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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1366
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1366 -
CREATING A FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to the development plans of the government, the promotion of
social justice is a primary concern of the State under the New
Society; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the government has enacted labor and social legislations to
protect the rights of the working class;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, an effective machinery for the protection of workers is an
essential element in the promotion of social justice;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, a free legal assistance office must be organized in the
Department of Labor to assist indigent workers and employers defend
their rights, in pursuance of the policy of effective and speedy labor
justice. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by
virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order
and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. There is hereby created in the Department
of Labor a Free Legal Assistance Office, hereinafter referred to as the
"Office" which shall be under the direct supervision and control of the
Secretary of Labor and shall be headed by an Executive Director
assisted by a Deputy Executive Director. The Executive Director and the
Deputy Executive Director shall be members of the Philippine Bar and
shall have at least two years experience in labor relations.
Section 2. The Executive Director and the Deputy
Executive Director shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Labor and shall
receive an annual salary of P26,000 and P24,000 respectively.
Section 3. The Office shall have the following powers
and functions:cralaw:red
(a) Exercise technical and functional supervision
over free assistance sections of regional offices;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(b) Provide technical assistance to regional offices
in all matters relating to extension of free legal service to indigent
workers and employees;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(c) Perform primarily policy and program development
and advisory functions for the Department of Labor in the
administration and enforcement of laws relating to extension of free
legal assistance to indigent workers and employers; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) Set standards and qualifications for FLAO
officers;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(e) Perform such other functions as may be assigned
by the Secretary of Labor.
Section 4. The Secretary of Labor shall establish
offices in the regions and such other extension offices as may be
deemed appropriate. The duly appointed or designated Free Legal
Assistance Officers are authorized to appeal in behalf of indigent
workers and employers, as the case may be, before the National Labor
Relations Commission, any Labor Arbiter or administrative bodies of the
Department of Labor including the Office of the Secretary of Labor and
that of the Office of the President.
Section 5. The technical staff and other personnel of
the Office shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor upon
recommendation of the Executive Director. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 6. The Secretary of Labor shall issue rules
and regulations to implement the provisions of this Decree.
Section 7. All laws, decrees and letters of
instructions inconsistent with or contrary to this Decree are hereby
repealed.
Section 8. This Decree shall take effect
immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Seventy-Eight.
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