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President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is still bent on putting an end to "abusive" work arrangements in the country, Malacanang said on Thursday. This, after vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III expressed dismay over Duterte's supposed failure to fulfill his promise to stop the unfair contractualization practices after the Chief Executive vetoed the Security of Tenure bill in 2019. In a press statement, acting Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte vetoed the proposed measure due to certain unsuitable provisions. "While it is true that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vetoed the Security of Tenure Bill in 2019, as mentioned by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, the Chief Executive explained that the version submitted by Congress unduly broadens the scope and definition of prohibited labor-only contracting, effectively proscribing forms of contractualization
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued guidelines for the free coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing for newly-hired workers. "This order is issued to provide guidelines on the one-time grant of free Covid-19 testing for qualified newly-hired job seekers required to secure a negative RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) result among the pre-employment requirements," the agency said in Department Order No. 233 signed by Secretary Silvestre Bello III and released on Thursday. Qualified beneficiaries are newly hired job seekers across all sectors complying with the pre-employment requirements to avail of the testing subsidy. Aside from newly hired applicants in private domestic establishments, those who are also covered by the order are agency-hired overseas workers set for deployment; and newly appointed employees in any branch or instrumentality of the government. "The program shall cover job seekers hired
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disbursed a total of PHP44 million in wages in Ilocos Region under its flagship employment program. A total of 12,386 displaced and disadvantaged workers in the informal sector benefitted from the department's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the January to March period. "TUPAD has become a very important financial safety net for many of our informal workers. We are grateful to have been part of a program that has recreated jobs and provided a respite for those most affected by the pandemic," Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a statement on Sunday. The workers rendered various community work that include cleaning and disinfection, and greening and tree-planting activities. These projects were undertaken in the beneficiaries' respective barangays for a period of 10 to 15 days. They received salaries that ran