Wage hike isn’t guaranteed
Of course, many of the zealots opposed to the rather puny P200 legislated minimum wage increase are not even employers themselves as they lease warehouses or are still enamored with Friedrich Hayek, whose theory has bombed and is condemned worldwide.
Courts dismiss charges against activists, public servant, clergy
Presiding Judge Shiela Marie Geronimo-Orquillas said the accused did not commit grave oral defamation against the Armed Forces of the Philippines when they revealed in a press conference they were victims of forced disappearance by the Philippine Army.
KMU urges BBM to approve legislated wage bill by Congress
“Though it (the HOR measure) falls short of the ₱1200 daily minimum we are pushing for, the passage marks the first time a legislated wage hike is passed in Congress since 1989 and underscores the utter failure and inutility of the wage boards,” KMU said.
Diocese joins campaign vs commercial fishing in municipal waters
“This would jeopardize local livelihoods and risk irreversible harm to marine ecosystems, violating both environmental sustainability and social justice,” Bishop Buzon said.
CHR to new PNP chief: ‘Paramihan’ style leads to rights violations
“Historically, such frameworks have risked incentivizing shortcuts, abusive, or arbitrary practices, which undermine human rights and erode public trust in law enforcement,” the CHR said.
Kabataan ready to assist rape complainant in filing charges
Kabataan Party said it would assist its member who complained of rape by a fellow member in seeking redress in court.
Another political prisoner dies; 11th under BBM
Karapatan-Central Luzon said that like hundreds of other political prisoners in the Philippines, Tambalque languished in jail over trumped up charges and planted evidence.
Unmitigated mining plunder
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported, the mining industry contributed only P126.4 billion in 2021 or 0.65% of the gross domestic product (GDP), P153.1-billion the following year or 0.69% of the GDP.
Reds: ‘Spurious’ AFP reports mere ‘fund-raising’
“Every so often, the NTF-ELCAC comes up with these numbers to justify the millions of funds that their officials are embezzling and squandering,” Valbuena retorted.
Kick out Ramon Ang from Bugsuk
Not content with his own weird airport in Bulakan, Bulacan in addition to controlling the management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Ang may be enamored with Bugsuk Island’s grandeur for him to have yet another airstrip on the property long considered part of the ancestral domain of the indigenous people (IP) of Palawan.