Workers rule the streets on May Day

05/02/2024

For one day, workers ruled the world’s biggest streets. Thousands strong marched Wednesday to mark May Day, the first day of the month when workers’ rights are celebrated in demonstrations around the globe. From Seoul to Paris,…

PRO-7: Labor Day rally in Cebu City ‘generally peaceful’

Emmariel Ares 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – No untoward incidents were reported in Cebu City on Wednesday while cause-oriented groups held a Labor Day rally here. Even the early morning fun run that the Cebu City government organized from Fuente…

Labor Day 2024: Cebu engineer honors construction workers

Immae Lachica 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Nothing beats a simple act of kindness after a long day at work. In this story, a civil engineer who was on his way home chanced upon five construction workers who were walking along…

Cebu groups call for wage increase on Labor Day

Pia Piquero 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Holding big red flags and banners, demonstrators coming from various labor groups and people’s organizations in Cebu gathered as one unified group on Wednesday, May 1, to deliver a collective plea for laborers…

Labor Day 2024: Loving the job that you have

Immae Lachica 05/01/2024

CEBU CTY, Philippines— “I love my job.” This is a mantra that most of us would say to convince ourselves that every time we clock in for work, we should not feel like its an obligation that…

Labor Day special: Laborers going beyond their roles

Immae Lachica 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Everyday we get up and think: “another day, another grind.” As adults, we work to live the life we think we deserve. We work to give the life our loved ones deserve no matter…

Over 3K jobs up for grabs on Labor Day job fair in Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In celebration of Labor Day’s 122nd anniversary, the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (Dole-7) will host job fairs on May 1. In Cebu City, it’s at SM Seaside City Cebu, featuring…

On Labor Day, groups in Cebu call to increase minimum wage to P750

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Various militant and labor groups in Cebu on Labor Day, May 1, 2023, joined the calls to implement a ‘livable minimum wage’ in the country. At least three separate rallies were held in…

Commemorating Labor Day

Madrileña de la Cerna 05/01/2023

(Editor’s note: This column was originally published on April 29, 2017 and written by the late Dr. Madrileña de la Cerna, who is a noted professor and a passionate advocate for recording local history, heritage mapping, and…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Yacht sinks in Tubbataha after Cebu departure

05/01/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, May 1. 4 missing, 28 rescued: Dive yacht sinks within Tubbataha after departing from Cebu…

Negros labor groups to demand P750 national minimum wage on Labor Day protest

Carla Gomez 04/30/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Labor groups on Negros Island are uniting under the banner of the United Labor Alliance – Negros (ULAN) to demand for a P750 across-the-board national minimum wage during a protest in Bacolod City on…

No wage hike announcement from Duterte on Labor Day

the Inquirer staff 05/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Labor Day saluted Filipino workers for their “great passion, integrity and professionalism” in everything that they do, whether locally or overseas. “These qualities have not only brought economic gains to…

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