(PHOTO VIA JOSEPH PEDRAJAS/ MANILA BULLETIN)
The All U.P. (University of the Philippines) Workers Union-Manila made the announcement in a statement and credited their recent picket and Black Friday protest in November as “the key” to release of the workers’ benefits.
“Nagpupunyagi tayo sa All UP Workers Union-Manila sa tagumpay na ito. Hindi maitatanggi na ang 2 matagumpay na pagkilos…ay naging susi upang matugunan ang kakulangan sa pondo para sa mga benepisyo na ito, at gayundin ay mabigyan ng atensyon ang di katanggap-tanggap na pagkaka-antala ng pagbibigay ng mga benepisyong ito (We celebrate this success. It cannot be denied that our two successful protests prompted officials to work on the issues of lack of funds and give attention to the reasons why these benefits were stalled) ,” the group said in a statement.