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Workers’ coalition calls on government to extend urgent legal assistance to undocumented Filipinos in the U.S.

This week, leaders of the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition met with representatives from the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) in Manila to discuss, among others,  the challenges faced by Filipino workers in the United States, particularly those who are undocumented. The meeting shed light...

Labor group welcomes suspension of cashless toll policy; questions TRB’s “bias toward toll operators”

The NAGKAISA Labor Coalition has welcomed the suspension of the mandatory cashless toll collection system, citing its unfair impact on low-income motorists. “This is a win for our advocacy and will benefit workers and motorists who will be burdened by an anti-poor policy. We...

Global human rights abuse tracker spurns government anew for charging activists, civil society groups with financing terrorism

Human Rights Watch—an independent organization that investigates and reports on human rights abuses around the world—has criticized Philippine authorities for “filing baseless terrorism financing charges against civil society groups and activists.” The global human rights abuse tracker added that the charges were apparently filed...

Labor groups welcome House’s P200 wage hike proposal; PBBM says proposal needs more study

With Congress set to go on recess next week to give way to the election campaign period, labor groups race against time to have the wage hike proposal for workers enacted into law. Various labor groups welcomed the House of Representatives’ proposal for a...

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 action on the long-pending P150 wage hike bill. Nagkaisa stressed the wage hike bill needs to be passed before Congress...

Archipelago Abroad: An exhibit of Philippine diaspora in Belgium

Exhibition Dates: 17 January – 1 March 2025 The Museum of Migration in central Brussels hosts “Archipelago Abroad,” a temporary exhibit on Philippine diaspora in Belgium. Organized by the Philippine Art and Culture Exchange (PACE), the exhibit is a poignant narration of the many roads...

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San Pedro’s gender power: To the fairest

It would be easy to label her the “Mayor’s wife.” Until you see her work and hear her speak. And then you realize: Mikhaelle...

Of Labor & Literature

It is a tale of conflict as old as societies and governments. In the age of antiquity, it was between master and slave. During...

TRIBUTE: Cirilo F. Bautista, 76, National Artist for Literature

Poet, fictionist, essayist and National Artist for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista has passed away after a long battle with muscular dystrophy. Cirilo was 76,...

PMFTC opens IQOS stores in the Philippines

PMFTC Inc., an affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), opened its first five IQOS stores in Metro Manila last month to provide smoke-free alternatives...