As the country commemorates Labor Day, senators on Thursday, May 1 pressed for higher wages for workers amid the soaring prices of goods and services. Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri reaffirmed his full commitment to push for a daily minimum wage increase whether the P100...
President Marcos recognized that the country's progress rests on the shoulders of Filipino workers, assuring them on Labor Day that the government will never abandon them. Commuters take free rides at the LRT-1 Central Terminal station in celebration of Labor Day. (Mark Balmores) In his message,...
Vice President Sara Duterte paid tribute to all Filipino workers on Labor Day, encouraging them to remain strong and determined. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO "Anumang hamon ang ating kinakaharap sa kasalukuyan, nawa’y manatili tayong matatag, matiyaga, at mapagpursige sa ating nagkakaisang hangarin...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has renewed his call for the institutionalization of a national minimum wage for private sector workers, if only to ensure that wage policies reflect...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Trabaho Party-list has doubled down on its pro-worker stance and day before the celebration of Labor Day and less than two weeks to go before the conduct of the mid-term elections. “We know what the workers want and...
Senatorial aspirants Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino have expressed their support for the P200 across-the-board minimum wage hike legislation currently pending in the House of Representatives. (From left) Former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan (Team Kiko-Bam) The measure...
Large parts of Visayas, Mindanao, and Palawan are expected to experience rainy weather on Labor Day, May 1 due to the combined effects of a low pressure area (LPA) and Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), and Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) will offer free rides from April 30 to May 3 for the celebration of Labor Day, President Marcos announced. Marcos bared on Tuesday, April 29, that he ordered the three railway system in...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is seeking to conduct a Senate investigation into what he described as “inhumane working conditions” and questionable labor practices, following a surprise inspection he personally conducted in two major canning factories in Navotas. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy...
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed alarm over multiple violations he encountered during a random inspection of a construction site in Quezon City. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo) During the Senate recess, Tulfo, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has successfully facilitated the employment of 3,572 jobseekers through 128 job fairs conducted nationwide from January to early April this year. In a statement, DOLE Assistant Secretary Patrick Patriwirawan Jr. reported that 244,000 job vacancies were...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Trabaho Party-list said it finds "disturbing" how workers in the Philippines "suffer in silence" amid various labor rights violations. This, after the party-list expressed deep concern over the findings of a recent report...
