MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday called for an end to finger-pointing over President Duterte’s vetoing of the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill and urged the public to be open to suggestions that would benefit both workers and employers. The President said Congress should have stuck to what was agreed upon on the SOT bill and should not have expanded its scope. Critics also blamed the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office for the veto, saying the PLLO had failed to coordinate with lawmakers. “Even if you coordinate the bill you want and the senators prefer another measure, what can you do?” the spokesman said. He stressed that the bill submitted to the President contained provisions that were absolute with regard to labor contracting.

Source: Philippine Star August 01, 2019 16:00 UTC