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Briefly Emergency employment BU T UA N Ci t y – – T h e Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has not stopped in providing assistance to displaced and affected workers of Agusan del Sur even as the country is slowly recovering from the impact brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Shown in photo are the DOLE officials assisting the displaced and affected workers of COVID 19 pandemic in Agusan del Sur province who availed the emergency employment program of the government. (Photo courtesy of DOLE 13-PIO via Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin) Initially, 2,352 displaced and affected workers availed of the emergency employment program of the agency.
Ban on poultry products DAVAO City — The local government of Davao has prohibited the entry of poultry products from restricted areas, including Luzon and other areas with reported cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) or bird flu to protect the local industry here. Dr. Cerelyn Pinili, head of the City Veterinary Office, said during an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Friday that the city remains bird flu-free and that local authorities are doing all they can to prevent the possible spread of the infection in poultry farms and backyard raisers. Mayor Sara Duterte’s Executive Order 19 dated May 13 but was released only on Thursday provides a temporary ban on the entry of all live domestic and captured wild birds, and their products and by-products, including day-old chicks, eggs, semen, manure, and fathers, from mainland and island provinces of Luzon, and other areas with reported cases of bird flu.
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HE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Region 10, through the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPD-10), has assured the public it will strictly monitor the wage increase implementation in Northern Mindanao region. Albert Gutib, DOLE-10 director and RTWPD-10 chairperson, during the press conference on the new minimum rates in region 10 on Thursday afternoon, June 2, assures the public with the strict monitoring of the wage increase implementation in Northern Mindanao region. (Photo: Screengrab from the facebook video of the press conference posted by the Philippine Information Agency Region 10) WAGE/PAGE 11
AMBULANT VENDORS. Vendors of ethnic-inspired body ornaments in Malaybalay City play their musical instruments to catch the attention of passersby. mindanews photo by h . marcos c . mordeno
Wage hike in Davao Region 'far from enough': ex-solon By ANTONIO COLINA, MindaNews
DAVAO City – The approved minimum wage increase in Davao Region is ‘far from enough’ to cover the prices of basic commodities, a former lawmaker said. Former Anakpawis Partylist representative Ariel Casilao said in a statement
that the wage increase is below the supposed ‘poverty wage’ and much lower than the ‘living wage’ for a family of five. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity B oard (RT WPB-Davao) HIKE/PAGE 11
SoCot gov vetoes SP ordinance lifting ban on open-pit mining By ALLEN V. ESTABILLO, MindaNews
KORONADAL City – Saying it was hastily decided and includes questionable provisions, South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has vetoed the controversial lifting by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board two weeks ago of the ban on open-pit mining in the province. Tamayo announced his decision in a public statement at the provincial capitol Friday afternoon, a day before the deadline for him to act on the amendment of the 12-year-old Ordinance No. 22 or the South Cotabato Environment Code. “Ipi n ap a a l a m k o s a buong sambayanan ng South Cotabato na ang Resolution 137, enacting Ordinance No. 23 series of 2022 amending pertinent provisions of the Environment Code of South Cotabato is vetoed by the
provincial governor,” he said. The governor said h e m ai n l y h e e d e d t h e recommendation made by the technical working committee earlier created by his office to study the amendment of the Code, specifically the ban on open-pit mining contained in Section 22. At least 10 board members approved the proposed changes without any objection on second and third reading during its regulation session on May 16 despite opposition from various sectors and neighboring local government units. Tamayo said that while he finds the open-pit mining ban as “ultra vires” or beyond the authority of the provincial government being contrary to national laws, he said the board appeared to have rushed its decision on the matter.
He said the amended ordinance also included a provision setting the mandatory review of the Code every 10 years, extending the previous five-year period, a move he considers as another “ulta vires.” Since the provincial board is already on recess, the governor said he is leaving the next set of legislators to carefully study and eventually decide on it properly. “They should look into all the angles as to what will be more beneficial for the province,” he said. Tamayo said his decision has no connection with the fate of the planned $5.9-billion large-scale copper and gold mining project of Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan town, noting that the local government’s jurisdiction only covers small-scale mining. The province’s ban on VETOES/PAGE 11
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