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See story on Page A1 12 November 13, 2014 P15.00
Measure prohibiting labor-contracting scheme filed in House A LAWMAKER filed House Bill 5140 in the House of the Representatives which will prohibit the labor-contracting scheme employed by local and foreignowned companies. Rep. Fernando L. Hicap (Partylist, Anakpawis) said majority of the 37.6 million-labor force in the country are either employed
as contractual, temporary, probationary and as odd jobs. Citing recent studies, Hicap said seven out of 10 firms in the country are implementing the contractualization scheme. “Contractualization is not a mere short term tactic to reduce the cost or to defeat a union organizing drive, but a long-term
strategy for shedding all obligations to workers and eliminating all employees rights provided by labor laws,” he said. Contractual employment, the lawmaker said, is an employment strategy that aggravates domestic employment by destroying regular and permanent jobs while exposing contractual or tempo-
rary workers to substandard and inhumane working conditions. Under the bill, any stipulation in any written or oral contract of employment for a definite or fixed period designed subvert the provision of the proposed act shall be declare null and void. A probationary employment shall not exceed six months from
the first fay of service for all workers regardless of the nature of employment. The bill imposes a fine of P500,000 and imprisonment of not more than two years to violators. If a corporation, trust, firm, partnership or association commits the offense, the penalty shall be imposed upon the guilty officers.
Police foil new bombing attempt in Isabela City
I s a b e l a C i t y, Basilan Province–– Police and military have disarmed an improvised explosive left at a gas station in this city, officials said Tuesday.
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Guingona organizes Aggies-Vet By BUBOY PABIA
GINGOOG City––Mayor Marie Guingona has organized a team composed of personnel from Aggies and veterinary offices (AggiesVet) to ensure food sufficiency among the majority. Guingona said the members of Aggies-Vet team are mandated to intensify their skills and techniques on crop farming, livestock raising and fish farming. The team is under the joint supervision of City Agriculturist Eduardo Sanchez and veterinarian Dr. Al Gonzales. “Let us help this administration provide food security to the consuming public. This local government has been implementing livelihood programs that sustain our daily’s demands,” said Guingona. “She added: “Let us cooperate with Aggies-Vet team in transforming feasible barangays into producers of corn, rice, cacao, coffee, tilapia, pangasius, cattle, pig and chicken.” See ORGANIZES, page A9
Misamis Oriental Officials headed by Governor Bambi B. Emano Vice Governor Joey G. Pelaez exchange pleasantries with Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla of the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Luxe Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. Petilla visited Cagayan de Oro City for the 3rd Mindanao Congress of the Advocates for Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification and Development (MinCARED). From left, Provincial Board Members Heckert Emano, Susan Lagbas and Nancy Madjos, Petilla, Emano, Medina Mayor Ken Niño Uyguangco and Pelaez. Photo supplied
Emano bares completion of infra projects worth P144m
MISAMIS Oriental––Despite inheriting a bankrupt administration, the provincial government has completed various infrastructure projects worth P 144.7 million during the first 14-month of incumbency, Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said on Tuesday. Emano said that the projects involved school buildings, road projects and other public improvements which were completed as of November 2014.
He said that the provincial engineer’s office headed by Engr. Lester Bolo has completed the road constructions with a corresponding total value of P 10.3 million out of the shares of the “road users tax.” These roads are the Daan-Manticao-Patag-Talacogon road in Mantincao; El Salvador-KalabaylabayDalayap road in the El Salvador City, Initao-CamelonSinalac road in Initao, Purok M8-Canyamohan road in
Balingasag, and the NaawanMat-I-Cabalantian Road in Naawan. Emano said that the P 71 million Awang-Tingalan road in the town of Opol has been completed along with the farm to market road funded by the Department of Agriculture in San Roque-Tup-on in Medina, Misamis Oriental. He said that another road worth P 20.7 million located in the towns of See projects, page A9
Rookie cop abducted in Surigao By ROEL N. CATOTO Surigao News Bureau
SURIGAO City––A rookie police officer is now in the hands of unidentified heavily armed men after he was snatched Wednesday morning in Malimono town in Surigao del Norte, a senior police official told Mindanao Daily News. Sr. Insp. Rosemarie Molabola, head of Police Community Relations of PNP-Surigao del Norte, said Police Office 1 Jonry M. Amper was driving his motorbike, an XRM Honda, in Barangay Bunyasan around 9:45 a.m. when flagged down by at least eight heavily armed men believed to be members of the New People Army (NPA). Mol ab ol a su r m i s e d the suspected NPA rebels brought Amper to the mountainous part of Barangay Tinago in Malimono. The Mindanao Daily News tried to call Malimono Mayor Teodoro Senaca but failed. Local Crisis Management Committee headed by Governor Sol F. Matugas and the Police Provincial Office Critical Incident Management Task Group have already been organized to undertake the negotiations. See abducted, page A9
HIV cases among young professionals increasing GENERAL Santos City––Health authorities here have expressed alarm over the increasing number of young professionals in the city who were getting infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Dr. Mely Lastimoso, coordinator of the City Health Office’s (CHO) Social Hygiene Clinic, raised such concerned on Wednesday as she disclosed that seven more residents have turned out positive of HIV in the last three weeks, bringing the total incidence in the area to 168. As of the third week of October, the CHO reported a total of 161 confirmed local cases of HIV, which causes the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Lastimoso said five of the cases, which involved three males and two females, were found during the See cases, page A9
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