Senate reiects z'Year

Erobationary Period
hhe oronosed legistation Pro-
tonging-the six-month Proba-
tionaw period of employees to
two vears won t see the light
of div in the Senate, leaders of
the uiPer chamber declared
on Monday. "I will oPpose rts
passage. tf the House Passes it'
;onsider it DoA (dead on ar-
rival) in the Senate," Senate
Minority Leader Franlilin
Drilon said in a viber message'
Drilon said House Bill No'
4802, authored hY Prdbh-
svano Ako PartY list ReP .;ose
siingson Jr., was not only "un-
iustified," but also "unreason-
able."'Sen Joel Villanueva the
senate Labor commiftee chair'
said the measure would un-
dermine the workers' right to
iob secudty, wNch the tegisla-
iors had been trying to Protect
with ttle Passage of a measure
proNbiting contractualizatiroD
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