116th Anniversary Independent Day 2014
By. Abs Damahan
General Santos City
(ABSDAMAHAN’SLIVE-STREAM NEWS TV/ June 12, 2014) The programme of Independent
Day 2014 in the City of General Santos has started at early dawn this morning
at around 5:45 A. M. at Plaza Heneral Santos (Junction Pioneer-Pendatun
Avenues) culminating the sequence of normal activities prepared by the City
Government of General Santos such as: The traditional singing of the National
Anthem, raising of the Philippine Flag, Wreath Laying and Twenty –one guns
salute this was the highlights of the Kalayaan 2014 with the Theme: “Pagsunod
sa Yapak ng mga Dakilang Pilipino, tungo sa Malawakan at Permanenteng
Pagbabago.”
Kalayaan 2014 celebration who led
officially by no less than the City Mayor Ronnel Rivera of General Santos and
other national line agencies who established offices here in GenSan, DepEd,
Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) and
local officials of the City government of GenSan and Barangay Officials. Of
course the Independent Messages of the two city officials Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera and Hon. Dominador S. Lagare III
Acting Vice Mayor on the 116th Anniversary Philippine Independent
Day. The two speakers remind for such
true essence of core value and spirit of independent hard fought by our
forefathers in the defense of our nation from foreign invaders. And this will
translate and transform into progress and development for the entire nation
building, go beyond our expectation for moral and spiritual recovery that
address genuine change and reform in our system.
From the positive side on peace
and order has improved and sustained over a couple of months passed PNP and
other local law enforcers have responded to the calls of their duty, Mayor
Rivera said, power shortage has been resolved by the power provider likes:
SOCOTECO and Peak Power SOCSARGEN, Inc., to ease the power crisis in GEnSan.
Projects on timelines as goes-on, Mayor Rivera said.
On the side of our 116th
Anniversary of Independent Day, the negative side is the labor dispute between
the Citra Mina Group of Companies (CMGC) and United Workers of Citra Mina Group
of Companies Union (UWCMGCU), came into the pictures conducted lite rally without
permit from the Mayor’s Office in front of the Plaza Heneral Santos at the time
of the program of the City government for Kalayaan 2014. Labor Union leaders
expressed their grievances to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), City
Government of GenSan and more particular to the Owner and Management of Citra
Mina Group of Companies for unfair labor practices and many others complaint to
Citra Mina Company. The company response to labor union, In Re: Petition for
Cancellation of Registration of Samahang United Workers of Citra Mina Group of
Companies (UWCMGU). But on the course of action from DOLE labor-arbiter Atty.
Maria Consuelo s. Bacay promulgated decision to: Petitioner-Appellee,
Intervenors-Appellee and Respondent-Appellant.
Decision- This resolves the
Motion for Consideration treated as an Appeal of the Samahang United Workers of
Citra Mina Group of Companies Union (UWCMGCU) from the Order dated 19 February
2014 issued by DOLE Regional Office No. XII Director Ofelia B. Domingo, the
dispositive portion of which reads:
WHEREFORE, premises considered,
the petition and petition-in-intervention is hereby GRANTED. The Certificate of
Registration of Samahang United Workers of Citra Mina Group of Companies
(UWCMGCU) No. XII-GSC-07-2013-001 issued on July 2013 is revoked. The
respondent union is delisted from the roster labor unions and divested of its
rights and privileges as legitimate union.
The Respondent-Appellant UWCMGC was
given chance with-in five (5) days period to response for DOLE Arbiter to appeal of this labor
dispute case.
In their UWCMGCU) response
petition-appellant read in the last page:
In closing, let it be stated once
more that the right of the people, including those employed in the public and
private sector, to form unions, associations or societies for the purpose not
contrary to law shall not be abridged. 16 The State guarantees the right of all
workers to self-organization, collective bargaining and negotiation, and
peaceful concerted activities, including the right to strike in accordance with
law. 17
WHEREFORE, the Motion for
Reconsideration herein treated as an Appeal is hereby GRANTED and SET ASIDE.
The Samahang United Workers of
Citra Mina Group of Companies Union (UMCMGCU) with Certificate of Registration
No. XII-GSC-07-2013-001 shall remain in the roster of legitimate labor
organization with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto.
SO RESOLVED
Manila Philippines May 30, 2014
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