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The Pag-Ibig Fund will increase its members’ monthly savings rate from P100 to P200 each starting February 2024.

Pag-IBIG Fund secured the support of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), one of the country’s top labor organizations, in its plan to increase the nearly four-decade-old mandatory monthly savings rate for both members and their employers starting January 2024, officials stated Monday (08 January). The FFW, in its letter…

Pag-IBIG Fund has secured the support of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), one of the country’s top labor organizations, in its plan to increase the nearly four-decade old mandatory monthly savings rate for both members and their employers starting January 2024, officials said Monday. The FFW, in its letter…

ORGANIZED labor has thrown its support behind Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Koko Pimentel 3rds call for the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to be transparent about the suppliers in the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), which plans to replace the iconic jeepneys with mini buses.

A House bill seeking to regulate the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace needs to be amended, a labor group leader said on Wednesday. Federation of Free Workers (FFW) President Atty. Sonny Matula explained that House Bill No. 9448 “may give a lower safety net than existing…

Labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) hailed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for signing the Caregiver Welfare Act into law, “marking a significant advancement in labor rights and social justice in the Philippines.” Caregiver Welfare Act or Republic Act No. 11965 is “An Act Institutionalizing Policies for the Protection…

DESPITE recent wage increases in 12 out of 17 regions, organized labor groups remain confident that the proposed P150 across-the-board legislated wage hike will be enacted into law.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday denounced the bombing at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City that killed at least four people in an attack that Malacañang blamed on foreign terrorists.

Labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has called on the restoration of the capital outlay (CO) budget of State Universities and Colleges (SUC) to boost employment.  At the National Tripartite Conference organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), FFW noted that education should be a priority by…

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and other Philippine labor groups will be awarded the George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The labor group will be awarded for its “dedication and courage amidst the threats and intimidation carried out by state-led forces.” “This