Employees of the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) lost a legal battle to prevent Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp. from taking over the Skyway operations.
The Parañaque Regional Trial Court (RTC) junked yesterday the PNCC employees’ petition for the immediate issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop Citra from operating the Skyway.
Joshua Mata of the Alliance of Progressive Labor said the court denied their petition because Presidential Decree 1112 prohibits regional trial courts from issuing restraining orders on tollway projects.
With the dismissal of their petition, about 800 PNCC employees are likely to end up jobless by Jan. 31.
Labor Secretary Arturo Brion earlier said the PNCC employees are under forced leave because their termination would take effect by the end of the month.
To prevent their retrenchment, as well as what they described as “substantial and irreversible damage” to commuters, the PNCC employees sought a TRO. They claimed the agreement providing for the takeover also allows Citra to jack up collections by 150 percent and increase toll rates on annual basis.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is also set to issue a decision by the end of the month on a complaint filed by the employees against PNCC for alleged unfair labor practice in connection with their termination.-– Mayen Jaymalin, Philippine Star
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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