Archive of Workers

Filipino Migrant Center condemns ICE attacks on immigrants in Los Angeles, US
June 08, 2025

The Filipino Migrant Center (FMC) condemned the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD), for its latest attack on the immigrant community in Los Angeles on July 6. The FMC called the attacks kidnapping because of the authorities’ arbitrary arrests and secret detention of those apprehended. “The attacks […]

Mga atake ng ICE sa mga imigrante sa Los Angeles sa US, kinundena ng Filipino Migrant Center
June 08, 2025

Kinundena ng Filipino Migrant Center (FMC) ang pinakabagong atake ng US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sa komunidad ng mga imigrante sa Los Angeles at ang pakikipagsabwatan dito ng Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) noong Hulyo 6. Tinawag ng FMC ang mga atake bilang pag-kidnap dahil sa arbitraryong panghuhuli ng mga awtoridad at sikretong pagkukulong […]

₱200 wage increase, a small portion of company profits
June 07, 2025

Philippine businesses can easily grant the proposed ₱200 wage increase for all workers in the country, according to a research by the Ibon Foundation. The institution computed that this amount is only a small portion of company profits. It is only 11.1% of the profits of large companies, 9.1% for medium-sized ones, 12.9% for small […]

₱200 dagdag-sahod, maliit na bahagi lamang sa kita ng mga kumpanya
June 07, 2025

Kayang-kayang ibigay ng mga negosyo sa Pilipinas ang panukalang ₱200 dagdag-sahod para sa lahat ng mga manggagawa sa bansa, ayon sa pananaliksik ng Ibon Foundation. Alinsunod sa pag-aaral ng institusyon, maliit lamang ito na bahagi ng kita ng mga kumpanya. Anito, 11.1% lamang ito sa kita ng malalaking kumpanya, 9.1% ng katamtamang laki, 12.9% ng […]

Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong condemn mandatory PhilHealth contribution
June 05, 2025

The United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-Migrante) is calling on the Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to scrap its mandatory collection and premium hikes. UNIFIL-Migrante held a protest outside the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong on June 3, coinciding with PhilHealth’s week-long “Service Mission” program launched from June 2 to 9. The group denounced the […]

Mga migrante sa Hong Kong, kinundena ang sapilitang kontribusyon para sa PhilHealth
June 05, 2025

Nananawagan ang United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-Migrante) sa Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) na ibasura ang sapilitang pangungulekta ng kontribusyon at pagtaas ng singil nito. Isinagawa ng UNIFIL-Migrante ang protesta sa labas ng konsulado ng Pilipinas sa Hongkong noong Hunyo 3 kasabay ng isang linggong programa ng PhilHealth na “Service Mission” na inilunsad mula […]

₱200 wage increase still insufficient
June 05, 2025

On June 4, the House of Representatives passed House Bill No. 11376 (Wage Hike for Minimum Workers Act) seeking to raise the minimum wage by ₱200 per day. The Senate passed a similar bill stipulating a mere ₱100 wage increase. Both will go through the bicameral committee before being presented for the president’s signature. If […]

₱200 dagdag-sahod, di pa rin nakasasapat
June 05, 2025

Ipinasa ng Mababang Kapulungan kahapon, Hunyo 4, ang house Bill No. 11376 (Wage Hike for Minimum Workers Act) na naglalayong itaas ang minimum na sahod nang ₱200/araw. Ipinasa sa Senado ang katulad na panukala, pero para lamang sa ₱100 na dagdag-sahod. Isasalang ito sa bicameral committee bago ihahapag para pirmahan ng presidente. Kung maisasabatas, ito […]

Workers reiterate demand for wage and salary increase before the 19th Congress adjourns
June 03, 2025

Workers from Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), the National Wage Coalition, All Workers Unity, and various groups trooped to Congress on June 2 to demand anew the immediate enactment of a nationwide wage increase for all workers. They timed their protest with the opening of the last session of the 19th Congress, and before the opening […]

Taas-sahod at sweldo, muling ipinanawagan bago magsara ang ika-19 na Kongreso
June 03, 2025

Sumugod ang mga manggagawa ng Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), National Wage Coalition, All Workers Unity at iba’t ibang grupo sa Kongreso kahapon, Hunyo 2, para muling ipanawagan ang agarang pagsasabatas ng dagdag-sahod para sa lahat ng manggagawa sa pambansang saklaw. Itinaon nila ang kanilang pagkikilos sa pagbubukas ng huling sesyon ng ika-19 Kongreso, at bago […]