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“Let a million sampaguitas bloom again”

Tourism & the revival of San Pedro’s Sampaguita industry In 1934, the sampaguita was declared as the country’s national flower by American Governor-General Frank Murphy.        For close to a hundred years thereafter, the Sampaguita—with its tiny, pristine white petals and gentle, sweet fragrance—graced altars,...

Covenant of Unity and Mutual Support Signed Between Gonzales of PDSP and Matula of FFW and WPP

Former Defense Secretary Norberto B. Gonzales, chairman of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP), is set to file his certificate of candidacy for senator in the upcoming May 2025 elections. His candidacy is supported by the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and...

NAGKAISA urges SC to halt transfer of Php89.9B PhilHealth Funds to National Treasury, cites social injustice

Leaders of the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition and allied trade unions has filed a motion to intervene before the Supreme Court (SC), seeking to stop the transfer of Php89.9 billion from PhilHealth’s reserve fund to the National Treasury. Stating it was a move to protect...

Workers Party of the Philippines (WPP) launches bid for 2025 Senatorial polls

FFW president Sonny Matula leads WPP senatorial slate Labor leader and Federation of Free Workers (FFW) President, Atty. Sonny Matula, officially assumed the leadership of the Workers Party Philippines (WPP) on September 14 in Quezon City. At the same event, Matula renewed his bid...

Tribute to Ambassador 李景欣 Howard Q. Dee from the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) President Dr. Cecilio K....

The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) stands in solidarity with the entire nation as we mourn the profound loss of Ambassador Howard Q. Dee, a paragon of virtue whose life was defined by unwavering dedication to service,...

Workers’ group urges PBBM: Recall RFID memo penalizing motorists at tollways

Calling the memorandum an insult to the Philippine money system, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to direct the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to recall or scrap its order penalizing motorists paying cash on tollways beginning Aug....

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Labor coalition calls on workers to up the pressure on pending wage hike bill in Congress

The Nagkaisa Labor Coalition has urged workers to keep up the pressure on the Congress Labor Committee, as well as the district representatives—demanding swift...

Labor’s not so middle class woes

Third time’s the charm, but not in this case. The third dialogue of organized labor with President Rodrigo Duterte to put a stop to...

National Artists to lead in NJLA 2024

Three of the country’s National Artists will be on hand to lead close to a hundred short story writers and poets in celebrating the...

CONGRATULATIONS!

The Philippines Graphic, BusinessMirror, and Pilipino Mirror congratulate poet and literary critic Gemino H. Abad and screenwriter and novelist Ricky Lee for being conferred...