ARTICLE 223. Appeal.

- Decisions, awards, or orders of the Labor Arbiter are final

and executory unless appealed to the Commission by any or both parties within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of such decisions, awards, or orders !uch appeal may be entertained only on any of the followin" "rounds# (a) $f there is prima facie e%idence of abuse of discretion on the part of the Labor Arbiter& (b) $f the decision, order or award was secured throu"h fraud or coercion, includin" "raft and corruption& (c) $f made purely on 'uestions of law& and (d) $f serious errors in the findin"s of facts are raised which would cause "ra%e or irreparable dama"e or in(ury to the appellant $n case of a (ud"ment in%ol%in" a monetary award, an appeal by the employer may be perfected only upon the postin" of a cash or surety bond issued by a reputable bondin" company duly accredited by the Commission in the amount e'ui%alent to the monetary award in the (ud"ment appealed from $n any e%ent, the decision of the Labor Arbiter reinstatin" a dismissed or separated employee, insofar as the reinstatement aspect is concerned, shall immediately be executory, e%en pendin" appeal )he employee shall either be admitted bac* to wor* under the same terms and conditions pre%ailin" prior to his dismissal or separation or, at the option of the employer, merely reinstated in the payroll )he postin" of a bond by the employer shall not stay the execution for reinstatement pro%ided herein )o discoura"e fri%olous or dilatory appeals, the Commission or the Labor Arbiter shall impose reasonable penalty, includin" fines or censures, upon the errin" parties $n all cases, the appellant shall furnish a copy of the memorandum of appeal to the other party who shall file an answer not later than ten (10) calendar days from receipt thereof )he Commission shall decide all cases within twenty (+0) calendar days from receipt of the answer of the appellee )he decision of the Commission shall be final and executory after ten (10) calendar days from receipt thereof by the parties Any law enforcement a"ency may be deputi,ed by the !ecretary of Labor and -mployment or the Commission in the enforcement of decisions, awards or orders (As amended by !ection 1+, .epublic Act /o 0112, 3arch +1, 1454)

ARTICLE 224. Execution of decisions, orders or awards 6 (a) )he

!ecretary of Labor and -mployment or any .e"ional Director, the Commission or any Labor Arbiter, or 3ed-Arbiter or 7oluntary Arbitrator may, motu proprio or on motion of any interested party, issue a writ of execution on a (ud"ment within fi%e (2) years from

the date it becomes final and executory, re'uirin" a sheriff or a duly deputi,ed officer to execute or enforce final decisions, orders or awards of the !ecretary of Labor and -mployment or re"ional director, the Commission, the Labor Arbiter or med-arbiter, or %oluntary arbitrators $n any case, it shall be the duty of the responsible officer to separately furnish immediately the counsels of record and the parties with copies of said decisions, orders or awards 8ailure to comply with the duty prescribed herein shall sub(ect such responsible officer to appropriate administrati%e sanctions (b) )he !ecretary of Labor and -mployment, and the Chairman of the Commission may desi"nate special sheriffs and ta*e any measure under existin" laws to ensure compliance with their decisions, orders or awards and those of the Labor Arbiters and %oluntary arbitrators, includin" the imposition of administrati%e fines which shall not be less than 9200 00 nor more than 910,000 00 (As amended by !ection 1:, .epublic Act /o 0112, 3arch +1, 1454)

ARTICLE 225. Contempt powers of t e !ecretar" of La#or. 6 $n the

exercise of his powers under this Code, the !ecretary of Labor may hold any person in direct or indirect contempt and impose the appropriate penalties therefor

Title III $%REA% &' LA$&R RELATI&(! ARTICLE 22). $ureau of La#or Relations 6 )he ;ureau of Labor .elations
and the Labor .elations Di%isions in the re"ional offices of the Department of Labor, shall ha%e ori"inal and exclusi%e authority to act, at their own initiati%e or upon re'uest of either or both parties, on all inter-union and intra-union conflicts, and all disputes, "rie%ances or problems arisin" from or affectin" labor-mana"ement relations in all wor*places, whether a"ricultural or non-a"ricultural, except those arisin" from the implementation or interpretation of collecti%e bar"ainin" a"reements which shall be the sub(ect of "rie%ance procedure and<or %oluntary arbitration )he ;ureau shall ha%e fifteen (12) wor*in" days to act on labor cases before it, sub(ect to extension by a"reement of the parties (As amended by !ection 1=, .epublic Act /o 0112, 3arch +1, 1454)

ARTICLE 22*. Compromise a+reements. 6 Any compromise settlement,

includin" those in%ol%in" labor standard laws, %oluntarily a"reed upon by the parties with the assistance of the ;ureau or the re"ional office of the Department of Labor, shall be final and bindin" upon the parties )he /ational Labor .elations Commission or any court, shall not assume (urisdiction o%er issues in%ol%ed therein except in case of noncompliance thereof or if there is prima facie e%idence that the settlement was obtained throu"h fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion

ARTICLE. 22,. Indorsement of cases to La#or Ar#iters 6 (a) -xcept as

pro%ided in para"raph(b) of this Article, the Labor Arbiter shall entertain only cases

endorsed to him for compulsory arbitration by the ;ureau or by the .e"ional Director with a written notice of such indorsement or non-indorsement )he indorsement or nonindorsement of the .e"ional Director may be appealed to the ;ureau within ten (10) wor*in" days from receipt of the notice (b) )he parties may, at any time, by mutual a"reement, withdraw a case from the Conciliation !ection and (ointly submit it to a Labor Arbiter, except deadloc*s in collecti%e bar"ainin" > (.epealed by !ection 10, ;atas 9ambansa ;ilan" 1:0, Au"ust +1, 1451)

ARTICLE 22-. Issuance of su#poenas. - )he ;ureau shall ha%e the power to
re'uire the appearance of any person or the production of any paper, document or matter rele%ant to a labor dispute under its (urisdiction, either at the re'uest of any interested party or at its own initiati%e

ARTICLE 23.. Appointment of #ureau personnel 6 )he !ecretary of Labor

and -mployment may appoint, in addition to the present personnel of the ;ureau and the $ndustrial .elations Di%isions, such number of examiners and other assistants as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the Code ?As amended by !ection 12, .epublic Act /o 0112, 3arch +1, 1454>

ARTICLE 23/. Re+istr" of unions and file of collecti0e #ar+ainin+ a+reements. 6 )he ;ureau shall *eep a re"istry of le"itimate labor or"ani,ations )he
;ureau shall also maintain a file of all collecti%e bar"ainin" a"reements and other related a"reements and records of settlement of labor disputes and copies of orders and decisions of %oluntary arbitrators )he file shall be open and accessible to interested parties under conditions prescribed by the !ecretary of Labor and -mployment, pro%ided that no specific information submitted in confidence shall be disclosed unless authori,ed by the !ecretary, or when it is at issue in any (udicial liti"ation, or when public interest or national security so re'uires @ithin thirty (:0) days from the execution of a Collecti%e ;ar"ainin" A"reement, the parties shall submit copies of the same directly to the ;ureau or the .e"ional Affices of the Department of Labor and -mployment for re"istration, accompanied with %erified proofs of its postin" in two conspicuous places in the place of wor* and ratification by the ma(ority of all the wor*ers in the bar"ainin" unit )he ;ureau or .e"ional Affices shall act upon the application for re"istration of such Collecti%e ;ar"ainin" A"reement within fi%e (2) calendar days from receipt thereof )he .e"ional Affices shall furnish the ;ureau with a copy of the Collecti%e ;ar"ainin" A"reement within fi%e (2) days from its submission )he ;ureau or .e"ional Affice shall assess the employer for e%ery Collecti%e ;ar"ainin" A"reement a re"istration fee of not less than one thousand pesos (91,000 00) or in any other amount as may be deemed appropriate and necessary by the !ecretary of Labor and -mployment for the effecti%e and efficient administration of the 7oluntary Arbitration 9ro"ram Any amount collected under this pro%ision shall

accrue to the !pecial 7oluntary Arbitration 8und )he ;ureau shall also maintain a file and shall underta*e or assist in the publication of all final decisions, orders and awards of the !ecretary of Labor and -mployment, .e"ional Directors and the Commission (As amended by !ection 12, .epublic Act /o 0112, 3arch +1, 1454)

ARTICLE 232. 1ro i#ition on certification election. 6 )he ;ureau shall not
entertain any petition for certification election or any other action which may disturb the administration of duly re"istered existin" collecti%e bar"ainin" a"reements affectin" the parties except under Articles +2:, +2:-A and +20 of this Code (As amended by !ection 12, .epublic Act /o 0112, 3arch +1, 1454) conducted by them