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Read more about the article Duterte signs EO to end ‘endo’ but labor suspicious
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 1, has signed an Executive Order (EO) prohibiting illegal contracting and strengthening worker's rights to security of tenure in the country.

Duterte signs EO to end ‘endo’ but labor suspicious

As thousands of labor groups troop to the streets during the Labor Day protest on Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the executive order (EO) prohibiting illegal contracting, or subcontracting, and strengthening workers’ rights to security of tenure in the country.

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Read more about the article ComVal workers resort to highway barricade after prevented from joining Labor Day rally
Unions under Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) in Compostela staged a barricade along the national highway in Nabunturan after police and military checkpoint prevented them to travel to Davao City for the Labor Day protest. (Contributed photo)

ComVal workers resort to highway barricade after prevented from joining Labor Day rally

Different unions in Compostela town staged a barricade along the national highway in Nabunturan town after police and government soldiers prevented them from going to Davao City for the Labor Day protest action.

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Read more about the article 3 labor groups set unified protest for Labor Day vs Endo
Labor groups in Davao City, Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao, Partidong Manggagawa-Nagkakaisa, and Sentro Nagkakaisa hold a press conference on Monday, April 30, 2018, to announce their unified protest action in time for the Labor day to denounce the Duterte administration's failure to end contractualization. (Contribute photo)

3 labor groups set unified protest for Labor Day vs Endo

Three labor organization in Mindanao are set to march together on the 132nd commemoration of Labor Day to express frustration on President Duterte's failure to end contractualization.

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Read more about the article Kuwait deployment ban stays sans MOA
President Rodrigo Duterte talks with Ambassador of Kuwait to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh the Malacañang Palace on February 7, 2018. (Malacañang file photo)

Kuwait deployment ban stays sans MOA

The Philippine government’s total deployment ban of workers to Kuwait would stay unless a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the treatment of Filipino workers in Kuwait is signed.

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Read more about the article NPAs claim responsibility to Davao Oriental attacks
Guerrilla fighters of the New People's Army prepare their formation at the start of the ceremony for the release of its two captive police officers in a village in Lupon, Davao Oriental on Friday, August 26, 2016. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com file photo)

NPAs claim responsibility to Davao Oriental attacks

The New People's Army (NPA) said one soldier was killed while several were wounded in two armed attacks against government soldiers in Davao Oriental.

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