pursuant to this rule, it is required that a parties to
the DOLE Secretary’s power of assumption or a CBA shall or designate their respective
NLRC’ certification shall not be interrupted representatives to the _____ and if the grievance is
and withdrawn for submission to voluntary unsettled in that level it shall automatically referred to
arbitration. the _______ so designated in advance by the parties to
the CBA.
178) The substitution of a _________ cannot be
allowed if the purpose is to subvert an existing CBA a) Mediation; Mediator
freely entered into by the parties. Such act cannot be b) Barangay; Labor arbiter
sanctioned in law or in equity as it is in derogation of c) Grievance machinery; Voluntary
the principle underlying the freedom of contract and Arbitrator
good faith in contractual relations. d) Labor Organization; Regular Court
184) The Voluntary Arbitrator or Panel of Voluntary
Arbitrators shall exercise jurisdiction over a specific
case only upon receipt of any of the following except:
a) Submission Agreement duly signed by the
parties
b) Demand or Notice to arbitrate when there is
refusal to arbitrate by one party
c) Appointment as Voluntary Arbitrator by the
NCMB
d) None of the Choices
185) It refers to a written agreement by the parties
submitting their case for arbitration, containing a
statement of the issues, the name of their chosen
Voluntary Arbitrator and a stipulation and an
undertaking to abide by and comply with the resolution
that may be rendered therein, including the cost of
arbitration.
a) Notice to Arbitrate
b) Submission Agreement
c) Demand to Arbitrate
d) Appointment of Voluntary Arbitrator
186) Which of the following refers to a written
agreement by the parties submitting their case for
arbitration, containing a statement of the issues, the
name of their chosen Voluntary Arbitrator and a
stipulation and undertaking to abide by and comply
with the resolution that may be rendered therein,
including the cost of arbitration?
a) Arbitration Agreement
b) Submission Agreement
c) Mutual Arbitration Agreement
d) Mediation-Arbitration Contract
187) Consider the following statements:
I. A Submission Agreement is used where there is no
previous agreement to arbitrate
II. A Notice to Arbitrate is used where there is an
arbitration clause in the CBA.
a) Both statements are true.
b) Both statements are false
c) Only I is true
d) Only II is true
188) It is used where there is no previous agreement to
arbitrate. It is sometimes called agreement to arbitrate.
a) Submission Agreement
b) Stipulation
c) Arbitration
d) Both a & b
189) The proceedings before a are
non-litigious in nature. They are not governed by
technical rules applicable to court or judicial
proceedings but they must, at all times, comply with
the requirements of due process.
a) Voluntary Arbitrator
b) Med-Arbiter
c) Conciliator
d) DOLE Secretary
e) None of the above
190) The proceedings before a Voluntary Arbitrator
are _____________in nature. They are not governed
by technical rules applicable to court or judicial
proceedings but they must, at all times, comply with
the requirements of due process.
a) Litigious
b) Non-litigious
c) Adversarial
d) Non-adversarial
191) True or false.
Statement I: Cases falling under the Free Legal Aid
and Voluntary Arbitration Services (FLAVAS) are
mandated to follow the expedited procedures in
voluntary arbitration proceedings
Statement II: The reliefs granted under Art. 294 of the
Labor Code may be granted by both Voluntary
Arbitrators and Labor Arbiters.
Statement III: Voluntary Arbitrators may conduct
arbitration proceedings according to such rules that the
parties may jointly prescribe.
a) All statements are true.
b) Only two statements are true.
c) Only one statement is true.
d) None of the statements are true.
RATIONALE: Statement 1 is false. The expedited
procedures in voluntary arbitration proceedings as
prescribed by the Tripartite Voluntary Arbitration
Advisory Council does not apply to cases falling under
FLAVAS.
192) The Voluntary Arbitrator or panel of Voluntary
Arbitrators may grant the same reliefs and remedies
granted by Labor Arbiters under Article 294 [279] of
the Labor Code, such as the following, except:
a) Reinstatement
b) Separation pay in lieu of reinstatement, in
case reinstatement becomes impossible, non-
feasible or impractical
c) Full backwages
d) None of the above
193) The prescriptive period of money claims and
benefits arising from employer- employee relationship
is ______________ reckoned from the time the cause
of action accrued.
 a) 1 year
b) 6 years
c) 3 years
d) 5 years

194) The prescriptive period of illegal dismissal cases

is years and not years.

a) three; four
b) three; five
c) four; three
d) five; four

195) What is the prescriptive period for criminal

complaints involving unfair labor practices?

a) 1 year from time acts complained of were

committed
b) Imprescriptible
c) 2 years from time acts complained of were
committed
d) Depends on the circumstances of the case

196) The prescription period of all criminal offense

penalized under the Labor Code and its Implementing
Rules is?

a) three (3) years from the time of

commission thereof
b) three (3) years from discovery
c) a year from the time of commission thereof
d) a year from discovery

197) The prescriptive period of simple illegal

recruitment cases is _____.

a) 20 years
b) 15 years
c) 10 years
d) five years

198) The prescriptive period of simple illegal

recruitment cases is ______ year/s.
The prescriptive period of illegal recruitment cases
involving economic sabotage is _______ year/s.

a) 2, 10
b) 5, 20
c) 5, 10
d) 2, 5