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Bakit tutol ang labor groups sa bagong 'security of tenure' bill ng Kamara?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 09:33 PM

Nagtataka ang isang grupo ng mga manggagawa kung bakit walang konsultasyon ang Kamara. Read more »

Gabriela solon says security of tenure bill 'pro-capitalist,' fails to address 'endo'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 07:38 PM

A lawmaker from the Makabayan bloc slammed Thursday the passage on second reading of House Bill 7036 or the proposed security of tenure law, claiming the legislation failed to address exploitative labor contractualization such as endo. Read more »

House OKs on 2nd reading bill that would end labor-only contracting

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 12:06 AM

The development, which came in an ayes and nayes vote during the plenary session Wednesday, paves the way for the House to give final approval next week. Read more »

Sotto pushes for regularization, overtime pay, other benefits for media workers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:39 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a bill seeking to provide a "comprehensive benefits package" for media workers in recognition of the industry's "critical role... in shaping government policies and public opinion." Read more »

Higit 669,000 manggagawa sa pamahalaan di regular noong 2019: CSC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 07:21 PM

Hinikayat ng isang grupo ng government workers ang pamahalaan na tutukan na ang problema nito sa kontraktuwalisasyon. Read more »

ABS-CBN 'stunned' as solons rehash issues vs network

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 07:58 PM

MANILA—Broadcast network ABS-CBN said Monday it was “stunned” by accusations raised during a congressional deliberation on a bill seeking to reopen its free TV and radio channels under a temporary franchise.   Read more »

Bello says ABS-CBN compliant with labor laws, clarifies number of workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 08:55 PM

Labor chief Silvestre Bello said ABS-CBN had only 4,858 employees based on a 2018 audit, but that this figure may not have included ABS-CBN's subsidiaries.  Read more »

ABS-CBN says it is 'fully compliant' with labor laws

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 05:03 PM

The country's leading media and entertainment company answered questions on "endo" or illegal contractualization ahead of the expiry of its 25-year license to operate in March. Read more »

Sinag Maynila disqualifies film critical of Duterte admin; director raises howl

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 02:53 PM

The Sinag Maynila Film Festival said Friday it had disqualified one of its full-length films after it allegedly deviated from its approved screenplay. Read more »

Labor dept drafts new 'security of tenure' bill to stop 'endo'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 12:00 PM

On Duterte's orders, the DOLE submitted the draft Security of Tenure bill to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, which will be forwarded to Congress when sessions resume this month, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III told ANC’s Headstart.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 26, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 01:06 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

'Endo' protest on Nat'l Heroes' Day

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 06:10 PM

Members of the United Workers Alliance hit with hammers an effigy of President Duterte during a protest in Mendiola on National Heroes Day, Monday, as they call for an end to contractualization and alleged attacks against labor unions. Read more »

Coca-Cola PH to acquire logistics firm, regularize its 1,800 workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 07:33 PM

Around 1,800 workers will be regularized with the acquisition, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. said. Read more »

Multa, kulong sa lalabag sa workers' rights iminungkahi sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 09:43 PM

Ipinanukala sa Senado na pagmultahin at ikulong ang mga lalabag sa karapatan ng mga manggagawa.   Read more »

Probation period for temporary workers must be flexible, economist says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 10:31 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte should not approve a "security of tenure" bill that relies on a tripartite council to determine whether or not a certain task can be outsourced, economist Vic Paqueo says. Such a body can politicize the system and make it vulnerable to corruption, he said. Extending the probationary period for temporary workers is not enough, he says.   Read more »

Bagong bersiyon sa anti-endo bill, target tapusin ng DOLE ngayong Agosto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 11:59 PM

May 2 punto ito na iba sa panukalang vineto ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Stop-'endo' bill not among Duterte’s priority measures

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 07:46 PM

A bill seeking to stop contractualization or “endo” is not among the initial list of priority measures that the Palace has sent to Congress, Senate leaders confirmed Monday. Read more »

Senators not keen on overriding Duterte veto of stop-'endo' bill - Villanueva

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 05:27 PM

MANILA - Sen. Joel Villanueva on Monday said his colleagues are not keen on overriding President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to veto a bill that seeks to end labor contractualization or “endo.” Read more »

Bro. Eddie files House version of 'end endo' bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 03:04 AM

MANILA - CIBAC Party-list representative Bro. Eddie Villanueva has filed in the House of Representatives a counterpart bill that seeks to end labor contractualization or “endo”, days after President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the proposed measure. Read more »

Business chamber on securing tenure in PH: Adopt portable retirement fund scheme

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 04:33 PM

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines Inc. (FICCI) believes a portable retirement fund scheme will help address contractual employment woes in the Philippines while keeping businesses flexible and competitive. This, as the recently vetoed Security of Tenure bill is being re-worked in Congress. FICCI President Rex Daryanani says this would help strike the balance between what's good for employers and workers, ending abuses in the 'endo' or end-of-contract scheme. Read more »