Republic of the Philippines

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

City of Malolos, Bulacan
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COURSE SYLLABUS
CONTEMPORARY LEGISLATIONS ON BUSINESS REGULATIONS
1st Semester, AY 2023 – 2024

COLLEGE : COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT : LEGAL MANAGEMENT
COURSE CODE : CLB 404
COURSE TITLE : CONTEMPORARY LEGISLATIONS ON
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CREDIT UNITS : 3 UNITS (3 HOURS)
PRE-REQUISITE : NONE
FACULTY : LUZVIMINDA DV. MONTEMAYOR, LLB,MPA
CONSULTATION HOURS : Monday 9:30-10:30am; 4:00-5:00pm
Thursday 9:30-10:00am; 11:30am-12:00pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an elective-specialized course which is focus on the study of
contemporary legislations affecting business enterprises.

Course Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

Learn the different legislation affecting business enterprise specifically BP 22

and the Labor Code.
The student will be able to apply the law in real life scenarios as they will be
aided by exhaustive discussions, illustrations and examples of the provisions of the
law as well as case digests of relevant decisions to determine how the provisions of
the law were interpreted by the Supreme Court.

University Vision
Bulacan State University is a progressive knowledge-generating institution,
globally-recognized for excellent institution, pioneering research, and responsive
community engagements.

University Mission
Bulacan State University exists to produce highly competent, ethical and
service-oriented professionals that contribute to the sustainable socio-economic
growth and development of the nation.
Core Values: SOAR BulSU!
Service to God and Community
Order and Peace
Assurance of Quality and Accountability
Respect and Responsibility

The BulSU Ideal Graduates Attributes ( BIG A ) reflect the graduate’s capacity as:
a. highly and globally competent;
b. ethical and service-oriented citizen;
c. analytical and critical thinker; and
d. reflective life-long learner.

Program Education Objectives (PEO)

Program Education Objectives University Mission

(PEO)
AIG-aa AIG-b AIG-c AIG-d
PEO 1   
Understand and apply the
concepts, principles, theories and
philosophies of Business,
Management and Law.
PEO 2   
Seek employment and facilitate
the integration process in the
corporate environment so they
can be immediately productive
once employed.
PEO 3   
Appreciate the Paralegal role in
the organization and the legal and
regulatory environment of
Business,; and how they can
make meaningful contributions as
a strategic partner in building the
organization to become globally
competitive.

Program Outcomes (PO)

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to do the
following:
 Program Educational Objectives
PROGRAM OUTCOMES PEO1 PEO2 PEO3
a. Apply legal and management   
principles, theories and methods to
various types of organization.
b. Analyze, evaluate and solve problems   
critically using legal and management
tools and techniques.
c. Use interpersonal and communication   
skills effectively.
d. Seek employment and facilitate the   
integration process in the corporate
environment so they can be
immediately productive once
employed.
e. Make decisions and act within ethical   
standards and corporate social
responsibility.
f. Formulate meaningful contributions   
as a strategic partner in building the
organization to become globally
competitive.

Course Outcomes and Relationship to Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes
Course Outcomes
a b c d e f
After completing this course the student
must be able to:
CO1- Analyze and explain legal L L P O L O
provisions about BP Blg. 22.
CO2- Define and explain labor code legal
basis, employer-employee relationship, L L P O L O
kinds of employment, four-fold test and
conditions of employment..
CO3- Identify and demonstrate labor
organization, registration, membership, L L P O L O
right to self-organization as well as
representation issues.
CO4- Recall and explain unfair labor
practices of employer and labor L L P O L O
organization
CO5- Define and describe collective
bargaining, grievance machinery and L L P O L O
voluntary arbitration.
CO6- Explain and describe strikes and L L P O L O
lockout including prohibited activities.
CO18- Analyze and appraise the
effects of BP 22, Generics Law as well as L L P O L O
the non-compliance with labor laws to
business and society.
CO24- Identify ways to give back to the
community by sharing knowledge L L P O L O
learned in school.
CO25- Support the commitment to keep
abreast with current trends about BP 22, L L P O L O
Generics Law and labor laws though
research and/or further studies.
Note: (L)- Facilitate LEARNING of the competencies (P) Allow students to PRACTICE
competencies (O) Provide OPPORTUNITY for development.

LEARNING EPISODES:
Intended TOPIC Week Learning Suggested
Learning Activities Assessment
Outcomes (ILO)
Orientation
BulSU-Mission/Vision Week Orientation
Course objectives 1
Class Policies
Grading System
Final Course Output
BATAS PAMBANSA
BLG. 22
Student will know Week Graded
legal effects of I. INTRODUCTION 2-3 Guided Recitation
issuing a II. Checks without instruction
worthless checks. sufficient funds Individual
III. Evidence of Collaborative Verbal and
knowledge of learning written
insufficient funds presentation
IV. Essential Case studies. of case
Elements digest.
V. Duty of Drawee
VI. Rules of
Evidence
VII. Liability under
the Revised Penal
Code
THE GENERICS
ACT OF 1988 AS
AMENDED
Provide brief I. Introduction, RA Week Graded
backgrounder 6675 and RA 9502 4 Guided Recitation
about the Generic II. Policy Statement instruction
Laws. III. Definition of Individual
Terms Collaborative Verbal and
Determine the learning written
IV. Who are required presentation of
purpose behind to use Generics Case studies. case digest.
the Generics Law Name
Determine person V. Provisions on
and entity Quality,
required to Manufacturer’s
implement Identity and
generics name Responsibility
VI. Required
Explain and recall Production
Quality,
Manufacturer’s VII. Penalty
Identity and
Responsibility

Explain required
production and
penalty for
violations
LABOR CODE
I. LABOR
STANDARD
To know legal I. Introduction Week Graded
relationship a. Legal Basis 5 Guided Recitation
between b. Terminology instruction
employer- Individual
employee, kinds II. Kinds of Collaborative Verbal and
of employment, employment learning written
four fold test as presentation
well as conditions III. Four-fold Test Case studies. of case
of employment.. digest.
IV. Conditions of
Employment Quiz
LABOR
RELATIONS

Analyze and I. Introduction Week Graded

interpret right to a. Terminologies 6-8 Guided Recitation
self-organization, instruction
II. Labor
membership, Individual
Organization Collaborative
registration and Verbal and
a. Registration and learning
cancellation and written
Cancellation
representation presentation
b. Rights and Case studies.
issues in an of case
Conditions of
establishment.. digest.
Membership
c. Rights of
Quiz
Legitimate Labor
 Organizations
d. Coverage of right
to self-organization
e. representation
issue in organized
establishment
f. Petitions in
unorganized
establishment
Week
MIDTERM EXAM 9

Determine unfair III. Unfair Labor Week Graded

labor practice of Practices (ULP) 10-12 Guided Recitation
employer and a. Unfair labor instruction
labor practices of Individual
organization, employers Collaborative Verbal and
collective b. Unfair labor learning written
bargaining as practices of labor presentation
well as Grievance organization Case studies. of case
machinery and IV. Collective digest.
voluntary bargaining
arbitration. a. Procedure Quiz
b. duty to bargain
collectively
c. Terms of collective
bargaining
agreement
V. Grievance
Machinery and
Voluntary Arbitration
a. Jurisdiction
To know cause and VI. Strikes and Week
effect of strikes or Lockouts 13
lockout and to a. Introduction
determine b. Prohibited
prohibited
activities
activities.
To determine the VII. POST Week
causes of EMPLOYMENT 14-17
severance of a. Termination by
employment employer
relations. b. Termination by
employee
c. When employment
not deemed
terminated.
d. Retirement (R.A.
7641)
FINAL Week
EXAMINATION 18
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT:
At the end of the semester the student’s is required to submit a legal case
analysis/case digests (written project) on the assigned topics which is given during
class sessions.

As guide, the prescribed format should be as follows:

a. Name of case/Citation
b. Parties and their roles
c. Facts
d. Issue/s
e. Judicial decision

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT:

CRITERIA SCORE
10 8 6 1-5
Attendance Attended all Absent for 1-3 Absent for 4-5 Absent for 10
class sessions classes but classes but more than 5
and on time submitted submitted classes but
submission of requirements requirements submitted
requirements. on time. on time. requirements
on time.

CRITERIA SCORE
20 15 10 5
Participation/ Student Student Student rarely Student never 20
recitation participates in participates in participates in participates in
class more class once per class by class by
than once per class by asking asking
class by asking questions and questions and
asking questions and offering ideas. offering ideas.
questions and offering ideas.
offering ideas.

CRITERIA SCORE
20 15 10 5
Project Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate 20
complete partial minimal incomplete
knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of
the project. the project. the project. the project.
The content The content The content The content
was clearly contains few contains contains many
written. grammatical numerous grammatical
error. grammatical error.
error.

Case Digest Exemplary Satisfactor Average Poor Not Done SCORE

y
Identification (5 pts) (4 pts) (3 pts) (2 pts) (1 pts) 5 pts
:Case Identifies Identifies Identifies Does not Incomplete
Name case name case name the case include one of / Not
/Citation. and citation and citation name but either the provided
in the correct in incorrect citation name or
format format format is citation is not
incorrect in the correct
format.
Parties and (10 pts) (7 pts) (5 pts) (3 pts) (2 pts) 15 pts
their roles Identifies Identifies Identified Parties and Incomplete
completely incompletely the parties their roles are / Not
all the parties the parties but incompletely provided.
and their and their incompletely identified.
roles. roles. identified
the roles.
Facts (15 pts) (10 pts) (7 pts) (5 pts) (3 pts) 20 pts
Includes all Includes all Does not Does not Incomplete
relevant facts key facts include all include all key / Not
and the and the key facts facts and provided.
reasoning reasoning and reasoning is
logically may contain reasoning. absent or
connects the weaknesses incoherent or
facts to the , but is is not in
rule in accord basically accord with
with the cogent and the opinion.
opinion. accord with
the opinion.
Issue/ Legal (20 pts) (15 pts) (10 pts) (7 pts) (5 pts) 25 pts
Question Issue Issue Issue is not Incorrect issue Incomplete/
correctly correctly completely is identified. Not
identified and identified, identified. provided.
is stated in but may
the form of a contain
question. extraneous
information
and is not
stated in the
form of a
question.
Decision (30 pts) (25 pts) (20 pts) (15 pts) (10 pts) 35 pts.
Properly Properly Failed to Improperly Incomplete/
identified all identified identify any identified the Not
aspect of the some aspect other aspect decision. provided.
decision. of the decisn of decision.
TOTAL 100pts
OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS:
Active class attendance and participation.
Submission of all course requirements.
Completion of Mid-term and final examination.

GRADING SYSTEM:
Term Examinations 30%
Quizzes 20%
Project/Activities 20%
Participation/Recitation 20%
Promptness 10%
TOTAL 100%
 Range Grade
97-100 1.00
94-96 1.25
91-93 1.50
88-90 1.75
85-87 2.00
82-84 2.25
79-81 2.50
76-78 2.75
75 3.00
74 and below 5.00

References:

ONLINE RESOURCES:
Attendance Participation rubric. Retrieved from
https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/.../attendanceparticipationrubric
Carnegie Melon University, Grading rubric for group project. Retrieved from
https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/examples/courselevel-bycollege/hss/
tools/jeria.pdf

Convention for Biological Diversity, Rubric for participation and group work retrieved
15 June 2017 from
https://www.cbd.int/ibd/2008/Resources/teachers/appendix3.shtml
https://bulsu.edu.ph/library

Other References

1987 Philippine Constitution

BP Blg 22
The Labor Code of the Philippines as amended and renumbered

Reading Materials:

BP 22 CASES
1 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., vs. Junnel’s Marketing Corporation, et al.,
G.R. No. 232044, August 27, 2020
2 San Mateo v. People, March 6, 2013, G.R. No. 200090
3 People vs. Pangilinan, 687 Phil. 95 (2012)
4 Bax vs. People, G.R. No. 49858, 5 September 2007
5 Yulo vs. People, G.R. No. 142762, 4 March 2005
6 Rico vs. People, G.R. No. 137191, 18 November 2002, 392 SCRA 61
7 Caras vs, Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 129900. October 2, 2001
8 King vs. People, G.R. No. 131540, 2 December 1999
9 Lozano vs. Martinez (G.R. No. L-63419, 18 December 1986

CASES ON LABOR STANDARDS

Redentor Agustin vs. Alphaland Corporation, et al., G.R. No. 218282,

1 September 09, 2020

University of Sto. Tomas (UST) vs. Samahang Manggagawa ng UST, Fernando

2 Pontesor, Rodrigo Clacer, Santiago Buisa, Jr., and Jimmy Nazareth, G.R. No.
184262, April 24, 2017
Philippine National Oil Company-Energy Development Corporation v. Buenviaje,
3 788 Phil. 508, 529 (2016).

4 Hacienda Cataywa v. Lorezo, 756 Phil. 263, 273 (2015).

5 Omni Hauling Services v. Bon, 742 Phil. 335, 343-344 (2014)

6 Abbott Laboratories, Philippines v. Alcaraz, 714 Phil. 510, 533 (2013)

7 GMA Network, Inc. vs. Carlos P. Pabriga, Geoffrey F. Arias, Kirby N. Campo,
Arnold L. Lagahit, and Armand A. Catubig, G.R. No. 176419, November 27,
2013

8 Lynvil Fishing Enterprises, Inc. v. Ariola, G.R. No. 181974, February 1, 2012

9 Canadian Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. v. Dalangin, Jr., 681 Phil. 21, 33 (2012)

1
St. Luke's Medical Center, Inc. v. Notario, 648 Phil. 258 (2010)
0

1
Lima Land, Inc. v. Cuevas, 635 Phil. 36 (2010)
1

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company v. Ylagan, G.R. No. 155645,

1
2 November 24, 2006

1 Poseidon Fishing v. NLRC, 518 Phil. 146, 157 (2006)

3

1 Universal Robina Corporation v. Catapang, 509 Phil. 765 (2005)

4

1
Manila Electric Co. v. NLRC, 506 Phil. 338 (2005
5

1 Benares v. Pancho, G.R. No. 151827, April 29, 2005

6

Hacienda Fatima v. National Federation of Sugarcane Workers-Food & General

1 Trade, G.R. No. 149440, January 28, 2003
7

1 Magsalin v. National Organization of Working Men, 451 Phil. 254, 262 (2003)
8

1
Abasolo v. NLRC, 400 Phil. 86, 103 (2000)
9

2 San Miguel Corporation vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 125606. October 7, 1998
0

2 Pure Foods Corporation v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No.

1 122653 December 12, 1997

2 Mercado, Sr. v. NLRC, G.R. No. 79869 September 5, 1991

2

2
Brent School, Inc. v. Zamora, G.R. No. L-48494. February 5, 1990
3

International Catholic Migration Commission v. NLRC, 251 Phil. 560 (1989)

2
4

2 Pascua v. NLRC, 351 Phil. 48 (1998)

5

CASES ON LABOR RELATIONS

1 Philippine Diamond Hotel and Resort, Inc. (Manila Diamond Hotel) vs. Manila
Diamond Hotel Employees Union 494 SCRA 195, June 30, 2006
2 Legend International Resorts Limited vs. Kilusang Manggagawa ng Legenda
(KML-Independent), G.R. No. 169754 February 23, 2011
3 San Miguel Foods, Incorporated vs. San Miguel Corporation Supervisors and
Exempt Union, G.R. No. 146206, August 1, 2011

CLASS POLICIES
1. A student will be considered tardy if he/she comes in 5 minutes after the given
schedule. Three (3) tardiness are equivalent to one (1) absent.
2. Three (3) unexcused absences will be considered as unofficial drop.
3. Always report in prescribed uniform.
4. Use of cellular phones and eating during class sessions are not allowed.
5. Always observe proper class decorum.

Aside from academic deficiency, other grounds for a failing grade are:
1. Grave misconduct and / or any form of cheating. (Please refer to Student
Manual)
2. Unexcused absences of more than 20% of the required number of meetings
per term.
3. Failure to take midterm and/or final exams.
4. Failure to submit academic project/s.

Prepared by:

Luzviminda DV. Montemayor, MPA

luzviminda.montemayor@bulsu.edu.ph
Department Head-Legal Management

Approved by:

ATTY. ROLANDO P. GARCIA

Dean CCJE