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In Region Y, a DOLE Regional Director conducts a hearing on a wage-claim filed by a worker against Omega Textiles for back wages amounting to PHP 520,000. After due process, the Regional Director issues an order directing the employer to pay within 15 days. The employer objects, claiming lack of jurisdiction because the wage dispute had already been settled in a separate, final mediation with the workers’ union on payroll anomalies unrelated to the wage claim. The worker supports the Regional Director’s action, contending that Recovery and Adjudicatory Power allows enforcement of unpaid wages notwithstanding prior settlements on unrelated payroll issues. Is the Regional Director’s order valid and enforceable? What remedies are available to the employer or employee if they seek review or relief?

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The Regional Director’s order is valid, and a party may seek review by the Secretary of Labor through a petition for review on certiorari; the court will review the order on the administrative record. Even if valid, the order may be treated as non-final and may be appealed to the NLRC by ordinary appeal; the remedy is to file an appeal to the National Labor Relations Commission. The Regional Director’s order is valid and enforceable; the Recovery and Adjudicatory Power permits enforcement of unpaid wages even where a separate, final settlement with the workers’ union covers payroll issues not at stake in the wage claim; either party may seek judicial review by filing a petition for certiorari with the Court of Appeals or, if necessary, the Supreme Court. The Regional Director’s order is valid only to the extent that the unpaid wages are not within the scope of the prior union settlement; the remedy is to request a clarificatory order from the Regional Director to separate the amounts.

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