The anti-endo bill remains one of the administration-backed proposed legislations even after President Duterte excluded it from the list of priority bills endorsed in his sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address...
The House Committee on Labor has taken a two-pronged approach in pursuing the enactment of measures that would put an end to the much-criticized “endo” or “end of contract” practice of employers. Labor endo Covid 19 Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr. lauded the...
A Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) offical believes that the Duterte administration will be able to squeak out the enactment of the much-sought Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill before the end of its term. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos Benavidez likened the...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not help but call out Presidential spokesman Harry Roque's "inaccuracy" in asking Congress to pass the bill addressing the abusive practice of contractualization in businesses. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) While he did not...
Malacañang nudged Congress anew to pass a measure putting an end to contractualization (ENDO), saying such law remained to be an administration bill. President Rodrigo Duterte. (Malacañang photo) Roque made the statement a week before President Duterte delivers his last State of the Nation...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will ask President Duterte to certify the so-called "Endo" bill as an urgent piece of legislation. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this announcement Monday, July 19 during a virtual press briefing. "A...
Caritas Philippines is disappointed that "endo" or end of contractualization is no longer a priority of President Duterte as this was among his campaign promises. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo (Photo courtesy Diocese of Kidapawan) Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, Caritas Philippines’ national director,...
A law seeking to give workers security of tenure and stopping the end of contract scheme (ENDO) was no longer part of President Duterte's priority legislation, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Undersecretary Jacinto Paras said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) Paras made the...
Vice President Leni Robredo said there should be appropriate action on the different concerns of Filipino workers for their significant contributions to the nation's economy and to the whole of society. Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN/Mark Balmores) Robredo made the statement as the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday urged the national government to conduct a mass regularization of casual workers who have been employed in various state agencies for years, if not decades. Being the country’s biggest employer, Recto said the national government should...
