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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''DOLE 8 conducts orientation on security agencies, hiring companies'''
'''PENRO-Southern Leyte joins annual Fisheries Conservation Week fete'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=59428
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=59647
*Sunday, October 16, 2011
*Monday, October 17, 2011
:by  Bong Pedalino
:by  R.G. Cadavos




MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, October 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its provincial office here held an orientation on the basic rights and benefits of security guards.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct 17 (PIA) -– The Province of Southern Leyte through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) will observe the annual Fisheries Conservation Week celebration on October 18-20, 2011.
The orientation was held at Casa Ampil on Saturday attended by security agencies in the city and province together with the business entities which hired such agencies, said Fe Norma Valuis, provincial Field Officer of DOLE.
The whole celebration will highlight activities such as the Mangrove Forum and Greenbelt Appreciation Trip, the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Forum and Awarding of Financial Assistance to 22 MPAs and the Launching of 2012 Search for the Champions of the Seas and MPA Appreciation Trip.
It was learned that when conflicts arise as to who will pay the benefits of the the security guards, the common situation was that both the agencies and the ones who hired them, were poiting at each other.
Coastal Fisheries Resources Management Unit Officer Eva Abad reported in a phone interview this afternoon, Monday, that the Mangroove foum whill be held in the morning of Oct 18 at Casa Ampil here to be participated by MPA beneficiaries,among other participants and project visits will proceed in the afternoon of the same day at Barangay Manhilo, Maasin City and Molopolo of Macrohon, this province, two of the marine protected areas here.
But the law on sub-contracting provided that when a security agency fail to pay their obligations to their personnel, the principals are obliged to pay for whatever is due, said Valuis in a press conference at the DOLE provincial office with Regional Director Forter Poguon.
While, the awarding of financial assiatance for the MPAs will be conducted on the second day, October 19 at Casa Ampil, Maasin City,”this is the second batch of MPAs -beneficiaries that will be given financial assistance, the first batch was awarded last July, 2011 yet,” Abad bared.
Valuis said many security guards came to her office seeking assistance on matters that should have been settled either by the agency concerned or both the agency and the principal.
“For the second batch, a total of 22 Marine Protected Areas were identified throughout the province, with P10,000 as cash assistance to be given per site, a total of P220,000 was allotted for the said purpose,” Abad reported.
Based on the principle that ignorance of the law excuses no one, these principals should have been hailed to judicial processes sooner than later for whatever shortcomings committed or omitted on the agency-principal relationship.
On the third day, the delegates will visit San Pablo Island, at the municipality of Hinunangan and will conduct an MPA Pride Campaign, the source added.
But Valuis quoted Director Poguon as saying it would be better to educate them first on an orientation proceeding before applying the law so they will no longer have any alibi.
This year’s theme is dubbed as ”Fishery resource conservation in the context of global needs for food, security and safety.” (rgc/PIA-Soleyte)
For his part, Poguon cited a very specific case that happened in the province several years ago involving some 25 security guards under a security agency who failed to pay the right amount of salaries.
Upon investigation, it was found out that the security personnel’s claim was right, and it was also determined that the principal failed to pay a sizeable fraction of the unpaid amount to the agency.
In the end, close to P 1 million pesos was duly paid both by the principal and the agency after a due process deliberation undertaken by DOLE 8, Pugoun said. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong)


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