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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
NAGKAISA—the largest labor coalition in the country—expressed support for the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Senator Koko Pimentel, as well as concerned citizens and organizations, questioning the legality of the transfer of PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury.
Pimentel filed the petition...
The ambition seems straightforward enough. By 2040, we will have a society where Filipinos will enjoy a stable and comfortable lifestyle, secure in the...
On December 13, health advocates organized a webinar to build up momentum on the country’s journey towards Universal Healthcare, as well as showcase best...
With the creation of the Governance Commission for Government-owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG), there is now an agency that centrally and directly monitors GOCCs,...
I grew up in the remote town of Balangiga in Eastern Samar, which, as history described, became a “howling wilderness” during the Philippine-American War...