The Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) will provide support to the Department of Labor and Employment and the police as tension erupted in a banana plantation in Barangay San Miguel, Compostela, Compostela Valley.
Apparently, members of the Kilusang Mayo Uno allegedly mounted picket lines and prevented banana cooperative laborers from going to work.
"Let us support the PNP and DOLE to implement court decisions. We should not allow chaos to reign in this labor dispute, and let us ensure the safety of everyone," Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., EastMinCom chief, said.
The labor department already asked the military for peacekeeping assistance.
According to the report, a scuffle ensued around 10 a.m. of Oct. 11 when some of the KMU regional leaders from Davao City and personalities from the Radyo ni Juan confronted laborers who wanted to work at the packing plant. The incident was quickly resolved by the Compostela Valley police.
The second incident took place around 12 p.m. on Oct. 11 when the laborers asked the KMU members to remove their placards and posters, abandon their picket lines and allow the workers to peacefully enter their workplace.
"We are calling on all parties involved to respect each others' rights, and let us resolve these issues peacefully," Madrigal said. “We will give our full support to DOLE and other concerned agencies to ensure that Legal orders are implemented and enforced in order to prevent chaos."
The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU-May One Movement) is a Communist Party of the Philippines-associated labor federation with chapters active throughout the county. KMU is a member of the main CPP-affiliated multisectoral umbrella front organization the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN-New Patriotic Alliance).
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