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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...

Deferment of SSS premium hike: A call for government to contribute

The NAGKAISA Labor Coalition is urging the Social Security System (SSS) and the government to temporarily suspend the planned premium hike for 2025, beginning this month. Emphasizing the need for the government to fulfill its legal obligation to contribute to the SSS fund—"a commitment...

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