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The Northern Police District (NPD) conducted on Sunday, May 1, a medical and dental mission in Caloocan, which served 314 residents, including children.

In the final week of the national campaign period, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson remains hopeful he will be granted an opportunity to steer the nation toward a new and better direction.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment regional office-9 recognized the resiliency of the Filipino workers during the commemoration of Labor Day on Sunday, May 1.

Re-electionist Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 1 said that a “post-pandemic Filipino workforce” is emerging in the country coming from the past two years and is bound to influence a shift in Philippine labor policy and business practices.

What better way to honor Filipino workers than to give them the wage and benefits they deserve, reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Labor Day.

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday, May 1, issued a statement commemorating employees and workers on Labor Day.

About 2,000 supporters of presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao marched from Luneta Park to the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Sunday, May 1, to commemorate Labor Day and to declare the once eight-division boxing champion to be the only candidate who “has the genuine heart to help the labor sector.”

Just in time for Labor Day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo promised labor groups on Sunday, May 1, that she will raise the minimum wage of Filipino workers.

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Sunday, May 1, the successful celebration of Labor Day, which coincided with the “Duterte Legacy Caravan.”

President Duterte on Labor Day honored all Filipino workers around the world as the citizenry’s source of “immense pride” and “encouragement”.

Government agencies and other groups held a caravan at the Edsa People Power monument and in various provinces to “celebrate the wins and milestones” of the Duterte administration, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Sunday, May 1.

The Department of National Defense (DND) commemorated Labor Day on Sunday, May 1, with renewed hopes that all Filipinos will have an equitable access to dignified work as there remains an “imbalance of opportunities” for some.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 1, commemorated the country’s Labor Day by highlighting the Filipino workers’ need for “just wages,” “protection from abuse,” and “elimination of the old and rotten system” to reach progress.

The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the “Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act”, which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers.

A curious thing, isn’t it, how a day especially marked to celebrate work and workers is a holiday. Today, it’s even a double holiday, falling on a Sunday. And perhaps celebrating Labor Day on a weekend captures the very essence of why we commemorate this day dedicated to the workforce.

Three-term senator and incumbent House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda vowed on Saturday, April 30 to continue to pursue a pro-labor legislative agenda that would grant Filipino workers here and abroad additional protection and more guarantees for their welfare and benefits.

Senator Nancy Binay on Saturday, April 30, sent her ‘’highest praise and admiration’’ to all Filipino workers in celebration of Labor Day.

UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada has called for an increase in workers’ wages a few days prior to the commemoration of Labor Day on May 1.