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Name of Decree. This Decree shall be known as the \"Labor Code of the Philippines\" .  \nArt. 2. Date of effectivity. This Code shall take effect six (6) months after its promulgation.  \nArt. 3. Declaration of basic policy. The State shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed and regulate the relations between workers and employers. The State shall assure the rights of workers to self-organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and just and humane conditions of work.  \nArt. 4. Construction in favor of labor. All doubts in the implementation and interpretation of the provisions of this Code, including its implementing rules and regulations, shall be resolved in favor of labor.  \nArt. 5. Rules and regulations. The Department of Labor and other government agencies charged with the administration and enforcement of this Code or any of its parts shall promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall become effective fifteen (15) days after announcement of their adoption in newspapers of general circulation.  \nArt. 6. Applicability. All rights and benefits granted to workers under this Code shall, except as may otherwise be provided herein, apply alike to all workers, whether agricultural or non-agricultural. (As amended by Presidential Decree No. 570-A, November 1, 1974)  \nChapter II  \nEMANCIPATION OF TENANTS  \nArt. 7. Statement of objectives. Inasmuch as the old concept of land ownership by a few has spawned valid and legitimate grievances that gave rise to violent conflict and social tension and the redress of such legitimate grievances being one of the fundamental objectives of the New Society, it has become imperative to start reformation with the emancipation of the tiller of the soil from his bondage.  \nArt. 8. Transfer of lands to tenant-workers. Being a vital part of the labor force, tenant-farmers on private agricultural lands primarily devoted to rice and corn under a system of share crop or lease tenancy whether classified as landed estate or not shall be deemed owner of a portion constituting a family-size farm of five (5) hectares, if not irrigated and three (3) hectares, if irrigated.  \nIn all cases, the land owner may retain an area of not more than seven (7) hectares if such landowner is cultivating such area or will now cultivate it.  \nArt. 9. Determination of land value. For the purpose of determining the cost of the land to be transferred to the tenant-farmer, the value of the land shall be equivalent to two and one-half (2-1/2) times the average harvest of three (3) normal crop years immediately preceding the promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 27 on October 21, 1972.  \nThe total cost of the land, including interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, shall be paid by the tenant in fifteen (15) years of fifteen (15) equal annual amortizations.  \nIn case of default, the amortization due shall be paid by the farmers’ cooperative in which the defaulting tenant-farmer is a member, with the cooperative having a right of recourse against him.  \nThe government shall guarantee such amortizations with shares of stock in government-owned and government-controlled corporations.  \nDownloaded from the Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines-29 September 2011  \n[http://www.dole.gov.ph/labor_codes.php?id=34](http://www.dole.gov.ph/labor_codes.php?id=34)  \n2  \nArt. 10. Conditions of ownership. No title to the land acquired by the tenant-farmer under Presidential Decree No. 27 shall be actually issued ","cbCaigVhY8SNyWl8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigVhY8SNyWl8","pdf",438825,11,65,"English","# Preliminary Title\n## Chapter I - General Provisions\n## Chapter II - Emancipation of Tenants\n# Book One - Pre-Employment\n## Title I - Recruitment and Placement of Workers","[{\"question\":\"What is the Labor Code of the Philippines and what are its main purposes?\",\"answer\":\"It is instituted by Presidential Decree No. 442. Its purposes include protecting labor, promoting employment and human resources development, and ensuring industrial peace based on social justice.\"},{\"question\":\"When does the Labor Code take effect?\",\"answer\":\"The Code takes effect six months after its promulgation.\"},{\"question\":\"How are doubts in implementing or interpreting the Labor Code handled?\",\"answer\":\"All doubts in implementation and interpretation of its provisions and implementing rules must be resolved in favor of labor.\"}]","Labor Code of the Philippines - Presidential Decree No. 442 - General Provisions | PDF",1789963354,164]