JOINT COMMUNIQUE FOR A STRONGER LABOR RELATIONS. Committed to strengthen further the strong ties between the Philippines and the province of Ontario in Canada, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Labor Minister Monte McNaughton sign a Joint Communique during the former’s courtesy call to Ontario Premier Dough Ford. The Joint Communique signifies the intention of both the governments of the Philippines and the territory of Ontario, to work closely on instituting mutually beneficial mechanisms on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the province, and to further deepen their close relations. (PHOTO by DOLE)