Senate can approve Security of Tenure bill by June — Sotto

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 01:38:07 +0000

Senate can approve Security of Tenure bill by June — Sotto

The Security of Tenure bill may be approved by the Senate before the 17th Congress adjourns in June, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said.

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Police use tear gas in Paris to control May Day protesters

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 12:11:20 +0000

Police use tear gas in Paris to control May Day protesters

PARIS – Brief scuffles between police and protesters have broken out in Paris as thousands of people gather for May Day rallies under tight security measures.

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Negros bishop: Justice for slain Sagay farmers, resolve land issues

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 11:38:38 +0000

Negros bishop: Justice for slain Sagay farmers, resolve land issues

BACOLOD CITY – Help the poor, the landless and the homeless.This was the message conveyed by San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza as Filipinos marked Labor Day and the feast of St. Joseph the Worker on Wednesday.

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Southern Tagalog groups converge in Calamba for Labor Day

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 10:41:19 +0000

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CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, Philippines — Sectoral groups from the Southern Tagalog region converged at the crossing in this city for the commemoration of Labor Day on Wednesday. Led by the Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan-Kilusang Mayo Uno (Pamantik-KMU), Labor Day activities included speeches, cultural presentations, a parade of floats and murals, and effigy-burning. The […]

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Labor code amendment, repeal of TRAIN Law pushed

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 10:08:17 +0000

Labor code amendment, repeal of TRAIN Law pushed

MANILA, Philippines – Labor Day demonstrators called for amendments to the Labor Code of the Philippines in order to put an end to contractualization and repeal of tax reform law.

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Diokno tells workers on Labor Day: We can’t rely on Duterte gov’t anymore

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 09:05:20 +0000

Senatorial candidate Chel Diokno has advised people to refrain from relying on government to solve labor-related problems as several

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Colmenares hits Malacañang’s ‘anti-worker’, ‘pro-capitalist’ remark

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 08:47:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang’s statement that anti-government protests scare away foreign investors shows that the Duterte administration is “pro-capitalists” and “anti-workers,” Bayan Muna chairman and opposition senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares said Wednesday.

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