
Marcos vows to defend dignity of Filipino workers
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to uphold the dignity of Filipino workers as the country marked the 124th Labor Day, calling them the backbone of the…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to uphold the dignity of Filipino workers as the country marked the 124th Labor Day, calling them the backbone of the…
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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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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 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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Malacañang on Monday expressed support for a thorough investigation into a series of clashes between government troops and suspected New People’s Army members…
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The complaint alleged that the disclosure of the records was used for ‘political harassment and black propaganda’ against Duterte ahead of the 2028 elections.
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The deaths of two American nationals in an armed encounter in Negros Occidental have triggered separate concerns from the government and human rights advocates.
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Bukidnon provincial officials and local government unit sponsors may be held liable following a conciliation meeting last Friday where customary law was…
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