A pledge to act against employers who hire workers for short-term employment without adequate benefits helped President Duterte win the presidency in 2016. ADVERTISEMENTMore than 9,500 protesters joined the Labor Day rallies in Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo and other major cities in the Visayas, demanding not just an end to endo but also higher wages and more jobs. “It did not prohibit the existence of manpower agencies that facilitate the contractualization of labor,” Amparo said. Baguio CityIn Baguio City, 150 teachers, jeepney drivers, health workers and students marched on Session Road to protest contractualization. Milgrace Driz, spokesperson for the Southern Mindanao police, said the passengers of the buses were not held because they were protesters.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 01, 2018 23:35 UTC