Section 5
SEC. 5. The decision of the Commission shall be immediately executory unless appealed to the Secretary of Labor who shall act on all cases within five (5) days from filing. The latter's decision is appealable to the President. Outside the Greater Manila Area, the Commission is empowered to designate a representative who, together with a representative of the union and a representative of management to be nominated by the immediate parties to the particular issue, dispute or grievance shall mediate, conciliate and, if necessary, conduct a fact-finding investigation and submit its findings to the Commission within five (5) days from commencement of the investigation for decision.