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Wage Hike Justified, Says Ibon; KMU to GMA: Don?t Sabotage Labor Day

Satur appeals for calm on May 1, but directs call to Palace

Dole schedules various Labor Day-related activities

DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) — Aside from the spiraling cost of living, increasing labor productivity is another justification for granting a wage hike to the country?s workers, according to independent think-tank Ibon Foundation.

Figures from the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) show that labor productivity, or the contribution of each worker to the local economy, increased in all of the country?s regions, although it decreased by a negligible 1% on the national level.

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As Killings Continue, Arroyo Is Blamed for ?Policy of Terror? Vs Left

DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) — ??This is Gloria?s heartless, brazen and state-sponsored terror.?

Thus said Bayan Muna congressman Joel Virador in reaction to the continued killings of activists, particularly members and leaders of his own party.

The killings, Virador said, indicates the government?s ?culture of intolerance to progressive parties and organizations.?

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Davao Media, Others Violate Guidelines on Reporting on Children: Unicef

MANILA ? In a bid to create a more child-sensitive media environment, the United Nations Children?s Fund (Unicef) commissioned research studies that verified Philippine media?s adherence to the guidelines promulgated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1999.

The studies, which covered print and television in Metro Manila, Cebu City and Davao City, uncovered that the media guidelines are being violated. The Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) conducted the research.

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