For the first time in over 20 years, various labor groups are once again joining forces today to mount a massive Labor Day rally against President Duterte, who they said failed to keep his promise of ending the practice of contractualization. ADVERTISEMENT“This will be the biggest Labor Day rally yet,” he added. That’s why all the labor centers opted to march together again,” he said. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), meanwhile, stressed that there would be “strict observation of human rights” today as human rights officers would be assigned to “supervise” lawmen deployed for today’s rallies. PNP to deploy HR teamThe human rights (HR) team, composed of representatives from the Commission on Human Rights, PNP Regional Human Rights Affairs Office and District Human Rights Affairs offices, were instructed by the NCRPO chief, Director Camilo Cascolan, to “immediately act on any incidents of human rights violations that may occur.”Cascolan added that the deployment of officers tasked to monitor the daylong protests would not affect police operations in other areas.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2018 21:00 UTC