The Violation of Vicente Barrios
Like other Filipino workers, Vicente Barrios tries ? often desperately -- to make both ends meet for his family. But no matter how hard he works, he can?t get out…
Luque’s Friends Express Support
Dozens of activists show up during a forum on political rights and civil liberties on Wednesday to show their support to Alvin Luque, former secretary-general of Bayan in Southern Mindanao…
Satur appeals for calm on May 1, but directs call to Palace
MANILA -- House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo today urged the Arroyo government to "calm down and not drag the people into the pit of its…
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.
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.?