CEBU CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte will spend Labor Day in Cebu and will make an “important” announcement. He would be accompanied by several Cabinet members, including Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. Metudio Belarmino Jr., spokesperson of the Cebu Labor Coalition (CELAC), said they would hold a protest rally to condemn the President’s failure to stop the practice of labor contracting. He said President Duterte broke his campaign promise to end “Endo,” which refers to a scheme used by employers that offers only short-term and unprotected temporary work arrangements to workers. First, he [President Duterte] said that he will stop all kinds of contractualization.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2018 09:56 UTC