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One of the promising boxers who visited me in my radio program, Straight to the Point aired over DYHP RMN Cebu was Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres, best known as Z “The Dream” Gorres. He was a professional…
Cebu labor groups held a protest against labor-only contracting practices in some companies on Thursday morning (July 19). Jaime Paglinawan, coordinator of Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo -Kilusang Mayo Uno (AMA-KMU), more than a thousand…
A labor dispute involving controversial businessman Peter Lim’s company is being investigated by police in relation to the explosion outside Lim’s establishment in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City last July 5. “We received a report from the barangay…
The regional tripartite productivity and wage board (RTPWB) just announced an increase in the minimum wage rate of P20.00 pesos per day for Class A areas and P15.00 for Class B, C, and D areas. Class A…
Two labor groups on Wednesday threatened to organize a general strike in what they call a “last ditch effort” to compel the Duterte administration to stop the price hikes of goods and commodities. The Bukluran ng Manggagawang…
Because of the continuous rise in the prices of basic commodities and petroleum products, the request for a wage hike has become a widely accepted proposal, according to representatives of different labor groups. “Any amount or a…
MILITANT labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) staged protests in government and private offices in Makati City on Tuesday, to call attention to various issues such as the rising prices of basic commodities, low wages, and contractualization.…
Wage increase petitioners from the labor sector cited the impact on workers of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law and the introduction of the Public Utility Vehicles modernization program as among the factors to…
About 42 businesses were found to be practicing labor only contracting arrangements, the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-7). DOLE-7 Information Officer Luchel Taniza said they may complete their list of labor-only contracting…
For some children, scars are a testament of the games they had played and the fun they had while playing. But for others, their scars tell a painful story of how they’ve managed to put food on…
With Labor Day approaching on May 1, at least four labor groups are calling on workers to unite and join them in their cause to put an end to contractualization in the country. The groups made their…
WHILE labor groups remain hopeful for a wage increase, they are doubtful about the amount. They have petitioned a P155.80 across-the-board wage hike before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Central Visayas. Cebu Labor…
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