
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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The last four Filipino crew members of the MT Aqua 1 have safely returned to the Philippines, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
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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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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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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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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 government has facilitated the return of 191 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as it continues to intensify measures to ensure their safety and welfare amid…
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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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Three ambitious sisters who inherited a 73-year-old Philippine empire in educational publishing just suffered another stinging reversal in their bitter power…
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More than 106,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deployed to secure Labor Day activities on 1 May, an event often marked…
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Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac has visited the family of Filipino seafarer George Francis Palanca Miranda to convey the government’s concern and to…
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The Department of Migrant Workers confirmed the arrival of the remains of six overseas Filipino workers who died of natural causes in Kuwait.
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Layoffs are looming for more than 50 staffers at a popular noodle house just days after their hard-won strike victory.
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