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...
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....
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) extended its warm congratulations to Retired Judge Jaime Santiago on his appointment as the new Chief of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). FFW President, Atty. Sonny Matula, expressed his confidence in Santiago’s capabilities to lead the...
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has called out the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for “appearing to intentionally mislead the Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) of the 112th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.”
Atty. Sonny...
The oldest labor federation in the country praised the Commission on Appointments (CA) for confirming the appointment of Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, expressing hope...
Women workers from various labor groups called for the “immediate implementation of Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to end violence in...
In a proactive response to the current maritime developments at the West Philippine Sea, the labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) championed the...
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) urged Congress to refrain from further engaging in what the labor group called as "political infighting" to address...