By Genalyn Kabiling
The government is expected to unveil a package of benefits for workers in observance of Labor Day on May 1, MalacaƱang said yesterday.
āWell, inaasahan naman po natin na kahit papaano eh may mabibigay na benepisyo, dahil traditional naman po iyan pagdating ng May 1,ā Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said in a television interview.
Roque, however, did not say yet if wage benefits would be part of the governmentās Labor Day gift to workers this year.
At present, MalacaƱang has not released President Duterteās schedule for the May 1 holiday.
Last year, the President observed Labor Day in Davao City and reaffirmed his vow to stop end-of-contract scheme or āendoā and labor-only contracting. Duterte, who also held dialogues with labor groups, insisted that the Labor Code guarantees the right to security of tenure.
The President, meantime, has recognized the urgency to finalize an executive order seeking to stop endo, citing the āunrestā in the labor sector.