Gov. Albert Garcia welcomes Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III to The Bunker. Photo by Ernie Esconde
BALANGA CITY — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday here credited President Rodrigo Duterte for the industrial peace in the country like in the Freeport Area of Bataan in Mariveles town.
“I want to put on record that the major accomplishment of our president in the field of labor and employment is industrial peace. Hindi kagaya noong araw na maya’t maya may nagwewelga, nagmamartsa, nagmumurahang employer at employees,” the secretary said.
“Ngayon, ang mga employees mahal na nila ang employer at ang employer mahal nila ang kanilang employees. For once the workers and the employers realized that they are partners in the business and if they wanted to succeed, kailangan magtulungan sila at iyan ang nangyayari sa panahon ng ating Pangulong Duterte,” enthused Bello.
Engr. Emmanuel Pineda, administrator of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan, confirmed what DOLE under Bello has done for the Bataan freeport that contributed to the prevailing industrial peace in the FAB.
Currently operating at the FAB which is under AFAB are 92 enterprises with 38,323 workers.
Gov. Albert Garcia, 2nd District Rep. Jose Enrique Garcia III, Vice-Gov. Crisanta Garcia, lawyer Tony Boy Roman and mayors in 11 towns and one city were all thankful to Bello for the assistance extended to the province.
Bello was in Balanga City and led in the awarding of safety seal to eight FAB locators.
“Saan mang lugar na kapag may establishment na may safety seal, ibig sabihin niyan ay isang workplace na sumusunod sa lahat ng patakaran, compliant to all labor standards, compliant with all health protocols kaya that is a safe workplace. So AFAB is a compliant business establishment,” the secretary said.
Bello also led in the awarding of DOLE livelihood programs and financial assistance to children of overseas Filipino workers from the Overseas Workers Welfare Agency at the Bunker, seat of the provincial government.
All 11 mayors comprising the Bataan League of Municipalities led by Dinalupihan Mayor Maria Angela Garcia received from Bello certificates of eligibility to avail of 10 bancas each from DOLE.
Earlier, the secretary was in the TUPAD (Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers) payout of P4,200 for each of the 190 beneficiaries in Pilar, Bataan under Mayor Carlos Pizarro, Jr.
A similar payout also took place in Orion, Bataan with Mayor Antonio Raymundo.
TUPAD provides emergency employment for displaced workers. A beneficiary works for 10 days by either cleaning the barangay area or planting vegetables at P420 a day.
