Netizens were in awe with how the House of Representatives speedily granted a 25-year franchise to Duterte ally Dennis Uy’s DITO Telecommunity.
But what caught the attention of social media people is the obvious lopsided franchise in favor of Uy’s company.
Social media personality and lawyer Jesus Falcis brought up a provision of the franchise that allowed DITO to have 40% of its workforce as contractual employees.
One of the arguments that Congress used against ABS-CBN during its franchise hearing but they were allowing it for Uy’s company.
“CONTRACTUALIZATION ALLOWED FOR DENNIS UY
“Bakit pag ka-alyado ni Duterte, ambilis mapasa at special ang prangkisa?
“More than one year na nga lumipas since pinangako ng Dito Telco na dapat operational na sila (July 2020) tapos wala pang operations and yet pinagkatiwalaan pa din at renewed for 25 more years!!
“Tapos, galit na galit sa ABS-CBN ang mga DDS at 70 Congressmen dahil talamak daw contractualization duon PERO binigyan ang Dito Telco ng legal mandate to have 40% of its employees as contractual.
“Walang ibang prangkisa na may ganito! Wala sa Globe or SMART. Sa Dito Telco lang.
“Napaka special nga naman ni Dennis Uy!”
https://www.facebook.com/JesusFalcisBlog/posts/1013556919097116
On Tuesday, August 25, the House of Representatives on third and final reading gave DITO its 25-year franchise.
In the franchise law, it says that “the grantee shall ensure that at least sixty percent (60%) of its employees are regular employees and in no case shall the percentage of contractual employees, job orders, casual. and independent contractors combined, exceed forty percent (40%) of its total workforce.”
Contractualization and labor practices were some of the most contentious topics during the ABS-CBN franchise hearing. The Kapamilya network oppositors led by Mike Defensor, Rodante Marcoleta, and Boying Remulla pounded on ABS-CBN’s contractual workforce to highlight the need not to renew its franchise.
Ironically, they were those who voted for DITO’s franchise with that provision that they hammered strongly against ABS-CBN.
That’s why netizens slammed Congress for allowing that provision and other issues for DITO’s franchise while they shut down ABS-CBN for the same.
SPECIAL FRANCHISE FOR DENNIS UY: DITO Telecommunity's franchise bill allows contractualization of 40 percent of its employees, something that other franchises do not contain. Bill has been approved on final reading today. pic.twitter.com/8olEBeejPC
— Carlos M. (@jcmaningat) August 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/jcpunongbayan/status/1298045859037241345
https://twitter.com/gabhumilde820/status/1297799607427067904
https://twitter.com/jan_michael_yap/status/1298141794941562881
Hindi na dumaan sa mabusising pagdinig katulad ng ginawa nila sa @ABSCBNNews franchise PINAYAGAN pa #DITO na halos kalahati ay CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES nila! Nasaan promise "to end #ENDO" ni duts mga DDS? Dahil ba kay #DennisUy #1 DDS?https://t.co/WnBi3hwC2B
— Budz Ong∞ (@budzbfd) August 25, 2020
Paki.explain @MikeDefensor @marcoleta, Sino po ba si Dennis Uy db Chinese to?Tapos bawal sa inyo ang ABS CBN kasi Hindi natural filipino si Gabby Lopez?@mikenavallo @ABSCBNNews https://t.co/hwhCZrdS3U
— Engr.Christopher Albeza (@albeza_engr) August 26, 2020
