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http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/business/2018/02/27/duterte-seeking-compromise-
contractualization-591041
Monday, February 26, President Rodrigo Duterte seeking a “compromise” admitted that
he cannot fulfil which is pledged to prohibit all forms of unlawful contractualization. He,
who made a vow during his campaign to end contractualization. He could not force the
employers too easily to stick on to his plan to push regularization of contractual employees.
Also they cannot force the capitalists if they have no money or they are too lazy in
implementing it.
There were a sheer number of people finding jobs, but only few businesses hire them.
Duterte seeks a compromise that both parties would accept in order to meet the demands of
the workers and their employers. The Department of Labor and Employment signed the
Department Order 174, which sets strict regulations governing contracting and
subcontracting arrangements. But the labor sector gave dissatisfaction over DO 174 and
encouraged Duterte to sign the Executive Order which bans all forms of illegal
contractualization. It was expected that the president will sign the EO by March. Still,
Duterte needs more time to study possible remedies to address the issue of contractualization.
II. Reaction
contracting. Under the new policy, it refers to an arrangement where the contractor who
supplies workers to a principal does not have substantial capital or investment, and the
workers recruited and placed by such person are performing activities which are directly
On the other hand, gaining trust from people or workers who cannot find a regular job
nowadays is much needed. Unlike Duterte’s plan to stop the end of contractualization for
Filipino workers gives great dissatisfaction for them. He pledged to stop ENDO but didn’t
make it real. Nowadays, you need to do what you said before because there are so many
critics watching your actions. On that case, people think that the president could the end of
he made a compromise that is acceptable for everybody. Somehow, Duterte shifted gears for
I must say that “Think before you click”. Before you make a compromise, make
sure that it is possible. Even though that if you are the President, you have no power to
change the rules and practices of your people. They are the one who has the power to
create their own will and that’s how they run a business. It’s quite good that the
government and the workers and their employees made a decision that is acceptable for
anybody.
Duterte seeking compromise on contractualization Tuesday, February 27, 2018
he admitted Monday, February 26, that he is having difficulty fulfilling his pledge to
prohibit all forms of unlawful contractualization. Duterte, who made a vow during the
give in to his plan to push for regularization of contractual employees. "I don't think that I
can really give them all because we cannot force the capitalists if they have no money or
they do not want it or they are lazy (to implement it)," the President said in a speech in
Davao City. "Don't make it hard for them to run the business because that's the way they
like it because that's their money," he added. Duterte also took note that while there was a
"sheer number" of people seeking jobs, only a few businesses hire new employees. To
meet the demands of the workers and their employers, Duterte is seeking a "compromise"
that both parties would accept. "There's a sheer number of people needing jobs. But
because there are a few businesses to absorb the human resource, they want some radical
everybody," the President added. In March 2017, the Department of Labor and
Employment (Dole) signed Department Order (DO) 174, which sets strict regulations
governing contracting and subcontracting arrangements. The labor sector has expressed
dissatisfaction over DO 174 and urged Duterte to sign the much-awaited executive order
(EO), which bans all forms of illegal contractualization. Dole Secretary Silvestre Bello III
earlier this month said the President was expected to sign the EO by March. Presidential
Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., speaking to Palace reporters on Tuesday, February 27,
said Duterte still needs more time to study possible remedies to address the issue of
contractualization. "He (Duterte) has asked for more time to study the matter and that's
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