by admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA—Government officials on labor and trade, business leaders and selected legislators gathered recently at the hall of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to discuss the implementation of the Right to Security of Tenure, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s resolve to end labor contractualization and end-of-contract (endo) schemes.
Organized by DOLE and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led by Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, the high-level meeting exchanged views on the issues surrounding the trilateral relationship among the workers, the service providers and the principals or companies.
IN SEARCH OF A WIN-WIN SITUATION. Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez led the High-Level Meeting on the Implementation of the Right to Security of Tenure, participated in by other government officials, including Presidential Consultant for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion III, business leaders and selected members of the House of Representatives on 15 September, following the President’s resolve to end labor contractualization and end-of-contract (endo) schemes.
According to DOLE, there are 5,150 registered contractors and subcontractors deploying more than 416,000 workers to not less than 26,000 principals as of 2016.
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez presented the so-called ‘win-win structure’ of labor relations involving the workers, the service providers and the companies.
In the ‘win-win’ set-up, workers can be hired by service providers as regulars, receiving full benefits such as leave credits, 13th month pay, as well as retirement, social security and health insurance plans, among others.
Companies, meanwhile, will have the flexibility to either directly hire workers as regular employees or outsource them through service providers, in view of seasonal job functions.
Subsequently, the trade secretary encouraged companies to ensure that service providers comply with laws safeguarding rights of the workers.
“What is critical now is the compliance of service providers in giving full benefits to the workers,” said Sec. Lopez, adding that the win-win structure has already received positive response from the President.
Other compelling issues discussed in the meeting focused on the system of recruitment between service providers and workers, the procedure of regularization and on probationary status, and the legitimacy of contractor and subcontractors.
The meeting also touched on the “four-fold test,” as determinant of employer-employee relationship, whose elements include the right to hire, payment of wages, power of dismissal or power to impose disciplinary actions and the power of control, which is considered as the most important of the four elements.
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by admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Headlines, National News
A trade pact that is part of an agenda to spur domestic reform, to improve the business climate and to secure economic gains was how Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) envisaged the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on the first day of the Philippine hosting of the ASEAN Workshop on TPP, a two-day event on 15-16 September.
The Philippines’ possible accession to the TPP would mean greater opportunity to boost the country’s position in the global market through local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), workers and consumers, as they benefit from bigger potential markets and increased foreign investments, according to DTI Assistant Secretary for Industry Development Anna Maria Diaz-Robeniol.
Speaking on behalf of DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, Robeniol said that the workshop may be viewed as a strategic avenue encouraging “an ASEAN discussion on relevant issues and concerns surrounding TPP,” whose package was finalized in October 2015.
“The sharing of insights and ideas will surely matter most as we talk about TPP as one of the most important trade agreements concluded in our time,” continued Robeniol, adding that the workshop would be “instrumental in identifying, discussing and developing answers to many issues that impact on the region’s investment attractiveness and growth potential.”
The workshop, participated in by delegates from ASEAN Member States, also aimed at providing practical knowledge on how the many different levels of development among TPP participating countries have been addressed in the key areas of market access in good and rules of origin, trade in services and labor, and investment, as well as other areas such as intellectual property rights, government procurement, state-owned enterprises and competition policy.
DTI also echoed President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration at the 13th ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Lao PDR last week that the Philippine’s economic thrust towards inclusive growth focuses on innovating MSME development, e-commerce, youth and women entrepreneurship.
“The Philippines’ current competitive position may be further enhanced through multi-lateral agreements, as the country continuously becomes a regional hub for growth, investments and exports—where peace and order is evident,” Robeniol added.
DTI noted that Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore and Viet Nam are already part of the TPP, and that the Philippines has already registered its interest to join said partnership, “with an objective to meet the high standards of the trade pact.”
Last March, at the 22nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat in Thailand, the Philippines, through then-DTI Secretary Adrian Cristobal, offered to host and organize the workshop. The event was co-organized by the ASEAN Secretariat.
For more information on the services of the DTI, log-on to http://www.dti.gov.ph
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, September 13 (PIA)–Gitataw sa Malakanyang nga walay gihatag nga go signal si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte kang Indonesian President Joko Widodo nga ipadayon na ang firing squad kang Mary Jane Veloso
Kahinumdoman nga si Veloso napahamtangan og silot nga kamatayon sa Indonesia human siya masakpi nga nagpayuhot og 2.6 kilo sa heroin niadtong 2010.
Matud pa ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, walay gihimong pahayag ang presidente sa dihang nipahigayon kini og working visit sa Indonesia niadtong niaging semana.
Pasabot pa ni Abella, miingon lamang si Presidente Duterte kang Widodo nga sundon ang ilang gipatuman nga balaod ug dili siya manghilabot niini.
Sa pagkakaron, gipaabot pa sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang tubag sa embahada sa Pilipias sa Indonesia kalabot sa gipadala nilang clarification sa kaso ni Veloso.
Kini human nagpadala dayon ang gobyerno og clarification sa Indonesia human migawas ang balita sa Jakarta Post nga gihatagan na ni Presidente Duterte og go signal si Widodo aron bitayon na si Veloso.
Giingong mitawag na ang embahada sa Pilipinas sa ilang counterpart sa Indonesia aron klarohon ang maong statement.
Padayon pa usab nga gipaabot sa gobyerno ang mas daghan ug mas lig-on nga ebidensiya sa kaso ni Veloso aron makumbinsir ang Indonesian government nga hatagan og clemency ang Pinay overseas Filipino Worker (OFW).
Mao nga mahinungdanon ang testimonya ni Veloso batok sa iyang mga recruiter nga sila Maria Kristina Sergio ug Julius Lacanilao aron mapagaan ang iyang kaso. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, September 9 (PIA)–Gimanduan ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Kalihim Silvestre Bello III ang tanang rehiyonal nga buhatan niini sa paglusad og halapad nga kampanya batok sa ilegal nga kontraktuwalisasyon ug ‘endo’ aron masiguro nga hugot nga gipatuman ang katungod sa mga mamumuo sa seguridad sa trabaho.
Matud pa ni Bello, gusto nilang pamatud-an nga seryoso ang ahensya nga kunhoran ang ‘endo’ sa 50 porsiyento karong 2016 ug padayon na kining mawala sa 2017.
Gimanduan usab sa Kalihim ang tanang regional director nga doblehon ang ilang pagpaningkamot sa pagpahigayon og konsultasyon ug dayalogo partikular na sa mga nag-unang sektor diin malukpanon ang kontraktuwalisasyon ug ‘endo’.
Apil sa mga nag-unang sektor ang hotel ug restaurant, manufacturing, health ug wellness, malls, food chains, agricultural plantation ug corporate farms.
Gibutyag usab ni Bello nga kasamtanang gimugna sa DOLE ang pamphlet alang sa mga sagad nga pangutana kalabot sa kontraktuwalisasyon ug ‘endo’ ug ipanghatag kini sa tibuok nasod. Ibutang usab kini sa website sa tanang opisina ug ahensiya sa DOLE.
Matud pa sa DOLE nga gidili ang labor-only contracting. Kini nagpasabot nga ang labor-only contracting, o kadtong mga kasabotan diin ang contractor o subcontractor nga tig-recruite, tig-supply o tigpadala lamang og mga mamumuo aron mo-trabaho o maghatag og serbisyo sa usa ka principal, ipahunong na. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Headlines, Major Events, National News
MANILA, September 6 (PIA)–Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang proklamasyon nga nagdeklarar og “state of lawless violence” sa tibuok nasod sa wala pa kini nibiya paingon sa Vientiane, Laos aron motambong sa ASEAN Summit.
Ubos sa maong proklamasyon, gitahasan ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ug Philippine National Police (PNP) sa paghimo og tukmang aksyon aron pugngan ang tanang matang sa lawless violence sa Mindanao ug aron mapugngan ang pagkatap sa lawless violence sa ubang parte sa nasod nga adunay konsiderasyon sa sibil ug politikanhong katungod ug sa gilatid sa Konstitusyon.
Giingong kun makita na sa Presidente nga luwas na ang tibuok nasod, maghimo na usab kini og proklamasyon aron bakwion kini.
Matud pa ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea Jr., gilagdaan sa Presidente ang maong proklamasyon human sa nahitabong pagpamomba sa syudad sa Davao niadtong Biyernes sa gabii.
Gitataw usab ni Medialdea nga walay ipatuman nga “curfew” sa tibuok nasod samtang gipatuman ang state of lawless violence apan magpahigayon og mga checkpoints ang militar ug polisya sa tibuok nasod. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Headlines, National News
MANILA, September 6 (PIA)–Milagda na sa usa ka memorandum of agreement (MOA) ang Philippine National Police (PNP) ug ang duha ka telecommunications company kagahapon didto sa Camp Crame sa kaulohan.
Gipangunahan ni PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa ang paglagda sa kasabotan kauban ang mga tinugyanan sa duha ka telcos alang sa paggamit sa police quick response hotline nga 2286.
Dungan niini, gipahigayon usab ang unveiling sa marker nga literal nga may bato ug sundang nga nagpakita sa pagtaga sa usa ka sundang sa usa ka dakong bato.
Alang sa pagsumpo sa krimen, mahimong mo-text sa ilang mga concerns ang publiko sa nahisgotang numero nga 2286 apan may P2.50 nga charge ang matag text.
May feature usab kini nga “auto call” kun adunay emergency.
Gawas sa 2286, mahimo usab gamiton ang 911 alang sa pagpangayo og tabang kun adunay emergency alang sa paspas nga pagtubag sa krimen ug pagsumpo sa ilegal nga droga. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
