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March 13, 2013NLRC EN BANC RESOLUTION NO. 001-13WHEREAS, Section 213 of the Presidential Decree 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended by Republic Act No. 9347, states —"xxx xxx xxx.The Commission and its eight (8) divisions shall be assisted by the Commission Attorneys in its Appellate and adjudicatory functions whose term shall be coterminous with the Commissioners with whom they are assigned. The Commission Attorneys shall be members of the Philippine Bar with at least one (1) year experience or exposure in the field of labor-management relations. They shall receive annual salaries and shall be entitled to the same allowances and benefits as those falling under Salary Grade twenty-six (SG 26). There shall be as many Commission Attorneys as may be necessary for the effective and efficient operations of the Commission but in no case more than three (3) assigned to Office of the Chairman and each Commissioner." xxx xxx xxx.WHEREAS, Section 12, Rule VII of the 2011 NLRC Rules of Procedure, as amended, provides that —SEC. 12. Role of...