Hundreds of individuals from different organizations in the city gathered as the global campaign One Billion Rising (OBR) 2020 was launched on Wednesday morning at the Bankerohan campus of the University of the Immaculate Conception.
The progressive labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) believes that the continued practice of labor contractualization as well as the country's lack of basic industries are the real causes of the high unemployment in the Philippines.
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has called for a special audit of the Philippine hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after various food and logistic issues arose despite its P7.5 billion funding for the country's hosting of the event.
A law prohibiting vaping must be passed first before authorities could arrest vape users, a legislator here said Friday.
Legislators under Bayan Muna has expressed their opposition to the proposed Charter change (Cha-cha) anew, saying it is the most dangerous because it will open up the country further to foreign countries like China.