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. As such, Villanueva, chair of the Senate...
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. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Leila De Lima (Photo courtesy of Risa Hontiveros Facebook Page and Leila De Lima Facebook Page) “Ngayong Labor Day,...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday, May 1, issued a statement commemorating employees and workers on Labor Day. "On this Labor Day, we honor and salute all Filipino workers who work tirelessly so they could put food on the table and improve their quality of life for themselves and their...
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...
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. Vice President Leni Robredo addresses her supporters from the labor sector during the Labor Day event, dubbed as “A10 Ang...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Sunday, May 1, the successful celebration of Labor Day, which coincided with the “Duterte Legacy Caravan.” The activity was held at the People Power Monument on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. A...
Continuous efforts must be made to uphold the dignity of around 1.7 million government workers in the workplace, Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Alexei B. Nograles said during the celebration of Labor Day, Saturday, May 1. (Photo from Karlo Nograles' Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
President Duterte on Labor Day honored all Filipino workers around the world as the citizenry's source of "immense pride" and "encouragement". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "I join the entire nation in honoring all our mighty Filipino workers through the celebration of this year's...
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. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said...
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. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) DND Secretary Delfin...
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. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of...
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. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...
