MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as an urgent legislative measure a bill that seeks to ensure job security. Despite the issuance of the order, the president, however, noted that a mere EO is not enough to ensure job security. In a letter to Senate President Vicente Sotto III dated September 21, Duterte requested for the “immediate enactment” of Senate Bill 1826. RELATED: Duterte calls on Congress to end labor contractualizationHouse passed bill in JanuaryLast January, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the security of tenure bill. “We laud the move of the President certifying our Security of Tenure Bill as a priority measure.

Source: Philippine Star September 25, 2018 04:07 UTC