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"The  foreclosure ordered by government is a sure-fire formula to try  down the assets of the NSC for at least one-year from actual foreclosure because of the one year  redemption period,"  Simplicio H. Villarta, National Steel Labor Union president said.


Foreclosure would in no way lead to the immediate reopening of the plant, he added.


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                    [Title] => NSC union hits plans of evaluation body
                    [Summary] => Displaced workers of National Steel Corp. (NSC) questioned yesterday plans of the evaluation committee (EC) to hold "closed-door consultations" with bidders who did not even make a lease price offer.


National Steel Labor Union-FFW (NASLU-FFW) president Simplicio H. Villarta Jr. said this is the only bidding where the terms of reference (TOR) were ignored, no clear parameters set, and only the so-called EC has an idea of what the "best offer" looks like.


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                    [Title] => Labor leader charges conspiracy in selection of National Steel operator
                    [Summary] => The leader of the labor union of National Steel Corp. charged yesterday that the dogged determination of Trade Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II to deliver National Steel Corp. (NSC) to the operator of his personal choice seems to be the final phase of an apparent conspiracy that could defraud legitimate stakeholders of the country’s largest steelworks, which include workers and union members.


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                    [Summary] => The displaced workers of National Steel Corp. (NSC) are now benting their disappointment with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-appointed liquidator Danilo Concepcion for his alleged insensitivity to their plight.


Earlier, the 1,000-strong National Steel Labor Union - FFW (NASLU-FFW)  formally petitioned the SEC to dissolve the evaluation committee (EC) and disqualify its chairman Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II also for their discriminatory stance against the workers.


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                    [Summary] => National Steel Labor Union-FFW (NASLU-FFW) president Simplicio H. Villarta, Jr. lashed out yesterday at Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II for saying that the NSC plant cannot operate within the year.


"We know whereof we speak," Villarta said, as he dared Roxas to endorse their lease program today.


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                    [Title] => National Steel employees back Allengoal proposal
                    [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II is being accused by union members of the National Steel Corp. (NSC) of delaying the reopening of the mothballed steel firm to the detriment of NSC workers.


According to Simplicio Villarta, president of the National Steel Labor Union (NSLU), Roxas has been feeding President Arroyo "incomplete, if not inaccurate information" about NSC.


Villarta claims that Roxas is refusing to accept a bid offered by Allengoal Steel Corp. to operate the plant for a fixed monthly rental plus a share of net profits.


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"The  foreclosure ordered by government is a sure-fire formula to try  down the assets of the NSC for at least one-year from actual foreclosure because of the one year  redemption period,"  Simplicio H. Villarta, National Steel Labor Union president said.


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According to Simplicio Villarta, president of the National Steel Labor Union (NSLU), Roxas has been feeding President Arroyo "incomplete, if not inaccurate information" about NSC.


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Workers push for reopening of NSC plant

By Marianne V. Go | January 16, 2002 - 12:00am

Displaced workers of the National Steel Corp. (NSC) have lamented the delay in the reopening of the mothballed steel plant following the new decision of creditor-banks to foreclosed NSC’s assets. "The...

Business

NSC union hits plans of evaluation body

November 7, 2001 - 12:00am

Displaced workers of National Steel Corp. (NSC) questioned yesterday plans of the evaluation committee (EC) to hold "closed-door consultations" with bidders who did not even make a lease price offer. National...

Business

Labor leader charges conspiracy in selection of National Steel operator

October 24, 2001 - 12:00am

The leader of the labor union of National Steel Corp. charged yesterday that the dogged determination of Trade Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II to deliver National Steel Corp. (NSC) to the operator of his personal choice...

Business

NSC workers bent ire on liquidator

By Christina Mendez | October 21, 2001 - 12:00am

The displaced workers of National Steel Corp. (NSC) are now benting their disappointment with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-appointed liquidator Danilo Concepcion for his alleged insensitivity to their...

Business

Roxas claims on NSC debunked

September 28, 2001 - 12:00am

National Steel Labor Union-FFW (NASLU-FFW) president Simplicio H. Villarta, Jr. lashed out yesterday at Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II for saying that the NSC plant cannot operate within the year. "We...

Business

National Steel employees back Allengoal proposal

September 18, 2001 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II is being accused by union members of the National Steel Corp. (NSC) of delaying the reopening of the mothballed steel firm to the detriment of NSC workers. According...

Business