MARCH ON MALACA脩ANG Leaders of various labor groups staged a rally on Chino Roces Bridge, formerly Mendiola, on Wednesday to press President Duterte to end contractualization. They
later had a 鈥渂oodle鈥� fight with him.鈥擥RIG C. MONTEGRANDE
During the third and last debate among presidential candidates in聽 April 2016, then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte promised to end contractualization.
鈥淭he moment I assume the presidency, contractualization will stop . . . The problem is after six months, companies will not pay employees their bonuses and even their 13th month pay,鈥� he said in Pangasinan province.
A month since assuming office, Mr. Duterte reiterated his statement, warning that he will train his guns literally on business owners practicing 鈥渆ndo.鈥�
鈥淵ou know why? I can utter things like that. I am [the] President. I have immunity. I can summon you. I will shoot you [and order] 鈥楤ring him to the funeral parlor. You鈥檙e making me angry,鈥欌�� he said then.
鈥淚 cannot inspect every business across the Philippines,鈥� he added. 鈥淚f we have no power to close down [the business], I will go there and shoot [the owner]. Then it鈥檚 over. The business is now closed down.鈥�
鈥淸But] that鈥檚 just hyperbole,鈥� the President said. 鈥�INQUIRER RESEARCH
Source: Inquirer Archives