MMDA seeks to defend minimum wage for bus drivers, conductors at Supreme Court:
MANILA, Philippines -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is considering intervening in a Supreme Court case questioning the legality of a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) order providing fixed wages for public utility bus drivers and conductors.
In a statement, MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the agency has been considering filing a petition for intervention at the Supreme Court in the case filed by several bus operators in Luzon.
"Due to the recent high incidence of road accidents brought about by bad weather, it is high time to implement the said order that will do away with the 'boundary system'," Tolentino said.
In their petition, the Pro...
Keep on reading: MMDA seeks to defend minimum wage for bus drivers, conductors at Supreme Court
MANILA, Philippines -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is considering intervening in a Supreme Court case questioning the legality of a Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) order providing fixed wages for public utility bus drivers and conductors.
In a statement, MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the agency has been considering filing a petition for intervention at the Supreme Court in the case filed by several bus operators in Luzon.
"Due to the recent high incidence of road accidents brought about by bad weather, it is high time to implement the said order that will do away with the 'boundary system'," Tolentino said.
In their petition, the Pro...
Keep on reading: MMDA seeks to defend minimum wage for bus drivers, conductors at Supreme Court
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