(READ: ‘Legal’ contractualization still allowed in new DOLE order) When Secretary Bello finally signed Department Order (DO) No. 174 (2017 ... investment in the form of tools, equipment ...

On March 19, 2017, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) released Department Order No. 174, series of 2017 (D.O. 174), laying ... to put closure on the issues surrounding the various forms of ...

but still left labor groups dismayed as they want all forms of contractualization banned. Through Department Order (DO) No. 174, series of 2017, the DOLE stressed that labor-only contracting or ...