A cultural presentation during the Kilusang Mayo Uno’s International Labor Day rally in Freedom Park, Davao City highlights the Filipino workers’ struggles for higher wages, better working conditions and respect for their right to union. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Members of the union Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Davao City Water District (NAMADACWAD) joined the International Labor Day rally led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao on May 1 at Freedom Park as they call for an increase in living wage amid inflation and an end to attacks on union organizing. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Protesters led by Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao had a brief altercation with the personnel of the Davao City Police Office when the former attempted to march the city’s main thoroughfares Monday, May 1. The authorities blocked one lane of Ponciano Street using its mobile patrol and insisted that march rallies and other road blockages which may hamper the free flow of traffic are prohibited as per a city ordinance. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)
Union workers and peasants under the Kilusang Mayo Uno and Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas burn an effigy at the Rizal Park in Davao City on Monday, May 1. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
President Rodrigo Duterte has taken another step closer towards accomplishing one of his biggest campaign promises.
By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today
And as the workers, farmworkers and peasants marched and braved the heat, with hundreds of red flags waving, they showed Aquino they are still a force to reckon with, undeterred despite the oppression they are experiencing from massive corporations who stole their lands and displaced them from their homes and livelihood.
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
“The government’s existing policy on labor is clear: cheap, docile labor.” — Joel Maglungsod, Anakpawis Party-list second nominee
The Labor Day rally has become part of the lives of Filipino families who have long demanded for an increase…
Porters in Davao City’s public markets are paid as low as PHP 15 for every 100 Kilos of goods to…
By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today
Because of the creative hand of the worker, the face of the world is transformed. Human society has become progressive and colorful.
