NLRC 11 exceeds case disposal target

DAVAO CITY — An official of the National Labor Relations Commission – Regional Arbitration Branch 11 (NLRC-RAB 11) reported on Monday that NLRC 11 exceeded its 84% target for a nine-month process cycle time in case disposal from 2020 to 2024.

NLRC-RAB 11 Executive Labor Arbiter lawyer Nelia Tancio-Sedillo said that NLRC 11 has consistently met and exceeded the nine-month process cycle time.

“We have process cycle time, which is the period in which the labor arbiters were given time to resolve the cases pending before them. The maximum is nine months… because we have to acquire jurisdiction over the respondent of services of summons that it entails time to serve the summons. Mostly we serve summons by way of personal service or by mail,” Ms. Sedillo explained in mixed Filipino and English during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao.

Ms. Sedillo said in 2020, NLRC was able to resolve 93% of cases; 93% in 2021; 94% in 2022; 98% in 2023; and 90% as of July 2024.

For 2024, according to Ms. Sedillo, as of August 31, NLRC 11 has a total of 1,277 cases handled. Of this number, 860 were disposed of, while 417 cases are pending.

“Of course, all cases go through conciliation and mediation, whether settled or not, there are instances where the complainant will not file a position paper, because we will require the parties of a position paper in case there is no settlement during the conciliation and mediation,” she said.

Ms. Sedillo said the majority of the cases handled by NLRC 11 involves industries that include security and manpower agencies. Ms. Sedillo also said that 80% of cases lodged to NLRC 11 are illegal dismissal. — Maya M. Padillo