MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is still studying whether or not he will sign the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill, which is set to lapse into law by the end of this week. Speaking to reporters after his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona), Duterte said he should study the proposed bill first because a lot of employers and workers will be affected. It would affect the employers and of course it could also greatly favor the workers,” Duterte said. Duterte issued the statement after more than a dozen local and international business groups urged him to veto the bill since it is redundant as there are previously approved laws that already protect workers from “endo” or end of contract scheme. READ: Duterte to hear out business groups’ objection to security of tenure bill/kgaRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2019 13:18 UTC