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Duty-Free Philippines employees reiterate appeal to PBBM, GCG to save jobs

Union leaders at Duty-Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) asserted that the labor situation at the DFPC—the GOCC mandated to operate the duty and tax-free merchandising...

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...

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 group backs Senator Pimentel’s call for transparency and review of jeepney modernization program

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) expressed strong support for Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III's call for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to...

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...

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....

Labor group welcomes appointment of new NBI Chief

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...

Rumble in Geneva: Labor group assails DOLE position on slain BPO trade unionist

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...

Labor groups hail removal of ‘escrow’ in Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers Bill; urge PBBM to sign law

A congressional decision to delete the “escrow” provision in the proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers have been hailed by various labor groups who called the deletion “a victory for seafarers.” The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and the Association of Marine Officers and...

Weeks after Labor Day, workers urge Congress for decisive wage hike

Welcomes DOLE pronouncement that should Congress adopt a new wage law, the Labor Department will adopt it The labor group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) urged the House leadership to pass the ₱150 wage hike across the nation as an emergency measure to cope...

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