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Workers say they need increases for living wages, while employers say they cannot afford it. The debates float wage subsidies as a way government can help both sectors.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country's largest business organization, called on lawmakers Wednesday to leave the responsibility of deciding matters concerning wages to the regional wage boards.
Leaders of labor organizations and a prominent economist threw their support behind the proposed P100 legislated minimum wage increase approved by the Senate on Monday. Speaking on Monday at a breakfast forum hosted by Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City, Atty. Luke Espiritu, President of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP);…
Members of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) Philippines' Eta Chapter on Friday ran around naked at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus for the traditional Oblation Run, criticizing recent efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution through a people's initiative.
Fernandez's killing by Philippine National Police comes amid a worsening climate of repression for labor under Marcos Jr.