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60 Bacolod employees fired as Villar firm takes over public water utility
Employees of the Bacolod City Water District condemn their termination. (Photo courtesy of BACIWA Employees Union)
Federation of government employees unions COURAGE said the dismissal of 60 employees violated the constitutional and legal rights of government employees to security of tenure.
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
MANILA – On Jan. 4, the first Monday of the year, 60 employees of the Bacolod Water District were barred from entering the office’s premises.
Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) Employees Union President Leny Espina was among those who found themselves jobless, after the BACIWA Board of Directors declared their positions redundant on Dec. 31.