“Workers will push for their demands for the junking of contractualization and the implementation of a National Minimum Wage in the amount of P750, amidst their worsening hunger and poverty.”
He knew even then that the key to winning the elections was “convincing the lower classes that the person running had their interests at heart.” But that has been a problem for him.
It's one thing to hear news about a huge data leak and another to see your data in a public website.”
“It's not too late to win the P2000 increase in pension for our senior citizens.”
In 10 regions, wages are lower than P290.
The No To Jeepney Phaseout Coalition points to Mar Roxas as one of the prime movers of the jeepney phase out plan when he was still Transportation secretary.
So far, only two units have been delivered in an approved fleet management group. Its machines overheated and conked out in less than one month.
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Esperidion Cabaltera, president of the MWLU-II-NAFLU-KMU, ascribed their victory to the “unified resoluteness and courage of the workers” who, he said, have long been experiencing injustices in Musahamat.
She entered the National Labor Federation of Labor Unions (NAFLU) as a graduating student doing her practicum for a secretarial course; little did she know then that she would learn more than doing office work.
“The DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) is sleeping on the case of Musahamat workers and it can no longer pretend that nothing is happening. By being silent, it is being complicit in the apparent campaign to silence the workers in Pantukan by any means possible, including murder.”
Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal described the ‘democracy’ prevailing in the country as ‘disgrasya’ and not ‘demokrasya’. (an unfortunate circumstance and not a democracy)
“The government should not wait for another workplace tragedy to happen before it acts on workplace safety issues.”
'Aquino and his heir apparent, Mar Roxas, want to reorient the Laguna de Bay from a rich and abundant fishing lake to a world-class commercial hub for money-making ventures of the rich, all at the expense of fishers’ lives.'
“Ginigisa talaga tayo ng mga kumpanyang ito sa sarili nating mantika,tayo pa pinabili ng bawang at sibuyas.” (They’re cooking us indeed in our own fat. And they even make us pay for the other ingredients.)
“By its refusal to implement safeguards, Comelec itself is the one undermining the credibility of the election results.”
“With the national elections, it is crucial to convey to candidates the role of science and technology in national development and progress.”
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‘Don’t force scientists into a vow of poverty’
‘We have excellent resources, people but government not helping to put our acts together’
‘Let Filipinos benefit from Filipino talent, technology’
‘People should have access to publicly funded data, utilities’
Science and technology advocates want the government to take action in modernizing local agriculture.
'How will we develop our science and technology if the people in this sector are not being given opportunities to develop?'
'There is currently a disconnect between science research outputs and the needs of local industries.'
'The government should look after its S&T (science and technology) workers.'
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