More than 300 workers from Southern Tagalog, National Capital Region, Southern Mindanao Region and CARAGA (Region XIII) in Mindanao converged in a camp-out at the historic Mendiola Bridge in Manila.
While Duterte’s performance is enough for the majority and while his ratings remain high, the poor sector said aside from the security, they don’t feel the ‘change’ with the present administration.
Labor leaders from various places in the country expressed fear and concern over more cases of suppression of their rights as lawmakers on Saturday voted 461 to 18 the extension of the imposition of Martial Law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao.
The Congress has spoken and ?it granted the extension of ?Martial Law in Mindanao ?to December 31 this year.
For Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, the decision reached by the members of Congress on Saturday, July 22 was a vote against the interest of the people of Marawi.