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Duterte vetoes 'security of tenure' bill, says spokesman

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Security of Tenure Bill, tuluyan nang vineto ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a></p>— Joyce Balancio (@joycebalancio) <a href="https://twitter.com/joycebalancio/status/1154582002600775681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill that seeks to end labor contractualization, his spokesman said Friday.</p><p>Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo announced the veto of the Security of Tenure bill after retracting his statement late Thursday that the President rejected the measure.</p><p>Officials earlier said Duterte sought more time to study the bill, authored by Sen. Joel Villanueva, before deciding whether to sign or veto it.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/07/24/19/security-of-tenure-skipped-in-sona-as-duterte-continues-study-labor-chief">&#x27;Security of tenure&#x27; skipped in SONA as Duterte continues study: Labor chief</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/25/19/duterte-may-veto-security-of-tenure-bill-panelo-says">Duterte may veto security of tenure bill, Panelo says</a></li></ul><p>Duterte promised during the campaign to stop &quot;endo&quot; of the hiring and firing of workers in cycles to avoid granting them regular employment status and corresponding benefits.</p><p>On Labor Day last year, the President issued an executive order that prohibits contracting and labor-only contracting.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/05/01/18/explainer-duterte-admins-endo-20 ">Explainer: Duterte admin&#x27;s &#x27;endo&#x27; 2.0</a></li></ul>

<p>Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo announced the veto of the Security of Tenure bill after retracting his statement late Thursday that the President rejected the measure.</p>

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo announced the veto of the Security of Tenure bill after retracting his statement late Thursday that the President rejected the measure.