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PD 849 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. Section 8 of Presidential Decree No. 823 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 8. No foreign individual, organization or entity may give any donations, grants or other forms of assistance, in cash or in kind, directly or indirectly, to any labor organization, group of workers or any auxiliary thereof, such as cooperatives, credit unions and institutions engaged in research, education or communication, in relation to trade union activities without prior permission by the Secretary of Labor. "This prohibition shall equally apply to foreign donations, grants or other forms of assistance, in cash or in kind, given directly or indirectly to any employer or employers' organizations to support any activity or activities affecting trade unions. "The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate rules and regulations to regulate and control the giving and receiving of such donations, grunts, or other forms of assistance, including the mandatory reporting of amounts of donations or grants, the specific recipients thereof, the projects or activities proposed to be supported and their duration."

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CitationPD 849 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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