Nagkaisa, the broadest coalition of labor groups in the Philippines, called on the national government to immediately act on the recent disappearances of several labor and peasant activists in the country. (Nagkaisa) “We are alarmed by this report as it brings back memories of what has done...
Former Senator Paolo Benigno 'Bam' Aquino IV, who served as Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign manager, told supporters on Tuesday, May 10, that this was not the end for the Tropang Angat, and asked them to find the strength to heal, rise, and love others again. Vice President Leni Robredo...
Senatorial candidate Sonny Matula on Monday, May 9, reminded employees that it is their right to vote and that they should report to the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), where he is president, if their employers tried to stop them from doing so. (Senate bet and labor leader Sonny Matula/Facebook)...
It is no secret that senatorial candidate Sonny Matula will push for the protection of the labor sector if he wins, but he also explained that a strategy to end labor-only contractualization in the country is to raise employer penalty to a higher range from P30,000 to P50,000 per violation. Labor...
Foreign employers found terminating overseas Filipino workers' contracts in Hong Kong due to coronavirus infection should be blacklisted, a senatorial reelectionist said. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the Duterte administration on...
Senatorial candidate Sonny Matula could not help but feel flattered over a simple gesture Vice President Leni Robredo did in one of their events on Valentines' Day. Senatorial candidate Sonny Matula (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Robredo) Matula took to social media his delight after Robredo helped him...
Labor leader and senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula reiterated his support to workers groups filing for a wage increase petition in Laguna. Photo from Sonny Matula Facebook Page Matula, who joined Vice President Leni Robredo on the campaign trail in Laguna on Friday, Feb. 11, also heads one of the...
One of the things that presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will focus on if she wins the presidency in May 2022 is an “honest-to-goodness” empowerment of Filipinos belonging to the urban poor sector so they could participate in addressing the various issues they face, most...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Dec. 13, thanked human rights advocates as they endorsed her and eight other senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Aside from Robredo, the organizations under the coalition group HR Vote 2022...
Vice President Leni Robredo and various labor leaders backing her presidential bid came up with a "vision" and a covenant in pursuing several labor agendas in the country once the opposition leader wins the election in May 2022. (Screengrab from Robredo People's Council Facebook page) Robredo and...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo hopes to see ordinary Filipinos getting elected to public office one day, stressing that the 2022 polls could be the “reset button” that will make that possible. Labor leader Sonny Matula and Vice President Leni Robredo during the labor...
Instead of making vaccination compulsory for employees, senatorial aspirant and labor leader Sonny Matula on Sunday, Nov. 28, asked the government to consider incentivizing vaccine recipients. Labor leader and senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula is the special guest during the radio show of Vice...
