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Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III blasted the claim of the network's lawyers and officials during a hearing at the House of Representatives that the Labor department found the network compliant with labor laws. DoLE said in a statement:
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"The facts bear us out. Our labor inspectors found violations of laws and standards by ABS-CBN. And on account of those findings, the company took steps to correct those violations." 
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Referring to the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), it added:
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"It is therefore patently misleading to attribute to us the claim that ABS-CBN is a compliant company. In fact, there are 67 pending cases against the company in the NLRC and the various courts." 
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Bello said ABS-CBN misrepresented its position to deceive the lawmakers in its bid to gain congressional approval for a new franchise.
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DoLE said as it warned the broadcast firm's counsels against wrongfully presenting policy issuances of the department to the advantage of their client:
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"We will not let this pass." 
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The Labor department pointed out that the cited rule governing the employee-employer relationship in the broadcast industry 40 years ago is no longer aligned with the provisions of the Labor Code. The department said:
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"We also find most detestable the deliberate manner by which Policy Instruction No. 40 issued by the then Labor Minister in 1979 was volunteered to the House committee as the basis for the work arrangement in ABS-CBN. Misleading as it is, it conveniently leaves the impression that the policy was that of current Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III." 
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<strong>Sources</strong>: 
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ABS-CBN violated labor laws - Bello, July 2, 2020, William B. Depasupil and Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz, 
 <a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/07/02/news/top-stories/abs-cbn-violated-labor-laws-bello/736902/" class="news_link" target="_blank" title="Source">The Manila Times</a>
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ABS-CBN violated labor laws; has 67 pending cases with NLRC and various courts