Solons decry VAT cut, wage hike in Labor Day protests
Various lawmakers called for bills on the abolishment of Value Added Tax (VAT) and increase in minimum wage to be passed in the House as they participated in…
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Various lawmakers called for bills on the abolishment of Value Added Tax (VAT) and increase in minimum wage to be passed in the House as they participated in…
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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Friday reiterated calls for higher wages and increased education funding during Labor Day protests.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thai authorities arrested a teenager at a Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about $9,000 that…
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ILOILO CITY — A labor coalition has formally petitioned the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board for a P250 daily wage increase across Western…
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Latest labor data show the unemployment rate slipping to 5.1 percent in February 2026 from 5.8 percent in January, while total employment has climbed to about…
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Labor Day shouldn’t be a thank-you note. It should be a reckoning. If dignity requires a plane ticket, then the problem isn’t the worker. It’s the country.
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Big-time government contractor Curlee Discaya, on Thursday, was temporarily allowed to leave his detention cell in the Senate to undergo surgery on his right…
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For a practice declared illegal since 1974, endo, or the so-called 5-5-5 scheme, has shown remarkable staying power not in workplaces, but in speeches,…
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Legal experts are divided on the impact of the Supreme Court’s (SC) definition of the term “forthwith” in its ruling dismissing a petition seeking to compel…
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Castro said the President also sought further details from the Czech side, including updates on Co’s detention and possible movements, but these were not…
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Labor Day in the Philippines has long been a stage for workers’ voices, but this 1 May 2026 is shaping up to be a platform for life-changing opportunities as…
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This is justice in its calibrated form. It does not punish where punishment is unjustified. But neither does it ignore the harm done.
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Malacañang’s script promised swift coordination, a high-level delegation and the return of the alleged mastermind of a multibillion-peso flood control…
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the expanded number coding scheme will be suspended on Thursday, 1 May, in observance of…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy more than 106,000 officers nationwide to secure Labor Day activities on 1 May, officials announced Wednesday.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to compel the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court to try the case against…
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