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Labor groups in Normin slams govt for workers’ plight By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent

CAGAYAN de Oro City--In spite of the promise of the Duterte administration, lower wages and job insecurity have remained the concerns of the millions

of workers throughout the country as labor groups and other militant sector had staged protest action during the Labor Day observance on Monday. In the region as elsewhere, the workers are suffering because of the

neglect of the government and the implementation of anti-workers policies while promoting the interests of the capitalists over the wage earners, said Wildon Barros, secretary-general of the labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) in Northern

Mindanao. Among the concerns the workers in the regions have to bear, Barros said, are the low salaries and contractualization amid the skyrocketing inflation. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority

(PSA), Northern Mindanao has about 1.394 million workers, 40 percent of which are employed in the agriculture sector. For instance, most of the employees in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, he said, are receiv-

ing only the current daily wage of P318 per day and KMU-NMR said this is not sufficient to provide for a family of five persons. “ That [P318] is not enough considering that study showed that See PLIGHT, page 7

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Labor Day. Over a thousand members of the militant group Kilusang Mayo Uno march as they celebrate the 131st International Workers’ Day at the Guingona Park in Butuan City on May 1, 2017. The group calls to stop “contractualization” of laborers particularly in mining companies and oil pal plantations in Caraga.

Pass a law to end ‘endo’ PIMENTEL TO FELLOW SENATORS

ENATE President Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday urged his colleagues in the Senate anew to pass a law strengthening the prohibition against labor-only contract otherwise known as end of contract scheme (endo).

Pimentel made this call noting that it was “the best way to commemorate Labor Day” and that the government should continue to work to protect the welfare of Filipino Worker. His proposed measure, Senate Bill No. 117 or An Act Strengthening the Prohibition Against LaborCharcoal man works on Labor Day. This man lifts a sack of Only Contracting, would charcoal even on Labor Day at Brgy. Pasong Putik, Quirino Highway in Quezon City. amend Article 280-A of PNA photo by Oliver Marquez Presidential Decree 442, so

Marantao youth rallies behind Mayor Abinal

employees who have been rehired repeatedly “by the same group of companies, the parent and subsidiary companies, or by companies with interlocking directors” shall be considered regular employees from the date when they were first hired, regardless of whether such service is continuous or broken. “Despite the rights of workers under constitu-

tional and labor laws, there are employers who wantonly circumvent labor laws through a system that is designed to prevent workers from attaining regular employment and security of tenure,” Pimentel said. He pointed out that the gaps in the law allow the termination See pass, page 7

By MARIZ REVALES and RIC CLET, Contributors

MARANTAO, Lanao del Sur--The youth group here on Thursday (April 27, 2017) acknowledged the sacrifices and efforts of former Mayor Mohammadali “Merkano” A. Abinal in establishing peace and prosperity during his incumbency as chief executive of this town for nine years.

Ms. Cassey B ongo Abinal, who said to be the niece of Executive Secretary Christopher Laurence Bongo, said Mayor Abinal “truly served the welfare and development of the communities.” She said the youth sector Former Mayor Muhammadali “Merkano” Abinal of Marantao, Lanao del Sur in a yellow shirt with black jacket. Left is submitting photo, Ms Cassey Bongo Abinal, representative of the youth sector, assured that former Mayor Abinal is not involved See youth, page 7

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Quake in Glan: three injured mark francisco, Section Editor EDITOR: RUEL V. PELONE

GENERAL Santos City-Three persons, including a pregnant woman, were injured while several government buildings, houses and other private structures were damaged in the coastal towns of Glan and Malapatan in Sarangani Province as a result of the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that hit the area before dawn Saturday.

Ken Dollar Pontilar, staff member of the Sarangani Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said the victims sustained injuries when the quake struck at 4:23 a.m., while fleeing to safer grounds. He identified the victims as Edilberto Corporal, 55, and Everly Dala, 16, of Ba-

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LANAO DEL SUR 12th Judicial Region Branch 10 Hall of Justice, Marawi CIty IN RE: CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE SPL PROC. 2449-17 CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ADAP D. GOMACOT IN THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OF BALINDONG, LANAO DEL SUR And PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY ADAP D. GOMACOT, Petitioner, -versus- THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BALINDONG, LANAO DEL SUR, NATIONAL STATISTICIAN and CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL of the PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA). Respondents. X- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /

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Before this Court is a verified petition for correction of entry in the certificate of live birth of ADAP D. GOMACOT dated February 1, 2017, and which reads in part: 1. Petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Balindong, Lanao del Sur, where he may he served with notices, orders and other processes of this Honorable Court; 2. Respondent Local Civil Registrar of Balindong, Lanao del Sur, is the custodian of all records of birth of persons born in the Municipality of Balindong, Lanao del Sur and, may be served with notices, orders and other court processes of the Honorable Court at the Ground Floor, Municipal Hall Building, Salipongan, Balindong, Lanao del Sur. While Respondent National Statistician and Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), is likewise impleaded as the central custodian of all records of birth in the country and may be served with notices, orders and other court processes of the Honorable Court at the National Statistics Office now Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City; 3. Petitioner was acutally born on May 19, 1954, at Barangay Salipongan, Balindong, Lanao del Sur. The fact of his birth was registered at the Local Civil Registrar of Balindong, Lanao del Sur and recorded at the National Statistics Office (NSO). A faithful reproduction of his Certificate of Live Birth is attached hereto and made an integral part hereof, marked, ANNEX A”; 4. However, petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth, as registered and recorded, contained an erroneous entry, more particularly described as follows: a. Date of Birth: 13 February 1958; The erroneous entry is marked , ANNEX “A-1”; 5. The date of birth of petitioner is apparently erroneous considering that his physical appearance is inconsistent with an age of a fifty eight (58)-year old man but, more in accord with a man aged sixty two (62) years old; 6. The erroneous entry, as regards his birth date, was discovered only after having secured an authenticated copy of his Certificate of Live Birth from Philippine Statistics Authority; 7. Presently, petitioner is employed as Construction and Maintenance Capataz athe Provincial Engineer’s Office, Province of Lanao del Sur; 8. In support to this petition, the following documents are attached and made an integral part hereof to prove the following entry, viz.: a. Service Record issued by the Province at Lanao del Sur, marked ANNEX “B”; b. Identification Card issued by the Province of Lanao del Sur, marked ANNEX “C”; c. GSIS UMID ID Card, marked, ANNEX “D”; 9. The correction of the erroneous entry in the Certificate of Live Birth issued by the PSA and Local Civil Registrar of Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, is in order. Petitioner has not deliberately caused the recording of the above-cited erroneous entry; and 10. Petitioner instituted this action to correct the foregoing erroneous entry in the Certificate of live Birth and thus, put his birth and other records in proper perspective. Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that the same be set for hearing before this Court on JULY 10, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. Let a copy of Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in Lanao del Sur or Marawi City or Iligan City for three (3) consecutive weeks. The Local Civil Registrar of Balindong and the Civil Registrar General, or an person or Party who has interest in the petition, may file his/her opposition thereto within fifteen (15) days from notice of this petition or from the last day of publication of this Order. Further, let this Order be posted for fifteen (15)days prior to the date of hearing in the Bulletin Board of the Local Civil Registrar of Balindong and the Bulletin Board of this Court, at the expenses of the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to notify this Court of the publication of this Order not later than three (3) days before May 10, 2017. Furnish copies of this Order, together with the copies of the petition to the Local Civil Registrar of Balindong, the Hon. Solicitor General, Makati City; and the Hon. Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Sta. Mesa. Manila. SO ORDERED. Marawi City, Philippines. April 7, 2017.

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rangay Poblacion; and Leo Remollo, 56, of Barangay Calabanit in Glan. C or p ora l, w ho was driving a motorcycle, was reportedly hit by rolling stones from a nearby hill during the quake, he said. Pontilar said Dala, who was nine months pregnant, fell from an unspecified vehicle while evacuating from their community in Purok Riverside in Poblacion, while Remollo was hit by a motorcycle while fleeing their village. He said the three were rushed to the Glan municipal hospital for treatment. “We received a report that Dala had been transferred to another See QUAKE, page 7

May 2, 2017

RUBBLE. Sidewalk vendors sift through the rubble of an old, abandoned building

in General Santos city that collapsed when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck at 4:23 a.m. Saturday, 29 April 2017. The building had earlier been set for demolition. The quake registered Intensity V in the city. Photo courtesy of Edwin Espejo

Quake aftermath: minor damages for gov’t and private structures GENERAL Santos City-A construction worker from Sarangani province was slightly injured while several government and private structures here sustained minor damages as a result of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area before dawn on Saturday.

Dr. Agripino Dacera Jr., head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said victim Ronilo Gamboa, 34, sustained leg injuries after reportedly tripping on a steel bar while rushing out of their bunkhouse at a construction site in Alabel

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House eyes stiffer penalties vs. wage offenders

On Labor Day, the House of Representatives vowed to curb the illegal practice of non-compliance of employers with the prescribed minimum wage rates. As Congress reconvenes this week, the House committee on labor and employment will tackle pertinent House bills that seek to uphold workers’ See wage, page 7

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The President’s Promises and the Laborers’ Work Value

The month of May marks a significant time for the nation. For one, it holds the anniversary of the national elections that took the country by storm last year with prior controversies and ensuing political rivalries. So many things can happen in a year if one pays attention to the news. When President Rodrigo Duterte campaigned for the highest executive position, he made promises adjacent to his political will. For certain, the former mayor of the progressive and peaceful Davao City has done remarkable achievements during his former term. But when more than 16 million registered voters elected him for presidency, many of these promises have been fulfilled, yet some are still in the process of reaching their actuality (while some have irked his political rivals and raised the eyebrows of the international community, academic institutions, and Church-centered organizations). In spite of everything the country has been through,

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and employees contributing their efforts to companies and organizations – public or private – and earning for their families or for themselves for survival and recreation). This holiday celebrates their cause and magnifies issues concerning them. It would not be easy to deny the fact that the country exists because of its workers. The mandatory taxes taken from their salaries equip the lifeblood of the government (corrupt officials are leeches, needless to say), so it would be just and right to grant any worker from the noblest profession to the humblest service the proper benefit they all deserve. To value laborers and their work is to provide for them the amount of their worth, which exceeds the value of salar y but equates to their limitless and boundless dignity. In some cases, workers’ rights and privileges are often overlooked by institutions for one-sided benefit and advantage. And it is true that some institutions hide behind the façade of noble

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reputation, but compensate less to the people who helped build them their image. In spite of everything, it’s a win-win situation for certain institutions built by labor to grant workers their due. It is, after all, their right. To recognize L abor Day is to empathize with the plight of our country’s workers. The President has his job to do, but it is an earnest wish that he would not overlook the prevalent issues concerning laborers and employees in the country, particularly those who haven’t been given their due and whose efforts are not properly compensated according to their worth. Still, there is always a chance for everyone to work together for good without advantages taken and rights deprived. It is one’s fervent hope though that the President does his job competently as much as the skilled and laborious hard workers.

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with diplomacies still being woven, allies made, and the war on drugs perpetuating vigilante-led killings and sparking debates among local and foreign intellectuals, it cannot be denied that the current President is a man of promises and influence. His promises may often be disagreeable to some, but he could make them happen. At least give him the credit for that. The international magazine, TIME, even listed him among the most influential people alongside his vocal critic, Senator Leila De Lima. Perhaps his promises are made possible because of his obligations as the country’s president. Essentially, he values his work by staying true to his word (regardless of its consequential costs). Then again, the will and desire to fulfil obligations determine the kind of person one is. But isn’t this what everyone is ought to do when certain responsibilities should be committed? The month of May also recognizes the value of laborers (and as such, they include tax-paying workers

The entire platform was therefore blocked in Turkey. The statement added that “Wikipedia editors must do what is necessary” regarding the content. On Saturday, Turkey’s private NTV television network, which has been criticized for censoring anti-government content, said the block was put in place over entries “placing Turkey on the same level as the ‘Islamic State’” despite requests to remove the content. Not only this. Turkey also issued a decree on Saturday imposing a ban on popular dating programs on Turkish television channels. The Turkish government has blocked thousands of websites and has placed restrictions on social media platforms, including YouTube and Twitter. Authorities in Turkey are also able to block specific Twitter accounts. More sackings across the country were shocked on

Saturday when they could no longer access the website from within Turkey without using a virtual private network. The site contains encyclopedia-like entries on a broad spectrum of topics written in several languages. Anyone can register and propose changes, but the changes can be undone by others. Turkey issued a set of decrees Saturday, one announced the firing of 3,974 officials while the second imposed a ban on popular dating programs on Turkish television channels. Another decree gazetted also reinstated 236 people to their jobs, according to the Associated Press. The online encyclopedia’s founder Jimmy Wales tweeted that he would stand by Turks over their “fundamental” right to access. Saturday’s public service expulsions included 1,127 justice ministry employees, including wardens, some 1,000 army personnel and

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500 academics. That lifts to 100,000 the number of people purged in the nine months since last year’s coup attempt. Some 47,000 people have been arrested. Freedom House, the independent rights watchdog, says over 111,000 websites were blocked already as of May last year, shortly after the coup attempt. Turkey is listed as “not free” on the organization’s Freedom on the Net index. A democracy named Turkey. Turkey - the end of press freedom, for sure! +++ Email: doringklaus@ gmail.com or follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin or visit www. germanexpatinthephilippines.blogspot.com or www. klausdoringsclassicalmusic. blogspot.com

Think a minute

The Invisible Father

Think a minute. A 58-year-old man was sharing his memories of his father. He said his father had been a workaholic who was always busy with work and his own personal interests. He never came to his son’s sports games or activities. In fact, the son said his dad

almost never spoke to him. By the time the son was 18 years old, in his last year of school, he’d become a very good football player. When his team qualified for the championship, he begged his father to finally come see him play this one See father, page 7

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Labor Code is the basis of ‘endo’

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty…” (James 5:4, the Holy Bible). -oooLABOR CODE IS THE BASIS OF “ENDO”: This is not to dampen the fight against what has come to be known as “contractualization” of labor ---that is, the practice of hiring employees for a period of time less than the usual six-months’ probationary period of employment---but it has to be stated that “contractualization” is in fact found at the existing Labor Code of the Philippines. What is clear is that “contractualization of labor” is a practice that is allowed by the very law that is supposed to protect laborers and employees, particularly under the Labor Code’s Art. 280, which deals with the “probationary” period of employment, or the period of time during which the employee is supposed to undergo testing to see his fitness to continue in the employ of a company. This period of time

usually lasts six months. The only problem here is that, many employers have abused this provision, such that almost all employees now are hired through “endo” contracts, or those that provide for only five months of work for the workers. After five months of working, the employee is no longer given another contract, so his employment contract ends. This has given rise to the term “endo” (or end of contract) today. -oooSC RULES: EMPLOYEES CAN BE REGULARIZED EVEN IF THERE IS “ENDO”: Be that as it may, the Supreme Court has time and again issued decisions that uphold the right of workers to continue working, even if their contracts provide for specific periods during which their contracts shall be in existence, or even if the periods in their contracts have already expired. Among these decisions are those which rule that even if the employment contract is stated to be for a period shorter than six months, the employee is to be considered a regular employee just the same, with a full guarantee of security in his job, if his work is

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necessary and desirable in the line of business of the employer. Then, there is also the rule which says that the employer must have to make clear to the employee, at the start of his probationary employment, the standards under which he will qualify as a regular employee. If the employer does not communicate these standards to the employee at the start of the probationary employment, the employee is to be considered a regular employee. -oooOTHER RULES ON PROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT: These requirements on probationary employment were imposed by the high tribunal specifically in the case of Abbot Laboratories Philippines vs. Alcaraz, G. R. No. 192571, July 23, 2013, in a decision written by Associate Justice Estela Perlas Bernabe. Here are parts of that decision: “In other words, the employer is made to comply with two (2) requirements when dealing with a probationary employee: first, See BASIS, page 7

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ABSENT: Hon. Jesse Ray N Balanay,

Member, (OB)

* - Out during the deliberation RESOLUTION NO. 17-266 WHEREAS, this body on June 7, 2005, adopted City Ordinance No. 05- 4773, entitled; ‘ An Ordinance Amending Certain Provisions Of City Ordinance No. 02-4256 Otherwise Known As The “New Traffic Code Of Iligan City”, And City Ordinance No. 04-4523 Entitled, “An Ordinance Amending Certain Provisions Of City Ordinance No. 02-4256 Otherwise Known As The “New Traffic Code Of Iligan City”, And City Ordinance No. 03-4352 Entitled, “An Ordinance Amending Certain Provisions Of City Ordinance No. 02-4256 Otherwise Known As The “New Traffic Code” Of Iligan City, And For Other Purposes”,. WHEREAS, Section 8 of the said Ordinance states: “Section 8. Dispatching - No person or persons shall be allowed to dispatch for any provincial public utility vehicle at the INT-South Iligan EXCEPT; those who are already dispatching at the IBJT-North Iligan whose dispatching involves motor vehicles plying the southern provincial routes and who are already federated or otherwise bonafide members of the Iligan Federated Labor and Dispatchers Association (IFLDA) The IBJT Management Board shall adopt the implementing rules and regulations governing the conduct of the federation of dispatchers. Such rules and regulations shall include the identification of each group, the respective group of vehicles they are dispatching, uniforms for each group and identification cards which at all times be worn by the members doing dispatching and must be placed at their vest. “ WHEREAS, curing the March 30. 2017 meeting of the IBJT Executive Management Board. attended by the City Administrator. EEDMO Manager and other stakeholders of the bus terminals. Mr. Pio N. Bacong, Head of the Task Force Illegal Terminal raised the various grave violations committed by the Iligan Federated Labor and Dispatchers Association (IFLDA), (as lifted from the Minutes of Meeting), namely; 1. IFLDA is operating without a Business Permit and has only secured 2011 and 2016 for their Business Permit; 2. Failed to abide the terminal rules and regulations; failed to coordinate with the management; members not wearing uniforms, a violation of the no-smoking ordinance and failed to submit the list of dispatchers and laborers. Moreover, it only imposed the wearing of IDs last January 27, 2017; 3. Charged P1,500 from each dispatchers/ labor for the uniform but did not cooperate with the IBJT Management; 4. No one complied drug test; only ten (10) submitted the COMELEC Certificate; 5. Alleged used as political machinery WHEREAS, Mr. Bacong added that IFLDA has collected an excessive fee of P250 per trip for the Iligan-Kapatagan PUJs and yet paid only a measly P20.00 Terminal Fee. For him the members of said organization are apparently enriching themselves at the expense of the drivers and operators using the bus terminal owned by the City Government; WHEREAS, in putting an end to this malpractice, Mr. Bacong recommended to revoke the business permit of IFLDA if there is any and/or amend the City Ordinance allowing them to operate, for that purpose;

WHEREAS, paying attention to the recommendation of Mr. Bacong the Sangguniang Panlungsod cannot in anyway tolerate any organization to operate with impunity inside the bus terminal without toeing the line of the terminal authorities, especially if said organization has its own set of rules that hinders the effective and smooth operation of the bus terminal; WHEREAS, IFLDA should have been grateful to the City Government which allowed them in the first place to operate in the IBJTSouth Iligan and should not abuse such grant; WHEREAS, since IFLDA’s operation is by virtue of an Ordinance, it can be suspended anytime through an amended Ordinance; WHEREFORE, on motion of Member Eric M. Capitan, duly seconded Member Bernard Y. Pacaña; Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in its session assembled, that: BE IT RESOLVE, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Iligan City that the following City Ordinance be. as it is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED. CITY ORDINANCE NO. 17-6584 AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 8 OF CITY ORDINANCE NO. 05-4773, ENTITLED; ‘AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CITY ORDINANCE NO. 02-4256 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NEW TRAFFIC CODE OF ILIGAN CITY’, AND CITY ORDINANCE NO. 04-4523 ENTITLED, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CITY ORDINANCE NO. 02¬4256 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NEW TRAFFIC CODE OF ILIGAN CITY”, AND CITY ORDINANCE NO. 03-4352 ENTITLED, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CITY ORDINANCE NO. 02-4256 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NEW TRAFFIC CODE” OF ILIGAN CITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS AND INFRACTIONS COMMITTED BY THE ILIGAN FEDERATED LABOR AND DISPATCHERS ASSOCIATION (IFLDA) Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod in its session assembled,that: SECTION 1. - The implementation of Section 8 of City Ordinance No. 05-4773, is TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED, as the same is hereby TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED due to the violations and infractions committed by the Iligan Federated Labor and Dispatchers Association (1FLDA) SECTION 2. Repealing Clause - All previous ordinances, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed and modified accordingly. SECTION 3. Separability Clause - If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of this ordinance shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions here of which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and in effect. SECTION 4. Effectivity - This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the publication of a local newspaper, as set forth by law. (VOTING BY ROLL CALL: HUERTAS, “Yes”; CAPITAN, “Yes”; PLANDO, “Yes”; LIM, “Yes”; BACSARPA, “Yes”; BELMONTE, “Yes”; UY, “Yes”; ONG, “Yes”; PACAÑA, “Yes”; PARDILLO, “Yes”; ANCIS, “Yes”; SIACOR, “Out” and SO-ONG, “Yes”). CARRIED unanimously. --------------------------- The undersigned hereby attests to the adoption of the foregoing Ordinance as verified to by the Member-author.

VERIFIED:

ATTY. ARTHUR LL. PADILLA Secretary to the Sanggunian

ERIC M. CAPITAN Member-author CERTIFIED:

JEMAR L. VERA CRUZ City Vice Mayor, Presiding Officer

APPROVED:

CELSO G. REGENCIA City Mayor MDN: Apr 25, May 2 & 9, 2017

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a family of five here needs at least P1,119 daily to live comfortably,” Barros said. Meanwhile, Nicandro Borja, regional vice president of the Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), said they are seeking an additional P168 pesos across-the-board salary increase. For its part, the KMU is pushing for the P750 national per-day minimum wage. “With the increase in price of basic commodities, fare, education and other expenses, the P318 minimum wage is not enough for a family’s daily needs,” Borja said. Borja said that if the proposed increase is approved, the minimum daily wage would be P486, which is still within the poverty line. He said the expenses in Manila and other major cities in the country are the same as in Cagayan de Oro. “There is no difference with the expenses and employers are saying that businesses will suffer and may shut down, but in reality, it is not, because the public will have more money to spend which will mean an increase in business,” Barros said. The KMU has also lambasted the Duterte government for not fulfilling on its promise, especially on the end of contractualization, which until now has been practiced by most business establishments. “Under the government of Duterte, contractualization is still prevalent, workers are still crucified to a cross of low wage, while poverty is spreading,” Barros said. He s a i d P r e s i d e n t Duterte failed in his campaign promise in liberating the work force of the country from the chains of contractual employment. To date, 24.4 million workers or 63 percent of the country’s workforce have remained contractual. Barrosa said the labor department, through its Department Order 174, has perpetuated contractbased jobs, circumventing labor laws. “Workers should unite and empower themselves to fight for just compensation and protect their rights as workers,” he added.

the former and concurrent Vice Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong Jr. to clear his name on the alleged involvement in illegal drugs. On the other hand, Chairman Sultan Monsing Macabando, who represented the Federation of the Sultanate of Lanao, said that former Mayor Abinal is no of the few leaders of the country who worked for the welfare and development of the people. He said the federations which is an umbrella organization of traditional leaders group, has petitioned President Rodrigo Duterte and PNP Chief Dela Rosa to clear former Mayor Abinal frol illegal drugs accusations as he is not in any way involved in illegal drugs activities. He said Abinal is one of the law abiding citizens and one of the best leaders of the country and fully supports the programs of the president. T h e mu lt i - s e c t or a l groups made their pledges of commitment before Judge Otowa Abinal who administered the pledge. The sectoral groups include youth, women, traditional leaders, religious leaders, barangay officials and community member of Marantao in Lanao del Sur.

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of employment every five months and thereafter rehire the same workers for the same duration. Moreover, employers also avoid the regularization of its employees by engaging the services of workers either from manpower cooperatives or placement agencies. “These prevalent practices of labor contractualization have made it difficult for workers to attain the security of tenure guaranteed by the Constitution,” he added. Pimentel, meanwhile expressed hope that measures to end “endo” would be passed under the administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, whose campaign promises included ending labor-only contracting. In addition to addressing loopholes in the Labor Code, Pimentel said that efforts should also be made to increase penalties for violations of labor standards, particularly wage laws. He also said that the Social Security System (SSS) should go “all out” in filing cases against employers who from page 1 fail to remit the SSS contrisignatures of over 7,000 butions of their employees. youth members confirming (Azer N. Parrocha/PNA) that former Mayor Abinal is not involved in illegal drugs as she insisted that from page 2 hospital in GenSan the former mayor should be cleared of illegal drugs (General Santos City) due to her delicate condition,” involvement. She also urged Presi- he told MindaNews on the dent Rodrigo Duterte and phone. Citing their initial asPNP Chief Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa to listen to the sessment, Pontilar said at voices of the youth. Abinal least three houses, a private who surrendered to Camp warehouse and five governCrame before the Chief PNP ment structures sustained Dela Rosa accompanied by various damages due to

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017 the quake. He said the three houses, which are situated at the Pacman Village in Barangay Tango, suffered major breaks on the walls and ceiling, and were declared by provincial government engineers as unsafe for dwelling. Cracks were also found in portions of the Glan port, the newly-completed port office, municipal hall building, municipal hospital building and the municipal police station building, he said. In Malapatan town, he said a still undetermined number of houses were reported to have sustained minor damages due to the quake. He said the local government reported that four fish-aggregating devices or payaos and 10 fish nets were “lost at sea” as a result of the quake. A situation report released by the Office of Civil Defense-Region 12 said a resident in Maitum, Sarangani was treated for hypertension while two residents in Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato also suffered minor injuries. (MindaNews)

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right to their wages and to impose stiffer penalties for minimum wage offenders. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has filed House Bill 5018, which seeks to amend the Labor Code of the Philippines, to ensure the employees’ right to their wages, including wage-related benefits, and social security and welfare benefits. Meanwhile, HB 356, authored by DIWA Partylist Rep. Emmeline AglipayVillar, seeks to increase the penalties for non-compliance with the government prescribed minimum wages. Alvarez, in his explanatory note of HB 5018, said the current penalties do not serve as effective deterrents to “stop the unjust and unreasonable conditions” by “unjust employers”. “Labor workers are ‘a company’s greatest asset’ according to businesswoman Anne Mulcahy, and these assets should receive the right wages and benefits they so rightfully deserve,” Alvarez said. HB 5018 proposes stiffer penalties so as to impose stricter guidelines for the employers. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board or the Regional Wage Board imposes the minimum wage in their respective regions and employees in the Philippines. It must be paid no less than the specified rates. The bill will also uphold the economic and social security of workers by providing basic entitlements to wage-related benefits such as the Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), and the Home Development Mutual Fund or PAG-IBIG Fund.

“Upon employment, every new employee shall be covered by the SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and other social security and welfare benefits,” the bill read. The bill also mandates the payment of the wages and wage-related benefits through automated teller machines (ATM) of banks. Employers who fail to pay the prescribed wages, including wage-related benefits, shall be meted a fine of “not less than PHP200,000 nor more than PHP500,000, and or imprisonment of not less than four years nor more than six years or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.” Moreover, the employer concerned shall be ordered to pay an amount equivalent to double the unpaid wages owing the employee. On the other hand, HB 356 seeks to protect private sector minimum wage earners by increasing the penalty imposed on employers for non-compliance with the applicable minimum wage rates. Aglipay-Villar stressed the minimum wage rates set by the Regional Wage Board are lower than the ideal living wage, or the “amount of family income needed to provide for the family’s food and non-expenditures with sufficient allowance for savings and investments”. According to Department of Labor and Employment data, one in every five workers is not paid the applicable minimum wage. HB 356 seeks to amend Section 12 of Republic Act 6727, Otherwise Known As the “Wage Rationalization Act”. HB 356 proposes a fine of at least PHP50,000 but not more than PHP300,000, plus moral damages or at least PHP50,000 for each affected worker and the costs of litigation, and or imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than four years, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. (Filane Mikee Cervantes/PNA)

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“His injury was a result of panic so it’s considered related to the incident,” he said in a radio interview. But in this city, Dacera said there were no reported injuries or deaths as a result of the quake, which hit the area at 4:23 a.m. He said a “dilapidated” building along Santiago Boulevard here was damaged following the temblor. The building, made of light materials, had long been abandoned and was set for demolition. Dacera said they also found some minor damages at the city hall building, especially at the entrance and exit areas. “ The damages were mainly on the glass doors. The rest of the structures were stable based on our initial inspection,” he said. Dacera said all roads

and bridges within the city did not incur any damage and remained passable, and there were no reported significant tide changes in the city’s coastal areas. Residents here and the neighboring areas scampered out of their homes for safety during the quake, which also caused power outages for several minutes in parts of this city and nearby South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces. Nane Danlag, head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) station here, said the temblor’s epicenter was traced off the seas of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental. A Phivolcs bulletin placed the location at 5.02 degrees North, 125.24 degrees East-53 kilometers South, 30 degrees West of Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 57 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. Danlag said it was felt at Intensity 5 in this city, Koronadal City, and in the municipalities of Polomolok, Sto Nino, Tupi and Lake Sebu in South Cotabato. She advised residents to remain cautious and vigilant as “aftershocks are still expected.” Phivolcs issued a tsunami warning in the coasts of Sarangani, Davao Occidental and other neigboring provinces but was eventually with no occurrences reported. (MindaNews)

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time; so his dad promised he’d be there. On the day of the championship, the son was on the field warming up just before the game when he saw his dad come into the stadium with two other men. Then, just before the game started, his dad left with his friends and never returned. It’s now been 40 years since that day, yet this 58-year-old son says the painful rejection and disappointment he felt as a teenager is still very real. When his father recently died at age 83, he stood alone next to his dad’s coffin at the funeral home and said: “Dad, we could have shared so much love and good times together, but I never knew you.” Thinking back on this man’s childhood, and especially that day of the football game, I wonder what that father thought was more important than being there for his son. Was his time with business associates more important than caring and being interested in the success of his own son? That father let the years go by without doing his job at home. He failed in his most important responsibility as a father. A father has tremendous power and influence in the lives of his children. Studies have shown that the number one cause of troubled boys and young men is that they had fathers who didn’t really care. They

didn’t spend time with their sons so they weren’t close to them. There are millions of invisible fathers like this. But “No man stands as tall, as when he stoops down to help his son.” How about you? Do you need to give more time and attention to your children? It’s never too late to change. Why not ask Jesus Christ to forgive you for your failures as a father? Then ask Him to help change you so you can become the caring, loving father your children need. Just Think a Minute.

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the employer must communicate the regularization standards to the probationary employee; and second, the employer must make such communication at the time of the probationary employee’s engagement. If the employer fails to comply with either, the employee is deemed as a regular and not a probationary employee. “In keeping with these rules, an employer is deemed to have made known the standards that would qualify a probationary employee to be a regular employee when it has exerted reasonable efforts to apprise the employee of what he is expected to do or accomplish during the trial period of probation. This goes without saying that the employee is sufficiently made aware of his probationary status as well as the length of time of the probation…” -oooWATCH “ANG TANGING DAAN”, “KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS”, AT FB LIVE: Please watch “Ang Tanging Daan”, a roundthe-clock Bible Exposition and prayer session at www. facebook.com/angtangingdaan; and “Kakampi Mo Ang Batas”, a legal counseling and news commentary program at www.facebook. com/kakampimoangbatas. Reactions: 0917 984 24 68, 0918 574 0193, 0977 805 9058. Email: batasmauricio@yahoo.com.

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