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Issue:
Whether or not the Regional Director had jurisdiction
over the case and if so, the extent of coverage of any
award that should be forthcoming, arising from his
visitorial and enforcementpowers under Article 128 of
the Labor Code.
Held:
This is a labor standards case, and is governed by Art.
128-b of the Labor Code, as amendedby E.O. No. 111.
Under the present rules, a Regional Director exercises
both visitorial andenforcement power over labor
standards cases, and is therefore empowered to
adjudicatemoney claims, provided there still exists
an employer-employee relationship, and the findings
of the regional office is not contested by the employer
concerned.
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