Short answer. Yes. Article 14 of the Labor Code authorizes the Secretary of Labor to require any person, establishment, organization, or institution to submit such employment information as may be prescribed. This power exists to support the nationwide employment promotion functions of the Department.
What the law says
To require any person, establishment, organization or institution to submit such employment information as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.
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The information-gathering power under Article 14
Article 14 of the Labor Code enumerates the powers of the Secretary of Labor in support of employment promotion. Among these is the express authority "To require any person, establishment, organization or institution to submit such employment information as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor." The scope is deliberately broad: any person or entity may be covered, and what must be submitted depends on what the Secretary prescribes. This is not a penalty measure — it is an administrative tool designed to keep the Department informed about the state of employment across the country.
What this power is in service of
Article 14 places the information-gathering power in context alongside three other functions: establishing new employment offices where needed, operating a nationwide job clearance and information system, and developing programs for occupational and geographic labor mobility. These are the employment promotion objectives that the data is meant to support. A company's vacancy data, hiring patterns, wage rates, and separation information feed directly into the Department's ability to match workers with jobs and identify labor market gaps. The law treats this information as a public good, not solely a private business matter.
Who is covered
The article uses the phrase "any person, establishment, organization or institution" — a formulation that is broad enough to cover private companies of all sizes, industry associations, cooperatives, educational institutions, and other entities that employ people or participate in the labor market. There is no threshold of company size or industry type written into Article 14. The extent of any specific reporting obligation depends on what the Secretary actually prescribes, but the legal authority to issue such a requirement covers virtually any employer or labor-market participant.
Note on article numbering
The Labor Code articles have been administratively renumbered, so this provision may be referenced under a different number in court decisions and government issuances. Decisions typically write both numbers in the form "Article [new] [original]." This page uses the original numbering as published in the primary source texts. When checking a ruling or circular that cites a different article number, verify which numbering it follows before concluding you are reading the same provision.