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Preliminary Title

Article 1

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

This article simply gives the law its name — the Labor Code of the Philippines. It was signed as Presidential Decree No. 442 on May 1, 1974.

Key point

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