Research group IBON said that a wage hike towards a family living wage is a more than fair 50-50 split of profits between employers and Filipino workers. The group said that a meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. IBON stressed that raising...
A senior Davao City councilor resigned from his chairmanship of two key committees during Tuesday’s session.
NEWS ANALYSIS – The latest June 2023 labor force figures confirm that the economy is still struggling to create decent work, pay and earnings, said research group IBON. This is particularly clear if the results are interpreted against recent surveys which showed...
By JACINTO LINGATONGBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna — Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors, anti-mining advocates and church workers were among those who marched along the streets of Borongan town, Eastern Samar to protest the ongoing mining operations in the nearby...
The Marcos Jr administration can moderate the impact of oil price hikes on millions of Filipinos by scrapping excise and value-added taxes for petroleum products, research group IBON said. The series of oil price hikes imposed by oil companies is an added burden for...
By NUEL M. BACARRAKodao Productions Transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) condemned the big-time oil price hike that took effect today, August 8, and demanded that the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government repeal the Oil...
Ni MICHAEL BELTRAN, EXEQUIEL AGULTO, at AXELL SWEN LUMIGUENPinoy Weekly Sapat ba ang P40 na umento sa minimum na sahod na inaprubahan nitong katapusan ng Hunyo? Nadagdagan ng 7% ang bagong P610 na minimum wage na dating P570 sa Metro Manila. Kulang pang pambili ng...
The July inflation rate of 4.7% shows slower price increases but the cost of basic goods such as rice, vegetables, fish and oil continues to rise and burden millions of poor consumers, research group IBON said. This will continue with the oil price, train fare and...
By DAVE IVERSON CUESTAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY – For Kabataan Party-list Cordillera, the changes in the military’s information and education method against the alleged recruitment of communist rebels in Baguio City is not enough, saying that groups earlier tagged as...
By JUSTIN UMALIBulatlat.com SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Rosenda Lemita could not hold back her tears as she signed her petition for review of the resolution dismissing her earlier murder complaint against police officers involved in the killing of her daughter, Ana Mariz...
By JUSTIN UMALIBulatlat.com SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Residents in barangay Putol, Tuy, Batangas province fear for their lives as elements of the Philippine Army’s 59th Infantry Battalion entered their community, August 4. According to local organization Sugarfolks’...
By JACINTO LINGATONGBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A Laguna-based unionist was subjected to surveillance and harassment last August 5, following a series of threats and intimidation of labor leaders in the Southern Tagalog region. According to reports, Mario...
By SAI GOMEZBulatlat.com MANILA – Save the Children Philippines urged the government to implement a comprehensive emergency program for children who are among those most affected by typhoons. In July alone, there were three consecutive typhoons, as well as the...