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Filipino workers and their families have been calling for an increase in wages, among other economic and political demands. (davaotoday.com file photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Today’s View: Working class heroes

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.

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Read more about the article PNoy’s stand on labor issues slammed
Government employees like those from Davao City Water District are fighting for PHP 6,000 increase in their salary. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

PNoy’s stand on labor issues slammed

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

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