{"id":17737,"date":"2025-12-05T00:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=17737"},"modified":"2025-12-05T00:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:14:54","slug":"cayetano-flags-doles-slow-labor-case-resolution-says-delays-burden-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/cayetano-flags-doles-slow-labor-case-resolution-says-delays-burden-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"CAYETANO FLAGS DOLE\u2019S SLOW LABOR CASE RESOLUTION, SAYS DELAYS BURDEN WORKERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday raised concern over the length of time it takes to resolve labor cases, saying that while the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) have improved their internal timelines in recent years, delays across the system continue to disadvantage ordinary workers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAng problema nga natin dati, ang tagal ng usad. Kaya nga maraming big companies, they wait it out because they have the money, the resources.\u201d Cayetano said during the Senate plenary debates on DOLE\u2019s proposed 2026 budget on November 27, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The senator asked the department to provide a complete timeline of how long cases actually take as they move across different levels of review. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He also noted that while DOLE\u2019s internal figures show faster action at the labor arbiter and commission levels, workers still face a long wait once the cases enter the courts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGive me the timeline from the filing of the complaint to the Labor Arbiter, to the Commission, then to the Court of Appeals. Kasi may decision ang Supreme Court na kailangan pang dumaan sa Court of Appeals muna before going to the Supreme Court,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cayetano said the long process puts a heavier burden on workers who cannot afford months without income while their cases drag on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He stressed that employers, especially large companies, have the financial capacity to withstand long disputes, leaving workers at a structural disadvantage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMarami talagang nawawalan ng gana na maghabol kasi walang kinikita habang umaandar ang kaso,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The senator said the updated data he requested will help determine what reforms need to be implemented to ensure that workers receive timely resolutions when filing legitimate complaints. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He added that long-standing delays in the labor justice system can be addressed through a dedicated body such as the Executive-Legislative Labor Commission (LabCom) \u2013 one of his priority measures in the 20th Congress \u2013 to serve as the country\u2019s main policy and coordination mechanism for worker protection and other key labor concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHindi ako nag-a-accuse\u2026 I want to understand. Because if ever magkaroon ng Labor Commision, these are exactly the types of issues that we will solve,\u201d he said. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday raised concern over the length of time it takes to resolve labor cases, saying that while the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17737"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17739,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17737\/revisions\/17739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}