Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company o PLDT ang pinakamalaking telecommunication at digital services company sa buong Pilipinas na pinamumunuan ng CEO na si Manny Pangilinan. Limpak-limpak ang kinikita nito taun-taon, pero isa ito sa inilista ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa mga pinakamalaking kumpanyang nagsasagawa ng iligal na labor-only-contracting. Sa kabila ng katanyagan…
Laid-off casual workers of Slord Development Corporation, manufacturer of Uni-Pak sardines, held a lightning protest at Gate 7 of Malacañang Palace in Manila earlier today. Members of Samahang Manggagawa sa Slord Development Corporation (SMSDC) managed to get past the security personnel of the Presidential Palace to pressure President Duterte and the Department of Labor and…
Terminated workers from different business giants built a week-long protest camp at the foot of Malacañang in Mendiola Bridge. The ‘Kampuhan Kontra Kontraktwalisasyon’ (KKK) is composed of employees from Jollibee Foods Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), UniPak sardines manufacturer SLORD Development Corporation, Manila Harbour Centre, Pearl Island Commercial Corporation, and workers from Valenzuela….
Representatives from different organizations and sectors held a press conference today at the Quezon City Sports Club to announce the ‘United People’s SONA’ on July 23. The protest will be held on Commonwealth Avenue hours before President Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address on Monday afternoon. Joining the United Peoples SONA are Movement…
Workers from Jollibee Foods Corp. will be moving its protest camp to Mendiola after two weeks of holding its ‘Beehive’ in front of the company warehouse. Struggle for regularization continues On Monday, UM-JFC President Rogelio Magistrado slammed the Jollibee Foods Corporation over its refusal to comply to the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) order…
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Sandaling itinigil ni Leemar Esperon, 23, ang aming kuwentuhan upang sagutin ang tawag sa selpon niya. “Kumusta ka, anak? Kumain na ikaw?” padala niya sa himpapawid, siguradong narinig ito ng anak niyang nasa kabilang linya. Sa isip isip ko, kabalintunaan nga na habang ginawang posible ng telecommunication companies ang virtual na pagsara ng distansya sa…
Download pdf here Humahagupit ang dagdag na pahirap sa naghihirap nang mamamayan sa ikalawang taon ng panunungkulan ni Presidente Duterte. Pangunahing lumatay ang pagpapatupad ng kanyang gobyerno ng pasaning buwis mula sa Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) para lamang pondohan ang kanyang maka-dayuhan at maka-oligarkiyang grandyosong programa sa imprastaktura, ang Build, Build, Build…