Leaders of Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon slammed the military and paramilitary groups amid threats of forced surrender in Davao City. Salugpongan received reports that the 56th and 72nd infantry battalion and the 1003rd brigade of the Philippine Army, as well as paramilitary group Alamara, are planning to force Lumad evacuees to leave their sanctuaries in…
In a picket-protest of terminated workers of Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) main commissary and warehouse in Parañaque City today, the Samahan ng Manggagawa sa JFC (SM-JFC) and Defend Job Philippines said that the JFC was circumventing the Compliance Order on their regularization issued by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). “With the continuing refusal…
Sa byahe namin papuntang Langkaan mula sa piketlayn sa may Pala-Pala, napagmasdan ko kung gaano kalawak ang Lupang Ramos sa may Dasmariñas, Cavite. Kakaiba ito kapag naiisip natin kung ano mismo ang itsura ng isang sakahan dahil sa may harapan nito, iba’t ibang establisyemento ang mga nakatayo tulad ng mga mall, hotel and resort, restaurants…
Aside from only a few super-rich families holding one half of total Filipino family income, there is a huge gap between how much majority of ordinary Filipino households earn monthly, and that of the country’s top earners. But government’s market-oriented policies tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, such as slapping more…
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Nakapanayam namin si Orly Marceliana, pangkalahatang Kalihim ng Katipunan ng Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan o KASAMA-TK, upang magbahagi ng kasaysayan ng karaingan at paglaban ng mga magsasaka para sa lupa sa Lupang Ramos. Kwento ni Ka Orly, ang Lupang Ramos ay isa lamang sa mga manipestasyon ng kawalan ng tunay na reporma sa lupa…
Following the bloody dispersal of workers’ picketline on Thursday, NutriAsia, Inc. (NutriAsia) releases a statement on June 16 that started by saying it “categorically denies that endo or “end of contract” is being practiced by its service provider/toll packer in Marilao plant. The Company agrees and supports the government’s stand against endo and other illegal…
Since June 2, NutriAsia workers installed their picket line outside the company’s factory in Marilao, Bulacan following the illegal dismissal of around 70 workers. The workers also demanded for regularization, decent wages, humane working conditions, and recognition of their union, Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Nutriasia. On June 16, student groups from University of the…