Thousands of workers are set to be laid off this coming February to March after three companies declared their plans to either trim down their workforce or totally close down after suffering bankruptcy during the pandemic. On February 2, the Philippine Airlines announced its plan to retrench 2,300 workers citing that it has suffered huge […]

Workers of Magnolia staged a picket protest in front of the company’s factory in General Trias, Cavite on January 28 to demand wage increase and humane working conditions amid the pandemic. They also urged the company to recognize the collective bargaining agreement between their union and the management. The agreement covers their demand for benefits, […]

The Supreme Court started hearing oral arguments against the Anti-Terrorism Law or ATL last February 2. Seven lawyers representing 37 petitioners participated in the session. Outside the court, around 500 individuals gathered to support them. To facilitate the hearing, the court earlier ordered the petitioners to conso­lidate the 37 petitions filed since last year. In […]

Five farmers who actively fought for their right to land were killed by state agents in the past two weeks. The victims include Antonio Arellano, chairperson of the Paghiliusa sa Mangunguma sa Binabono, one of the organizations which petitioned against the Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL). He was murdered in Barangay Jonob-jonob, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on […]