President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that his hands are tied on the banning of all forms of illegal contractualization or end of contract (“endo”) schemes, saying only Congress has the power to do so. In his speech in Mulanay, Quezon on Wednesday, Duterte said ending contractualization would require amendments to the Labor Code, which is beyond the powers of the executive branch. If there is a wrong done, that’s only Congress,” he said. Militant labor groups and other sectors rejected the EO, saying it was useless as it would not be enough to end the practice of contractualization. Ending “endo” was a campaign promise of then-Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to labor workers.

Source: Manila Times May 03, 2018 16:07 UTC