Below is the statement issued on Jan. 31 by Editha ?Inday? Duterte, regional spokesperson of Anakpawis in Southern Mindanao
DAVAO CITY ? A progressive party-list here challenged today the Melo Commission and Malaca?ang to file appropriate charges as soon as possible against top military officers found involved in the killings of members and leaders of militant organizations and progressive party-lists.
Davao Today editor Carlos Conde reports in Frontline/World, one of the world's most credible and authoritative news sites, about the killings of activists in the Philippines. In his story, Conde…
To the relatives and friends of the Moros who died in separate incidents in Patikul, Sulu, on Jan. 18, the fatalities were not terrorists, as the military called them, but…
Any wage hike results in increased purchasing power for workers. However, it can be anti-poor if it does not take into account the interests of those who are getting less and benefits those who are getting more. On the other hand, any mandated increase in the salary of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is done in the name of the almighty dollar.
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MANILA — Local businesses are in a position to grant wage hikes since workers have been producing more in the last seven years, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
According to IBON research head Sonny Africa, labor productivity or the ratio of national output to employment, has been rising for the last decade. Between 1999 and 2006, labor productivity has increased by 56.3% in nominal terms and 13.1% in real terms.