Archive of Workers

Health workers: Marcos regime's "zero billing" is a "scam"
August 17, 2025

The zero billing scheme in Department of Health hospitals that Ferdinand Marcos Jr boasted of in his state of the nation address (SONA) last month is nothing but a scam. The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) belied that patients will pay nothing. The program covers laboratory tests, medicine, and doctors’ professional fees but patients may […]

"Zero Billing" ng rehimeng Marcos, tinawag na "budol" ng mga manggagawang pangkalusugan
August 17, 2025

Panggagantso o “budol” lamang ang pakanang zero billing o walang bayad sa mga ospital ng Department of Health na ipinagmayabang ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr sa kanyang state of the nation address (SONA) noong nakaraang buwan. Ayon sa Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), hindi totoong walang babayaran ang mga pasyente. Bagamat saklaw ng programa ang mga […]

Diliman hotel workers' union signs new CBA
August 17, 2025

The University Hotel Workers’ Union-KMU NCR announced the signing the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the union and the hotel management inside the University of the Philippines-Diliman in Quezon City on August 13. “This demonstrates the success of the union’s effort and strength to push for regularization, wage increases, and recognition of union rights. […]

Bagong CBA ng unyon ng mga manggagawa sa hotel sa Diliman, pinirmahan
August 17, 2025

Inianunsyo noong Agosto 13 ng University Hotel Worker’s Union-KMU NCR na napirmahan na ang bagong collective bargaining agreement (CBA) sa pagitan nito at ng maneydsment ng hote sa loob ng University of the Phillipines-Diliman sa Quezon City. “Pagpapahiwatig ito ng tagumpay mula sa pagod at lakas ng unyon para igiit ang regularisasyon, pagtaas ng sahod, […]

Filipino immigrant who helped dismantle drug syndicate in the US faces deportation
August 12, 2025

United States officials arrested in July another Filipino immigrant currently detained in the state of Georgia. Sonny Lasquite returned to the US from a vacation in the Bahamas when US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents arrested him at Charlotte International Airport, North Carolina on July 28. Lasquite, 44 years old, has lived in the […]

Pilipinong imigrante na tumulong sa pagbuwag sa sindikato ng droga sa US, nahaharap sa deportasyon
August 12, 2025

Isa pang imigranteng Pilipino ang dinakip ng mga upisyal ng US noong Hulyo at kasalukuyang nakakulong sa estado ng Georgia. Pabalik si Sonny Lasquite sa US mula sa bakasyon sa Bahamas nang dakpin sya sa Charlotte International Airport, North Carolina noong Hulyo 28 ng mga ahente ng US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Si Laquite, […]

Amihan denounces confiscation of peasant women's funds
August 09, 2025

Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women strongly condemns the baseless and unjust decision of Manila RTC Branch 18 on August 6 ordering the government to confiscate two bank accounts of the organization. “This is clearly part of the ongoing harassment and red-tagging under the Marcos administration, aimed at vilifying and suppressing organizations with just and […]

Pagkumpiska sa pondo ng grupo ng kababaihang magsasaka, kinundena
August 09, 2025

Mariing kinundena ng Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women ang walang basehan at di makatwirang desisyon ng Manila RTC Branch 18 noong Agosto 6 na kumpiskahin ng gubyerno ang dalawang akawnt sa bangko ng organisasyon. “Malinaw na bahagi ito (ang utos) ng nagpapatuloy na panggigipit at red-tagging sa ilalim ng rehimeng Marcos upang supilin ang […]

Gardenia workers' union successfully negotiates new CBA
August 07, 2025

Through collective action and asserting their rights, Union of Bakers at Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. (UPGBPI-OLALIA-KMU) members successfully negotiated their new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) last July 18. The union secured a ₱70 wage increase per year for the next three years, an additional ₱0.50 in seniority pay, a ₱20,000 signing bonus, a ₱7,500 lump […]

Unyon sa Gardenia, tagumpay sa panibagong CBA
August 07, 2025

Sa pamamagitan ng sama-samang pagkilos at paggiit para sa kanilang karapatan, napagtagumpayan ng mga myembro ng Unyon ng mga Panadero sa Gardenia Bakeries Philippines Inc. (UPGBPI-OLALIA-KMU), ang pakikipagnegosasyon para sa kanilang panibagong collective bargaining agreement (CBA) noong Hulyo 18. Nakamit ng unyon ang ₱70 dagdag-sahod kada taon para sa susunod na tatlong taon, dagdag na […]