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Pimentel vows law against 'endo' soonest

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/02/050218_koko.jpg"/><figcaption>Senate President Aquilino &quot;Koko&quot; Pimentel III leads the opening of the 2nd regular session of the Senate, July 24, 2017. Joseph Vidal, Senate PRIB</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday vowed to prioritize the passage of a proposed law to support President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s executive order stopping illegal contractualization.Duterte on Labor Day said he has <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/01/18/your-days-are-numbered-duterte-signs-eo-to-stop-endo">signed the executive order </a>to fulfill his campaign promise of ending the practice of some employers to end contracts on the fifth month and renew it for 5 months a time to avoid granting workers regular employee status.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://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>A law may be needed as the executive order can be easily overturned by another President, Pimentel noted.&quot;I will make sure that a law on the matter will be passed as soon as possible to make the gains of workers permanent,&quot; he said in a statement.The bill against endo will &quot;have priority&quot; once Congress resumes its session on May 15, he added.The House of Representatives approved in January the security of tenure bill, under which employees hired for an indefinite period will be deemed regular once the 6-month probationary period is over.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/02/18/senado-hinikayat-na-ipasa-ang-security-of-tenure-bill">Senado urged: Pass security of tenure bill</a></li></ul>Duterte will certify the measure as urgent, said his spokesperson Harry Roque.<div>With a report from Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News</div>

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday vowed to prioritize the passage of a proposed law to support President Rodrigo Duterte's executive order stopping illegal contractualization.

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday vowed to prioritize the passage of a proposed law to support President Rodrigo Duterte's executive order stopping illegal contractualization.