Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE VENUE OF ACTION ON CLAIMS OF EMPLOYEES, LABORERS AND OTHER HELPS.
Congress
Senate Bill No.
S. No. 127
House Bill No.
H. No. 635
Legislative History
Date of Approval
June 18, 1954
Other Details
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Bill Note
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Official Gazette
Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 50 no. 9 page 4104 (9/00/1954)
Full Text of Issuance
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S. No. 127 H. No. 635 / 50 OG No. 9, 4104 (September, 1954)
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1171, June 18, 1954 ]
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THE VENUE OF ACTION ON CLAIMS OF EMPLOYEES, LABORERS AND OTHER HELPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. Any provision of law or the Rules of to the contrary notwithstanding, civil actions on claims of employees, laborers and other helps may be commenced and tried in the court of competent jurisdiction where the defendant or any of the defendants resides or may be found, or where the plaintiff or any of the plaintiffs resides, at the election of the plaintiff.SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.Approved, June 18, 1954.
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